Duran beating SRL in 80 or SRL beating Hagler in 87?

[rightsideup]

I think in both fights the winner's were underdogs but duran took the fight to leonard who was closer to his peak than Marvin was. The 1980 had many exciting exchanges and gets my vote.!!!

[rightsideup]

You obviously have not ever watched the fight.. round after round you can hear the "Thud" of Leonards punches landing.. Hard, fast body punches, which had Marvin double over with their impact. Leonard was bigger than Marvin, faster than Marvin, a better boxer than Marvin, not afraid of Marvin. He won by a landslide...

You are delusional

[McGoorty]

Which was the most impressive win? I know most will say Duran, but Leonard coming off a 5 year layoff beating the best middleweight and top champion at the time was pretty impressive.

Yes it is but the win margin was so sligt compared to the undeniable victory of Durans.

[The Old LefHook]

A fight between two greats who were past it which should have been judged a draw, or two greats in their primes? Why should there even be a question here? One was a great fight, the other was mediocre. What was the question again?

[MrRolltide91]

Duran beating SRL

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Duran was already past his prime and moving up to a new weight class. He beat Leonard when Sugar was approaching his prime in a great fight that is fun to watch from beginning to end. Leonard-Hagler is good in spurts but it is not as much a war as the Duran-Leonard fight was. The Brawl in Montreal is hard to beat.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Leonard's win over Hearns trumps both in my book

[rightsideup]

Leonard's win over Hearns trumps both in my book

Leonard showed tremendous heart in both Montréal and undoubly in the first hearns fight Tommy almost shut ray's eyes but seemed unable to stagger ray. In the hagler fight he was crafty.

[The Noose]

A fight between two greats who were past it which should have been judged a draw, or two greats in their primes? Why should there even be a question here? One was a great fight, the other was mediocre. What was the question again?

Bizarre post.

Leonard -Hagler mediocre?

[sonnyboyx2]

Cards said;
Guerra 118-110 Total joke!
Filippo 113-115
Moretti 115-113
Split decs. for Leonard. Good fight but not in their prime. Leonard lay off did him good hagler had fought tough fights as he aged. Hagler fighting 67 bouts loosing 3 and never stopped. Leonard with 40 bouts loosing 3 and being stopped once. Leonard knew what he was doing, everyone in boxing knew it too.

Duran was the tested fighter prior to Duran Leonard had a good fight with Benitez a counter puncher who rarely attacks.
Duran held the extra weight beautifully and looked great in the ring. He was focused and determined. Leonard looked unsure and tentative, he got hurt in the second round but recovered to make a good showing of himself but clearly lost.

Hagler at his best beats Leonard at his best at 160. Leonard got over on Hagler and poor Tommy with those rematches, they were a joke.
Ray

the 118-110 scorecard was not as bad as you make out 10-2rds in Leonard's favour.. every time i have ever watched the fight, i always have it 9-3rds for Leonard..so i see nothing wrong with that judge's scorecard. Yet the judge who scored it 7-5rds for Hagler was simply appalling at the job. How could he score 7rds to Hagler when Marvin and his corner have rightly claimed since fight-night, that they foolishly gave away the first 5rds?...

Claiming Leonard's lay-off "Did him good" is ridiculous. Divorce, drugs, detached retina etc.. Claiming Hagler at his best beats Leonard at his best. is laughable and simply absurd.. Leonard was 10 times the boxer Hagler ever was. Leonard was miles faster, more skilled, greater fleet-footed and the greatest fighter Hagler would ever dream of entering a boxing ring with... Leonard at his best was virtually unbeatable. Leonard at his best, would have been a very short odds-on favorite to defeat any version of Hagler, Hearns, Duran or Benitez...

The 67-3 record of Hagler is as "padded as it gets"... yes he beat 3 or 4 Philly fighters who were fringe contenders or past their best, but the vast majority of his opponents were trail-horses and journeymen..

Finally, let's not forget the Hagler vs Antuofermo draw...It's laughable to claim he beats Sugar Ray Leonard.