Marvin Hagler's Big 5: The Day He Consolidated His Dominance!

Marvin Hagler's Big 5: The Day He Consolidated His Dominance!

In 1985, it was clear to everyone who the middleweight king of professional boxing was. In 64 games, Marvin Hagler has only two losses, which seem backwards in history. Marvelous has been undefeated for almost 10 years. His streak of back-to-back world title defenses seems more impressive. It has been 10 meetings since the success against Alan Minter, which took him to the top. In them, Hagler forms a collection of a total of 4 belts. In addition to everything else in his impressive streak, Marvin has only played the full round robin format once.

Another obstacle is his compatriot Thomas Hearns. History remembers Hitman as a participant in 6 different categories in the professional ring. By 1985, his statistics were impressive. In 41 games, he has only one defeat, which was definitely not against a random opponent. In September 1981, he lost in the 14th round to Sugar Ray Leonard. Before the loss, he was the welterweight champion of the world. Just a year later, he defeated Wilfred Benitez and won a new world title. On April 15, 1985, he was ready to give it up to pursue Hagler's championship belts. But who will be jubilant after the match?

The fight starts off phenomenally. There are still people who believe that his first round is the greatest in the history of professional boxing. Hagler and Hearns trade brutal blows in the center of the ring. They both look like robots who only attack and don't care about defense. Boxers put all their strength into each punch. Caesars Palace is ecstatic!

The match continues in the same way after the break. In the third round, Marvelous lands a brutal right that is followed by several uppercuts. Hearns goes down but gets back up. This seems like a miracle. The judge thinks he's seen enough. And rightfully so… Hagler wins by TKO.

After the defeat, Hitman says, "The first round took everything I had." Marvin records his 11th consecutive world title defense. His dominance continues, but it will end very soon…

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