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Who really won Hagler Leonard?
Sugar Ray Leonard sticks a sharp jab in Marvin Hagler’s face during their super fight which took place on April 6th, 1987 in Las Vegas NV, USA. Leonard won the match by a controversial split decision. You could watch Leonard vs. Hagler ten times and maybe score it differently each time.
Who won between Sugar Ray and Tommy Hearns?
Although most at the fight including the television announcers scored it as Hearns winning, the judges called it a draw and were loudly booed by the ringside crowd. With one judge scoring the fight 113-112 for Leonard, another judge scoring it 113-112 in favor of Hearns and the third scoring it even at 112–112.
What was the fight between Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns called?
Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns (originally billed as “The Fight”, referred to afterward as ” The War “), was a world middleweight championship boxing match between undisputed champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler and challenger Thomas Hearns, the world junior middleweight champion, who had gone up in weight for the bout.
Would “the hitman” have won Hagler vs Hearns?
Today, “The Hitman” feels the KO victory would have been his had his hand not buckled under the combined force of his own withering power and the granite in Hagler’s skull. “Oh yes, most definitely. I knew I had to get it,” Hearns says of the stoppage win he is sure he’d have got had his hand not failed him.
How many times did Chuck Hagler defend his boxing title?
By the time he fought Thomas Hearns, he had defended the title ten times, winning all but one by knockout; the sole Hagler defense that went the distance was a 15-round decision victory over Roberto Durán.
Who did Anthony Hearns fight as a junior middleweight?
He then successfully campaigned at junior middleweight, winning the WBC title from Wilfred Benítez, and defeating Roberto Durán. Hearns defeated several middleweights during this period, including Marcos Geraldo by first-round knockout.