Another Sad Posting

C-Grin said:
He was arguably the best in a loaded group of all time great boxers in a great age of boxing, just devastated right now.
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Agreed.

I remember that fight against Hearns, fairly brutal abuse by both fighters. The last of the "Golden Years" of boxing, in my lifetime.

I guess you count Iron Mike in as the last of that Era? Either way, a hell of a fighter. Walked away before he lost all his marbles. Not many did.
 
steveb63 said:
Agreed.

I remember that fight against Hearns, fairly brutal abuse by both fighters. The last of the "Golden Years" of boxing, in my lifetime.

I guess you count Iron Mike in as the last of that Era? Either way, a hell of a fighter. Walked away before he lost all his marbles. Not many did.
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You could extend it to Holyfield maybe, but MT was a beast too bad he could not keep it together. But Hagler was an artist, what a great time for boxing. Now we know the payment for it all, When Ali was stricken it was all over.
 
C-Grin said:
You could extend it to Holyfield maybe, but MT was a beast too bad he could not keep it together. But Hagler was an artist, what a great time for boxing. Now we know the payment for it all, When Ali was stricken it was all over.
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QFT
 
I saw that last night, absolutely terrible. Im lucky enough to have lived thru at least a better part of the great 80s era of boxing and while there's no question that heavyweight Mike Tyson dominated that decade; it was the class of welterweight/middleweight superstars that made the 80s a golden era in boxing, primarily the " Fabulous Four". Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns and Marvelous Marvin Hagler made boxing THE sport to watch during that time and while the other 3 are legendary phenoms, Marvin Hagler was the most gifted of the 4 and the absolute best in my opinion.

He was outright screwed by the refs in the Sugar Ray Leonard fight, after Sugar Ray spent half the match dancing, clinching and ducking ( i actually remember seeing that one as a little kid) But his fight with Tommy Hearns was the stuff of myths: The War. Probably one of the best fights in boxing history; absolute bloodbath ( unfortunately i was too young to remember seeing that fight live but have got to see it since and its everything its claimed to be)

RIP Hagler: the greatest middleweight of all time IMHO
 
Clockworkmike said:
I saw that last night, absolutely terrible. Im lucky enough to have lived thru at least a better part of the great 80s era of boxing and while there's no question that heavyweight Mike Tyson dominated that decade; it was the class of welterweight/middleweight superstars that made the 80s a golden era in boxing, primarily the " Fabulous Four". Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns and Marvelous Marvin Hagler made boxing THE sport to watch during that time and while the other 3 are legendary phenoms, Marvin Hagler was the most gifted of the 4 and the absolute best in my opinion.

He was outright screwed by the refs in the Sugar Ray Leonard fight, after Sugar Ray spent half the match dancing, clinching and ducking ( i actually remember seeing that one as a little kid) But his fight with Tommy Hearns was the stuff of myths: The War. Probably one of the best fights in boxing history; absolute bloodbath ( unfortunately i was too young to remember seeing that fight live but have got to see it since and its everything its claimed to be)

RIP Hagler: the greatest middleweight of all time IMHO
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Don't know how I forgot about the Leonard fight.

A robbery to be sure.

RIP Marvelous.
 
Ramo said:
Thanks for the info bro, looks very mean killing machine. R.i.p.
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He was a badass thru and thru in the ring but outside the ring, one of the nicest guys there was. He fought 67 fights, won 62, lost 3, 2 ended up in draws but he had an amazing 52 knockouts. In that era and in that weight class, thats phenomenal considering many fights still today, typically end up going to decisions. Hagler was a finisher and rarely left it up to the judges
 
Clockworkmike said:
He was a badass thru and thru in the ring but outside the ring, one of the nicest guys there was. He fought 67 fights, won 62, lost 3, 2 ended up in draws but he had an amazing 52 knockouts. In that era and in that weight class, thats phenomenal considering many fights still today, typically end up going to decisions. Hagler was a finisher and rarely left it up to the judges
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He never met his match ( me) lol

joking in the side,I hate death and specially good people pass away and scam live on....
 
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