Minter was smart enough to know when it was time to call it a day....he'd already had a long, hard career, had hit the big '30' and Hagler beat him with plenty to spare.
Alan had some good money in the bank and had lots of options beyond boxing by that point.
I've briefly had the pleasure of meeting Alan at a corporate event and he's genuinely not the sort of bloke to duck any kind of challenge - and when he spoke to us there's no doubting the fact that the loss to Hagler loss hurt - but at the same time he was completely realistic about where his career was heading and how good Hagler was.
An intelligent, proud and honest guy. Bit of a shame that some people find it necessary to slag off such a good fighter who only bowed out to a legend. Alan was not an ATG but he got to the top and won a proper belt. Bit of respect for AM would not go amiss!
Alan had some good money in the bank and had lots of options beyond boxing by that point.
I've briefly had the pleasure of meeting Alan at a corporate event and he's genuinely not the sort of bloke to duck any kind of challenge - and when he spoke to us there's no doubting the fact that the loss to Hagler loss hurt - but at the same time he was completely realistic about where his career was heading and how good Hagler was.
An intelligent, proud and honest guy. Bit of a shame that some people find it necessary to slag off such a good fighter who only bowed out to a legend. Alan was not an ATG but he got to the top and won a proper belt. Bit of respect for AM would not go amiss!
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