<div><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZYHSHd1xfpY&"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZYHSHd1xfpY&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350" /></embed></object></div> Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns This was one of the greatest fights in boxing history and the greatest three rounds in any ring or venue across the world. It was April 15, 1985 and this fight would catch the eyes of generation after generation of boxing fans. Matthew Hurley at East Side Boxing described it the best... It really all ended in the first round when Hearns smashed his fearsome straight right hand onto the top of Marvin Hagler’s shaved dome and broke it into who knows how many pieces. Hagler buckled but didn’t fall and now, having already decided to engage the champion in a trench war, Hearns began to retreat. He retreated but continued to swap thunderous punches with Hagler. He simply had no choice. Emmanuel Steward would later lament that Tommy had received a leg massage before the fight that left him weak, and Tommy’s legs did seem rubbery by round two, but it was the loss of his best offensive weapon that truly sealed his fate. Could he have kept Hagler off of him with hard counter right hands when he reverted to a boxing stance in round two? Could that cross, which he had to turn into a hook because it hurt so much when he hit Marvin’s rock-like head, have widened the cut on Hagler’s brow forcing a stoppage? Might he have caught Marvin coming in again like he did in the first round and kept him honest? Well, that’s not how boxing works. Things happen, and to Tommy’s credit, he never complained and never even mentioned his broken hand at the post-fight interviews. A warrior to the end. “We’re you worried about the cut?” “No, no… It just makes me meaner,” Hagler replied to the question. “They better hope I never bleed.”
Thanks for sharing. This was one of those fights you don't forget. This was one of the best rivalries boxing had. Hagler was relentless at moving forward and working your rib cage to set you up for the hammer.
