On this day on April 15, 1985

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 15 Apr 2005, 16:46

Happy 20th Anniversary of the Hagler-Hearns fight which was a exciting classic and was ranked as one of the greatest middleweight fights of all-time!

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 15 Apr 2005, 16:48

Actually I have just this very minute finished watching my tape of that fight.

Awsome fight between two great fighters.

bollox · Post by **bollox** » 15 Apr 2005, 17:59

Can't believe it's been 20 years already

I remember reading about the fight in a Time Magazine one day while in a doctor's waiting rooms, such was the enormity and impact of this fight. 2 great fighters in a truly great fight

crooked nose · Post by **crooked nose** » 15 Apr 2005, 22:27

A great bout, one to remember! Hagler's signature fight. I was a big Hagler fan and I always got a little anxious before one of his fights. But leading up to this one, I was calm. I just couldn't picture Hearns doing anything to stop Hagler. No single punch would halt him. And so it went. Hearns tried to play tough guy with the toughest and paid. Too bad Tommy was so physically fragile. That cost him against Leonard and Hagler and Barkley.

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 16 Apr 2005, 01:10

How do the ESPN Fight Night forget and didn't mention the day that Hearns fought Hagler on April 15, 1985?

Eric the Viking · Post by **Eric the Viking** » 17 Apr 2005, 00:12

kovit wrote:How do the ESPN Fight Night forget and didn't mention the day that Hearns fought Hagler on April 15, 1985?

They had a piece on this during the FNF broadcast - you must've been taking a wizz just then... ;)