Marvellous Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns

A fight that had the greatest opening round in all of boxing. Marvin and Tommy
went straight at it at the sound of the first bell and took turns in landing savage bombs at one another. The action was truly breathtaking and for the first three minutes alone this fight deserves its high position on this list. The next two rounds were excellent also, with Marvellous proving how apt his newly adopted
name was by stopping Hearns in round three - after eight of the most savage and
electrifying minutes in boxing history!

Quite possibly the greatest short fight ever and quite possibly my all time favorite boxing match ever!

It was only 3 rounds... but these two GLADIATORS just went at it as if it were a matter of life or death... finally ending when Marvelous Marvin Hagler got the decisive knockout victory with one minute to go in the 3rd Round!

It was April the 15th 1985 in a fight that was billed as "THE WAR" for The Undipsuted Middleweight Championship of The World.


GREAT FIGHT AND EVERYTHING... I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT... the first round won Ring Magazine's ROUND OF THE YEAR and the whole entire fight itself won Ring Magazine's FIGHT OF THE YEAR but do fill me in here!!!

One really great topic for discussion would be why Thomas Hearns fought the way he did. Most people would think that at 4 inches taller and with that amazing reach... Thomas Hearns would fight on the outside and pick Hagler apart just like he did Roberto Duran (in less than 2 rounds)!


But... he decided to fight on the inside... and we got ourselves one hell of an amazing fight BUT:

What do you think would've happened if Thomas Hearns decided to fight on the outside using his 4 inches of extra height and much longer reach, rather than fight on the inside against Marvin Hagler?