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Just rewatched my fav fight of all time Hagler-Hearns again and i dont get it. Two ATG Boxers in their prime coming out with the first bell and swinging for 8 Minutes straight. Usually Wars between ATGs start with the fighters trying to feel each other out and trying to establish jabs/hooks etc. and the war breaks out midway through the fight (Ali-Frazier, MAB-Morales, Gatti-Ward)
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1. I love the thread title,, made me giggle
2. Hearns thought he could knock out hagler, since tommy had just destroyed Duran, thought he could do the same to marvin
3. Hagler thought he couldnt stay on the outside and box with hearns, he needed to get inside and stay there,,
4. So basically both guys' gameplans were to come right at the other,,,
5. Hagler was dodged, screwed, many times in his career,, his first big "name" fight vs duran, hagler didnt dominate and earned little respect, duran even though he lost, got all the accolades.... Hagler was pissed, and determined,,, he was basically the terminator and was going to get his dues,,,,
6. Hagler wasnt going to be denied, Hearns tried to box after the 1st but hagler wouldnt allow it... -
They both wanted to prove who was the toughest son of a B on the planet.
Also I read that Emanuel Steward walked into the dressing room and saw some of his trainers rubbing down Thomas Hearns legs. He said once he saw that he knew that Hearns wouldn't be able to go many rounds.
Hearns' legs appeared unusually weak as he moved around. Steward blamed it on a massage. While the trainer was absent from the dressing room, a member of Hearns' entourage rubbed down the challenger's legs. "A massage leaves the body spent and Tommy’s legs began giving out on him even before we made the walk to the ring. I was nervous,” Steward said.Comment
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because they wanted to make mayweather fans angryComment
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Because they were brawlers with no skillsComment
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That fight tarnished their legacies instead of using their god given gifts they decided to become human co.ck fightersComment
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All this, also neither wanted to cede the centerComment
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Emmanuel Steward actually told Tommy Hearns to take out Hagler early no joke. Kinda backfired, Hagler was a bull and Hearns got the horns man. Hearns plan was to shock Hagler with sneaky shots with loaded power right hands, but Hagler ate those like candy one of the punches ripped Hagler wide open with a bad cut.
To this day that was the weirdest fight ever because you would never expect either guy just to keep throwing bombs it was like they really wanted to kill each other, they just slugged it out for three rounds, it truly was a war. They fought like two bulls in a china shop trying to destroy anything in their path.Comment
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I just heard the worst post of alltime here.
Its top 3 ever for best fight.
The fight Has the best round ever .
The fight had mixed gameplans =surprise
Both are hall of famers and both are ATGs.
Tell me how it ruined their legacies ?
This fight will be talked about as long as boxing exsists.
Foolish comment imo.
You see when great fighters fight great fighters in their prime,
Its truely no less then 50/ 50 .
Its easy to just sit back and box vs a slower,less experienced ,flatfooted
Feather fist. And relax . Try fighting a real man , a real threat to your life .
Even in looking great you will take punishment .
Your will and heart will be tested.
These two didnt pick their own opponent, they were on a collision coarse.Comment
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