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Hagler vs. Hearns: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

In an undisputed world title fight, Marvelous Marvin Hagler defends his middleweight WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring belts against Thomas Hearns (The Hitman). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

30
May 18, 1973
60-2-2
12
50 (78.1%)
177 cm
191 cm
14 cm
Switcher
Oct 19, 1984
5m, 27d
14
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
26
Nov 25, 1977
40-1
9
34 (82.9%)
185 cm
198 cm
13 cm
Orthodox
Sep 15, 1984
7m
8
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
MD
w1
d9
MD
w1
d9
MD
w1
d3
MD
w1
d10
WBAWBCTheRing
sWL
w1
d3
sWL
w1
d3
WL
w1
d3
middleweight
Monday, 15 Apr 1985
Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns

Date

This fight between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns took place on at the Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, Thomas Hearns is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Marvelous Marvin Hagler is 177 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 198 cm, Hearns also has a good reach advantage of 7 cms over Hagler's 191 cm. Hagler has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Hearns.

Hagler is coming in to this fight with a record of 60-2-2 (50 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 27 days ago against Mustafa Hamsho, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Hearns comes in with a record of 40-1 (34 KOs). His last fight was 7 months ago against Fred Hutchings, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler is a switch-hitter, he can fight out of both the orthodox and the southpaw stances. Thomas Hearns fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Hagler will be 30 years and 10 months old. Hearns will be 26 years and 5 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 53-47 in favor of Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Here is the prediction for Hagler vs Hearns.

A close matchup. Marvelous Marvin Hagler may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Thomas Hearns could win too.

Result

Marvelous Marvin Hagler defeated Thomas Hearns via 3rd round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles. Hearns' 8 fight win streak comes to an end, and Hagler advances his win streak to 15. Hagler is now 61-2-2, and Hearns 40-2.

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  4. Marvin Hagler knocks out Fulgencio Obelmejias in the 5th round in their 2nd fight
  5. Marvelous Marvin Hagler stops Vito Antuofermo in the 4th round in their 2nd fight
  6. Marvin Hagler knocks out Fulgencio Obelmejias in the 8th round
  7. Thomas Hearns knocks out José Cuevas in the 2nd round