Hagler vs Hearns

Who won Hagler vs Hearns?

Marvelous Marvin Hagler beat Thomas Hearns by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Monday, April 15th, 1985, at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the unified middleweight championship of the world, with the IBF, WBA, and WBC belts on the line.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Kenneth Sims Jr beating Cristian Ruben Mino. Also on the undercard Marvelous Marvin Hagler defeated Thomas Hearns for the IBF World Middleweight, WBA World Middleweight and WBC World Middleweight belts.

Hagler vs Hearns stats

Back in April 1985, Marvelous Marvin Hagler stepped into the ring with a record of 60 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws.

Thomas Hearns made his way to the ring with a record of 40 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler was the same age as Thomas Hearns, at -39 years old.

Hearns had a height advantage of 5 inches over Hagler. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler fought out of the southpaw stance, while Thomas Hearns was an orthodox fighter.

Hagler was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 1973, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Hearns, whose first professional fight was in 1977. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, totaling 396 compared to Hearns' 378.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Thomas Hearns had been fighting more than Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

Going into this contest, Marvelous Marvin Hagler had last fought 4 years, 6 months and 19 days ago, while Thomas Hearns' last outing had been 3 years, 9 months and 21 days ago.

What time did Hagler vs Hearns start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hagler vs Hearns?

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