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Wow, what a war! Mugabi started off very well but he made a mistake thinking he could out slug Hagler and punk him. Mugabi was talking a lot of ishh to Hagler and hitting him after the bell. Hagler got pissed and he really went in on "The Beast" in the 6th round. The KO in the eleventh was amazing. This fight just reinforces how much of a beast Hagler was, he had no problem slugging it out with punchers like Mugabi and Hearns. Both guys were warriors in this fight.
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SRL thought Hagler looked like he was slipping & struggled way too much with him which was why he decided to come out of retirment and face him in the next fight after turning it down for yearsComment
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maybe I didnt use the right words. I just think he felt that Hagler had some miles on him & had been in some wars that are bound to take something out of you and he felt it was the right time. Also, have you seen "Legendary Nights" with SRL-Hagler? Very good one. All of them are. Here's a clip where SRL talked about wanting Hagler after seeing that fight. This is part 2 of the doc though so if you like it then I think you should start at part 1
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this is a great fight!!!.........................Comment
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I have that fight and more then 20 more Hagler fights, and i think you can look at the fight at two ways.
One: A bit past his prime Hagler bombed out an undefeated hard hitting prime Mugabi in a classic war from start to the end. And the loss Mugabi got cut his carrier short and was never the same again after giving all in the slugging war fight. The loss hurt and mentaly stopped Mugabis progress, and all damage the fight gave was to much and aged him short of.
Two. Hagler beat a good contender in Mugabi, in a classic fight despite showing
wear and tear after 13 year and 65+ fights, and coming off a long lay off and the Hearn war. However the question is how good was Mugabi really ??
He didnt show greatness after that fight, improved and becoming better.
Was Mugabi simply a good undefeated contender who gave it all in the ring, and looked better then he really was because Hagler had started to slipp and maybe fought the wrong fight against a puncher to prove how tough he was.
Or was Mugabi a very good fighter with shot for greatness but the loss took to much out of him, his body and mind ??
I mean despite that Jermain Taylors two fights with Hopkins together was not close to how much damage Mugabi took, he was/is, never been the same after facing Hopkins.
Not mentaly thats clear, started to look as he doubt himself, didnt fight all out in his fights.
So what does others think about how good was Mugabi really ? I mean the win for Hagler rates as one of his better by most, and people talk like Mugabi was really "the beast" and as a highlight win for Hagler.
No question Hagler was one of the best middleweights ever, but how much had he slipped ? Fought he the wrong fight, just to prove how tough and that he could win any way he wanted, to please the audince ?Comment
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Hagler even on the downside of his career would still KO all of these current 154-160 fighters today lol
He didn't look bad against Mugabi, I think the SPEED is what Ray Leonard was looking atComment
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