Leonard Beat Hagler by one point

[The Noose]

Indeed I found the scores a bit perplexing. I can never understand how, when one fighter is landing clean, hard shots, and the other flurries and hits gloves or glances shots off the forehead, how judges score things in favour of the latter.

If Hagler had been given the nod, oh how differently the world would look upon both he and Sugar Ray Leonard.

IMO It was Leonard who was landing the clean hard shots. His flurries were also solid. Yes they bounced off Hagler, but so did most of his opponents punches.

Leonard made Hagler miss badly throughout the fight, and simply outboxed him.

I always find it strange people talk about Leonards 'pitty pat' shots, when it was actually Hagler throwing mostly arm punches.

[johnm is...]

On what planet did Floyd lose 3 rounds to Ortiz?

Just ignore him, Scott. He's the resident troll.

[0r1g1nal S1n]

Says everything you need to know about this fight that the winner is still being debated to this day! Shame either had to lose. Two great fighters

[UglyPug]

IMO It was Leonard who was landing the clean hard shots. His flurries were also solid. Yes they bounced off Hagler, but so did most of his opponents punches.

Leonard made Hagler miss badly throughout the fight, and simply outboxed him.

I always find it strange people talk about Leonards 'pitty pat' shots, when it was actually Hagler throwing mostly arm punches.

exactly! i don't know what fight people were watching when they say Leonard wasn't landing clean, solid punches. . .

[maricónweather]

Man. Marvin won that fight. 7-5. A rematch wouldve settled it once and for all. too bad sugar ray leonard did a "mayweather'.

[UglyPug]

Man. Marvin won that fight. 7-5. A rematch wouldve settled it once and for all. too bad sugar ray leonard did a "mayweather'.

blasphemy to compare ANY of sugar ray's antics with mayweather!

sugar was already retired for three years! he jumped up a good bit in weight. . . beat Hagler, and then ended his career with a few gimme's and money fights like he deserved. .

had to settle it up with duran and hearns! RAY LEONARD is one of the all time greats. . . top 10 fighter. . .

[djtmal]

i thought it was a draw at best, but wasn't mad at srl getting the nod...it was more of a boxing match/show than a fight, and srl had better ring generalship and was putting together some nice combinations...hagler definitely controlled the infighting and forced srl to fight in the 9th round, but imo gave up the early rounds and didn't cut off the ring on srl to make it more of a war of attrition...hagler also tired bad down the stretch

it was a way past prime hagler vs. a slightly past prime srl, but at the time it was the biggest fight for both of them...fight should have happened when both were at their peak...i'll say one thing though, srl may have been a poster boy, but his chin and heart in that fight was unquestionable

[ROSTAM]

blasphemy to compare ANY of sugar ray's antics with mayweather!

sugar was already retired for three years! he jumped up a good bit in weight. . . beat Hagler, and then ended his career with a few gimme's and money fights like he deserved. .

had to settle it up with duran and hearns! RAY LEONARD is one of the all time greats. . . top 10 fighter. . .

Preach, Pugly.

[maricónweather]

blasphemy to compare ANY of sugar ray's antics with mayweather!

sugar was already retired for three years! he jumped up a good bit in weight. . . beat Hagler, and then ended his career with a few gimme's and money fights like he deserved. .

had to settle it up with duran and hearns! RAY LEONARD is one of the all time greats. . . top 10 fighter. . .

he did duck a rematch with hagler.

[Rome-By-Ko]

he did duck a rematch with hagler.

I thought Hagler retired after the fight??