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

Marvelous Marvin Hagler defends his WBC and The Ring middleweight titles against Sugar Ray Leonard (Sugar). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

32
May 18, 1973
62-2-2
14
52 (78.8%)
177 cm
191 cm
14 cm
Switcher
Mar 10, 1986
1y, 27d
16
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Feb 5, 1977
33-1
8
24 (70.6%)
179 cm
188 cm
9 cm
Orthodox
May 11, 1984
2y, 10m, 26d
6
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
MD
w1
d11
MD
w1
d11
MD
w1
d5
MD
w1
d12
WBAWBCTheRing
sWL
w1
sWL
w1
WL
w1
d1
WL
w2
d4
WL
w2
d4
middleweight
Monday, 6 Apr 1987
Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard

Date

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

Tale of the Tape

At 179 cm, Sugar Ray Leonard is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Marvelous Marvin Hagler is 177 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Hagler has longer reach of 191 cm, which is 3 cms longer than Leonard's 188 cm. Hagler also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Leonard.

Hagler is coming in to this fight with a record of 62-2-2 (52 KOs). His last fight was 1 year and 27 days ago against John Mugabi, which he won via 11th round KO.

John Mugabi's boxing career

Leonard comes in with a record of 33-1 (24 KOs). His last fight was 2 years, 10 months, and 26 days ago against Kevin Howard, which he won via 9th round TKO.

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

On the day of the fight, Hagler will be 32 years and 10 months old. Leonard will be 30 years and 10 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 69-31 in favor of Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Here is the prediction for Hagler vs Leonard.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Sugar Ray Leonard to win this one.

Result

Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Marvelous Marvin Hagler via 12 round SD. Hagler's 16 fight win streak comes to an end, and Leonard advances his win streak to 7. Leonard is now 34-1, and Hagler 62-3-2.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Sugar Ray Leonard knocks out Donny Lalonde in the 9th round
  2. Marvelous Marvin Hagler knocks out Thomas Hearns in the 3rd round
  3. Marvin Hagler knocks out Fulgencio Obelmejias in the 5th round in their 2nd fight
  4. Sugar Ray Leonard knocks out Thomas Hearns in the 14th round
  5. Marvelous Marvin Hagler knocks out Alan Minter in the 3rd round
  6. Sugar Ray Leonard knocks out Dave Boy Green in the 4th round
  7. Sugar Ray Leonard knocks out Wilfred Benítez in the 15th round