Khan Vs Canelo = Leonard Vs Hagler

[Left2theliver]

If I had a quarter for every time that someone said a fight would be the next Hagler/Hearns, I think I'd be pretty well off. That being said, that might be Khan's only chance, try to throw a lot, throw big, and hope to hurt him or something.

[Larry the boss]

Only way to mention Leonard-Hagler is if they are at the fight

[-PBP-]

Norris was'nt that much bigger than Taylor. Terry was'nt even a big JMW. With the way cutting weight has gotten, Norris would probably be fighting at welterweight today, and he certainly would'nt be blowing up to 170+ on fight night. Can't say that about Canelo.

This is true. Norris even came in at 149 for that fight.

The scenarios are different but I can see the fight playing out the same way.Taylor had the speed advantage and had success early on moving in and out and putting punches together but ultimately Norris was able to walk through him and overpower him.

[The Noose]

Almost every big fight is referred to as a modern day Hagler - Leonard, or Hagler - Hearns or Leonard - Duran, or Leonard - Hearns.

And every single damn time they are so wrong.

[The plunger man]

The next time you see a "journalist" suggest this fight is like Leonard/Hagler I suggest that be the last time you read anything from said "journalist".

Frankly, I'd expect guys like Rafael, dougie, kim etc. to be killing this fight and killing Canelo rather than selling this garbage as a viable fight.

It would be nice if boxing had caretakers like it used to.

This has absolutely no comparison to hagler - leonard and your spot on......for one leonard actually grew into a middlweight after 3 years inactivity....2nd prior to when leonard retired in 1982 he was the best p4p fighter in the world and had literally cleared out the welterweight division and had already won the WBA light middlweight title where as Khan has showed poor form and has been koed 2 times at light welterweight ..3rdly leonard had only lost 1 time on points to duran and avenged it straight after... 4th leonard actually boxed hagler at the 160 middlweight divison leonard weighed 158lbs and hagler was 158 1/2 with no catchweight and finally hagler and leonard was a true superfight where both fighters were considere the absolute best in boxing.....Mr Dunn if I heard that ****** reporter compare this to hagler - leonard I would have slapped the taste out of his mouth....it's an insult and a disgrace for a middlweight champion to call up a fighter two divsion below and has not boxed for over a year and shown nothing to deserve this shot.....shocking in my eyes