Ray Leonard
Leonard
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VS
Apr 06 1987
Monday

Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan

12 round contest @ Middleweight
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Hagler
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33-1-0
SD 12

Score cards

  • 113-115
  • 118-110
  • 115-113
SD 12
62-2-2

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Belts on The Line

WBC World Middleweight Championship

The tape

-37
Age
-37
5' 9" / 175 cm
Height
5' 8" / 173 cm
70.5" / 179 cm
Reach
75.2" / 191 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Southpaw (L)

Tape record

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Form
KOTKOTKOTKOUD
33
Wins
62
0
By KO
0
0
KO%
0
1
Loses
2
0
Draws
2
1977
Debut
1973

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Ray Leonard vs Marvelous Marvin Hagler report


Who won Leonard vs Hagler?

Ray Leonard beat Marvelous Marvin Hagler by split decision in their 12 round contest on Monday, April 6th, 1987, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 118-110, 115-113 in favor of winner Ray Leonard.

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 WBC middleweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Kohei Kono's and Tanawat Phonnaku's clash for the WBA World Super Flyweight championship.

Leonard vs Hagler stats

Back in April 1987, Ray Leonard stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler made his way to the ring with a record of 62 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws.

Ray Leonard was the same age as Marvelous Marvin Hagler, at -37 years old.

Leonard had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hagler. Despite this, Hagler had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Ray Leonard fought out of the orthodox stance, while Marvelous Marvin Hagler was a southpaw.

Leonard was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 32 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1977, 3 years and 8 months later than Hagler, whose first professional fight was in 1973. He had fought 90 fewer professional rounds, totaling 306 compared to Hagler's 396.

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Leonard's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 years, 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 15 rounds on average.

Hagler's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Leonard vs Hagler start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

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