ATGs Who Frequently Fought Down to the Level Of Their Opponent

[GrandpaBernard]

who???????????????

[BattlingNelson]

Roberto Duran is the first one I think about.

[White_Knight]

Larry Holmes

[New England]

james toney.

[SBleeder]

Hagler on a few occasions.

[Richard Wadd]

evander holyfield at heavyweight

When did Hagler fight down to the oppostion's level?

[Scott9945]

evander holyfield at heavyweight

When did Hagler fight down to the oppostion's level?

Against Marcos Geraldo he did. Also in the first Antofuermo fight.

[Ray Corso]

Marcos became a "professional opponent" fairly early in his career and he has a lot of looses via stoppage! However when he wanted to be competitive he could be. He lost a decs. to Hagler and lost a decs to Leonard too. Does that mean Leonard fought "down" too?
I handled a lot of pro opponents for a very well known matchmaker in the 70's & 80's and although there were plenty of losses there were opportunities to win but that wasn't their job. Trail horses are essential in a young fighters maturation and occasionally their needed during a top tier fighters campaign.
It's a part of boxing the most fans aren't aware of.
Some kids here would refer to them as bums but there you go most fans have no idea how the sport works.
Ray Corso

[SBleeder]

Against Marcos Geraldo he did. Also in the first Antofuermo fight.

And against Duran.

[Ham Porter]

Hagler didn't do anything against Antuofermo that was out of the norm for him back then. He still won fairly comprehensively on any credible, impartial scorecard. And his problems with Geraldo (struggling to cut the ring off) and Duran (being forced to lead) were were stylistic related.