[2] Nope. Though there was a time in the mid-to-late 90s and early part of the 2000s, when you had: The Golden Boy, Pernell Whitaker, Trinidad, Ike Quartey, Sugar Shane, Chavez. They weren't at the same level, but it wasn't as big of a regression like the great heavyweights had from the 70s to the 80s.
This bout was the beginning of the end of my interest in boxing. It was clear that the boxing industry had a desired outcome and they got it. The only way Hagler was ever going to win was if he scored a knockout. Sometime, if you get a chance, watch it on "mute" and see who won. You won't even need pencil & paper.
I hated Sugar Ray, he ducked Hagler for a long time and he ducked him during the fight. Fuck Sugar Ray!
Hitman, Sugar, Hagler and Duran. Was there ever a better time in boxing history?
[2] Nope. Though there was a time in the mid-to-late 90s and early part of the 2000s, when you had: The Golden Boy, Pernell Whitaker, Trinidad, Ike Quartey, Sugar Shane, Chavez. They weren't at the same level, but it wasn't as big of a regression like the great heavyweights had from the 70s to the 80s.
Read George Kimball's "The Four Kings": http://www.amazon.com/Four-Kings-Leonard-Hagler-Hearns/dp/1590131622
This bout was the beginning of the end of my interest in boxing. It was clear that the boxing industry had a desired outcome and they got it. The only way Hagler was ever going to win was if he scored a knockout. Sometime, if you get a chance, watch it on "mute" and see who won. You won't even need pencil & paper.