Why did Hagler and Hearns never fight again?

**Gregster** · 01-03-2006, 06:41 PM

Hagler should of moved up and fought Spinks!

**grimey** · 01-03-2006, 06:42 PM

i really dont think hearns wanted to fight hagler again.....

**Zn1** · 01-03-2006, 06:45 PM

hearns liked to win, hagler wasnt a guaranteed win.
i was dissapointed with hearns stamina and/or chin.

he was almost as messed up as w-klit was against brewster

**TheEvilSaint** · 01-03-2006, 08:01 PM

hagler's next fight was against john mugabi in another awesome slugfest. he fought mugabi cuz mugabi was #1 on all lists and i think he was the mandatory. after the mugabi fight, there was the infamous hagler/leonard fight, which hagler lost and subsequently retired when leonard refused a rematch.

hearns, however, stayed at 160 for one more fight, then he moved back down to 154, then moved up to 175.

hagler first had to take care of mugabi then retired after his fight with leonard. hearns kept changing weight classes to really go for a rematch.

**czars_salad** · 01-03-2006, 08:13 PM

Originally posted by Gregster

Hagler should of moved up and fought Spinks!

hagler is small for spinks.

Mr T. on your sig is very gay

**psychopath** · 01-03-2006, 08:21 PM

Originally posted by Londonerzz

i kno it was at the end of Hagler's career...but u wud have thought a rematch wud have made these guys a lot of money.

Any reason given as to why there was neva a rematch?

I guess NO PROMOTER would offer Hagler enough money to force him out of retirement.

**grayfist** · 01-03-2006, 10:02 PM

Just my dime's worth:

Following their meeting, Hearns took on the 22-0 James Shuller for the NABF middle title about a year after the loss to Marvin (Won by KO1). He TKOd Mark Medal for the WBC Jr. Middle title three months later. Defended his NABF middle title against Doug DeWitt (UD12) and then took the WBC Light Heavy crown from Dennis Andries.

While Hearns went title shopping, the clamor was for Hagler-Leonard. Not for Hagler-Hearns II. Understandably so. Leonard had earlier TKOd (14) Hearns, in their first meeting. The promoters went to work... For about two years.

In the meantime, Hagler took on "The Beast". And then, finally, Leonard.

Disgusted with the result of the Leonard fight, Marvelous left boxing for good. He refused to be lured back by any bait: not Leonard, not Hearns, not anything.

Hearns took one of the ownerless belts (WBC Middle) after Hagler's retirement by flatening Juan Domingo Roldan in the 4th. He lost it to Iran Barkley in what was widely regarded (including Ring Magazine) as Upset of the Year '88. That meant, there was even less reason for Hagler to come back and take on Hearns again at that time.

Marvin had taken to acting in Italian westerns, went around the world and appeared to have had a real good time; self-assured (even with his morose nature while in boxing) that he had given Hearns a decisive beating and that there was no point in doing it again.

The Leonard matter still seemed to grate him, though. He consistently refused to talk about it at length. He also refused to face Leonard again, believing that he would never get a fair shake.

Dunno if he now regrets any of those decisions.

**Tha Greatest** · 01-03-2006, 10:04 PM

About Hearns chin/stamina..

That wasn't the problem, some dumb **** in his entourage rubbed him down and massaged his legs about 20 minutes before the first punch was thrown...

Who the **** massages a fighter's leg 20 minutes before a fighT!

**jack_the_rippuh** · 01-03-2006, 11:04 PM

He felt it wasn't worth it.
How can you beat up a super-hero?

Why did Hagler and Hearns never fight again?