The fact that Duran, Hagler, Hearns and Leonard faces each other in thier primes just shows how lucky boxing fans back in the 80s than today's ducking era.

One the all time classic fifteen round battles. We will never see bouts of this calibre ever again. Respect to both these absolute legends.

Real boxers back in the day with fearless energy 🦾😲🤣💯👌

All hail Hagler, Hearns, Leonard, and Durán, the greatest quartet of fighters of all time! We were so blessed in the 80's to witness true greatness in the form of these warriors.

Arguably the greatest lightweight of all time giving arguably the greatest middleweight of all time a legitimately tough fight. Duran was something else man.

The fact that Duran has gone up in weight at his height and giving up other variables and going the distance with scientific fighter like Hagler is incredible, Durans boxing instincts are insane.

Duran fought a fire breathing dragon, looked him in the eye, and didn't blink. He might have lost a unanimous decision, but even in defeat he also further solidified his status as one of the GOAT's of boxing. The number of accomplishments from Duran is insane. Hagler, Duran, Leonard, and Hearns were all superhuman killing machines in the ring. Hagler had built in headgear like an armored tank, and could fight from either stance. Duran had steel in his fists, along with excellent head movement, and all of the tricks of the trade when it came to fighting on the inside both offensively, and defensively. Leonard had golden legs and feet, great movement, and lightning quick hands. Hearns was a physical freak of nature with long legs, long arms, a dynamite right hand, and the prettiest jab I have ever seen. Benitez was a defensive genius with an extremely well rounded skillset. All of them had the heart, and will of 5 fighters put together, and they all could do everything in the ring, but they all had different styles, and different strengths. I don't think any of them had any real weaknesses in their game. The differences in their styles, and approaches made these matchups so great to watch. I can't take my eyes of the dude in the audience who literally had a pearly white smile on his face for the entire fight. I also see Hearns in the audience looking like he wants to step into that ring and participate in the fight.

I remember watching this guy as a young kid , and he's still my fav boxer of all time , RIP Marvelous ..

Everybody talks about Hagler's toughness and rock solid chin but this fight really highlights his ring IQ. Never seen anybody dominate Duran on the inside like this. Love these old school fights especially when it showcases the all time greats

I wish older boxing matches were preserved better. But it's awesome to see Marvelous Marvin Hagler get the respect he deserved during his boxing career. Rest easy Champ, millions will learn of your iron heart and diamond will.

The conditioning of these fighters from a bygone era was insane. Endless stamina and durability, with lateral movement throughout. No water cuts or malnourishment to make weight, just incredible fitness. Duran moving up to fight the bigger guys wasn't a wild decision. He has very wide shoulders for his size and obviously the toughness and punching power. Hagler is just a damned-perfect fighter who beat all of the best from his era (yes, he beat Leonard).

My all-time favorite fighter, humble to a fault,, rip champ, you were the very best

*RIP TO THE MARVELOUS ONE!!! MARVIN HAGLER!!!*

This fight is why Duran is one of the greatest of all time. I cant believe how he fought 15 rounds with the Marvellous one... unbelievable.

Roberto Duran fought pipino Cuevas, Dave Moore and Marvin haggler in that same year 1983 What else can you ask from a fighter? Unbelievable athlete. One of the greatest ever.

RIP Marvin. I remember watching this and thinking how great they both were.

Our dads had this, all we get is fighters beefing on Twitter lol

Look at the listed reach Duran had in this fight. Giving away 8 inches in reach and 2 inches in height. Came up from Lightweght to a Middleweight where Marvin spent his entire career. Duran stood toe to toe and boxed very very well.

These guys nowadays couldn't hold Hagler and Duran's jockstrap.

"Imagine walking down that lonely, dark street, fighting against either of these men." ...Perfect commentary for a legendary fight. RIP Champ.

Absolute history. Everybody should respect these two, walking examples of championship mentality, spirit and unbreakable will.

These were two champs, two greats battling it out to the end. This was boxing at its best!... My respects to these two battle-hardened warriors!

This was a very good technical fight by Hagler. He said later that he wanted to outbox Duran. I thought the scoring was fair. Hagler won the fight. But Duran gave him a good fight. This was when Hagler was clearly the best middleweight in the world, and probably the best since Monzon.

Legendary fight, AMAZING effort from Roberto Duran, the best fighter ever. RIP Marvin Hagler.🥊🔥

How cool is it that between Duran, Leonard, Hagler and Hearns, they all fought each other and they all won and lost. Like the greatest round-robin in history.

I was young during this Era, & wasn't into boxing, but now watching these boxers today duck & dodge potential great fights in fear of a lose make me appreciate this early Era even more.

Every time I watch this fight, I end up respecting both of these legends even more......

Have so much respect for both these two men. Marvin thanked all his promoters who helped him all through the years…This was actually his first BIG money fight. Sadly, he was past his peak as an athlete/boxer but was so talented and determined he fought two more ATGs over the next four years. MMH was and will always be my favourite….still can’t believe he is gone. Can’t believe it’s been almost 40 years.

When the best fought the best. Two of my favorites 💯🥊🥊

Back in the past, Boxing 🥊 was as its best the true great warriors was not afraid too fight the best.

Both fighters had a lot of respect for eachother. Two of the best ever.

These are fights that can't be duplicated today. Fighters back then wanted to fight the best unlike the fighters today.

You can tell how bias these announcers are towards Duran. Duran most likely the greatest lightweight ever fighting the greatest middleweight ever. Take into account that Duran wasn’t by a long shot a natural middleweight and still gave Hagler a run for his money. That tells you how great Duran was.

Hagler without doubt was the slickest toughest fighting machine of his and arguably any era at his weight. Not many fighters can be called invincible but Marvellous Marvin Hagler absolutely was. What a privelige to watch.

Manos de piedra un fuera de serie lo mejor que a existido en el boxeo.... Contra un artista del boxeo ..fenomenal se tuvieron mucho respeto..

Duran was incredible, he fought these great fighters who were all bigger and younger than him!🙌🙌🙌

Duran was amazing ! Taking it to one of the greatest middleweights and he was naturally a lightweight , Hagler was at middleweight his whole career

An underrated fight, idk why nobody talks about it.

I watched this fight live and was pulling hard for Marvin. Can't believe they both threw so many punches for 15 rounds. Great champions.

Cuando los boxeadores eran boxeadores de verdad y no inflados. Un gran saludo para el Sr. Duran desde México.

Duran was an all-time, all-time great. Crazy as hell, but a beast.

Hagler was an amazing physical specimen. His many Boxers can stay at their best weight for as long as he did. Amazing.

Excellent fighters. All in all, Haggler's supreme fitness, bigger size, longer reach, and more variation seemed to overcome Duran's reliance on right-hand power counter-strikes. Duran did great considering his disadvantages. Haggler showed how much fitness matters, like a mini-Holyfield.

Excellent fight with plenty of punches but very few 'bombs' thrown. No doubting Duran's courage but Hagler was streets ahead, and I'm amazed the judges scored it so closely. I only had Duran winning 2 or at most 3 rounds.

I love that Top Rank has been posting these amazing old school fights for ppl who have never seen some of these greats and these great fights!!

It's insane to think that Duran went all the way up to middleweight to fight one of the best at that weight. what an amazing era in boxing.

Both well inside the Middleweight limit with a Fight day Weigh in and a 15 Round Bout. No Weight Bullying or Cherry Picking with these guys. Absolute Galdiators.

Duran 4 weight division up and still Hagler saying "Duran can't knock me out" says it all: GOAT!!!

That's What You Call Boxing.. Marvellous - My Favorite Fighter.. Of All Time..

Cuando manos de piedra se preparaba a conciencia daba estás espectaculares peleas por eso esta considerado como el mejor boxeador de latinoamerica

i was already OLD by the time these guys fought. i see a lot of comments about what a great middleweight era it was. well, all these guys were the greatest of all time. boxin never was better than this. or since than. god bless.

What a fight! Hagler just edged it in my opinion. Brilliant switching of sides to disorientate Duran. Duran kept pushing despite the punishment he was taking in the closing rounds. What an effort to come up from lightweight and challenge the reigning middleweight champion in Hagler, who was battering everyone in his way. Legendary fight in a legendary era.

Of the three fights Hagler had with Leanord, Hearns and Duran, Duran fought Hagler the toughest. Duran was also a master technician who was incredibly smart in the ring. He matched up well with Hagler’s toughness and technical boxing abilities. He also wasn’t intimidated by Hagler. Hagler actually seemed a little intimidated by Duran at times. Hagler was a war-machine, but recognized what a legendary fighter Duran was and seemed a bit surprised how well Duran carried it into the Middle weight division.

Duran is a natural lightweight coming up to fight the sturdiest middleweight in boxing history. No one had a chin like Hagler. He had naturally occurring headgear and could take the hardest shots tommy hearns could throw and keep coming at him. Duran was older and substantially smaller than Hagler. To make a fair comparison, this would be like Hagler in his 30s going up to heavyweight to fight mike Tyson in his 20s. The fact that Duran stuck it out all 15 rounds through this fight is just incredible. He earned my respect and admiration.

Two of the four kings in action. Unbelievable spirit, skill and toughness.

This is a fight you need to watch at least twice, once to appreciate what Hagler does & once to appreciate all that Duran is doing. For the Spice Boys of *Generation Snowflake* who talk about fighters downloading data & playing 3d chess, this fight is an all time classic. If you never seen Hagler before & just heard about his Hearns fight you will be left thinking, "this cant be the same guy". Thats because typically Hagler is a very patient, very skilled very tactical *DEMOLITION EXPERT* , he takes a fighter apart piece by piece. When the going gets tough he *GOES TO WAR* but unless you can put it on him like Mugabi & Hearns did, then he feeds you up with a big, hard to digest serving of *SWEET SCIENCE* until you can take no more. In that respect, you could argue that this is his career defining performance, this is the best version of Hagler we seen, because of all he had to do, all he had to try, just to stay in control of the fight, which brings me back to Duran. Excellent performance by him too, maybe not quite the demonic evil genius Duran that we seen vs Polomino, Ray Leonard 1 & Davy Moore, & not quite the crafty veteran Duran we seen vs Barkley but still an excellent example of how great he was, because of who he was in there with, which brings me back to Hagler. Time & again Ive said it, Hagler is the most complete boxer of the modern era. He has it all, Lefty, Righty, Attack & Defense & he has everything in between too, great athlete, fearless courage, huge heart & will to win & he can put it all together in a single round at the World Championship level vs (at that time) a 3 division World Champ & P4P legend, *DURAN* Hagler had to repeatedly dig deep into his big box of tricks & tactics in this one, trying to shake something loose on Duran whos hands of stone & crafty counter punching & excellent timing were keeping Hagler respectful for all 15 rounds. This is a GREAT fight boys, if you love boxing & kno what yer looking at, its a 15 rdr between 2 all time greats, its up there with any great 15 rounder that went before them. Hagler, watch his sublimely smooth stance switches while on the outside keeping Duran off balance mentally & physically but more importantly watch as he enters the danger-zone, hes going in attacking in one stance n exiting in another, looking to land something sneaky. Its BEAUTIFUL boxing. Check out how at times he leads with his cross, check out his lead hooks to the body & to the head on his entries along with his famous jumping jab, Im sure a young Roy Jones Jr did. Look at his combinations on the inside, how he doesn't over throw his big punches so as not to sacrifice his balance, look how he varies his attack & how he varies the power of his punches to set up his big punch. Look at how sometimes he used the ring like a boxer/puncher looking to jab n move then how he applies the pressure like a Mexican Pressure Fighter. In some of these rounds you are looking at 4-6 different fighters when you are looking at Hagler, the man was near impossible to prepare for coz you never knew how he was gonna attack you or how he would be likely to defend & counter against you. Its just a fact of life, whoever stepped into a ring vs Hagler was automatically second guessing themselves from the very first second of the opening round to the very last second of the final round. anyone who fought him, especially when he was Champion had to be firstly & foremost *TOUGH* which is why only Leonard & Duran managed to go the distance with him & nobody who fought him went on to better things, only Hearns, Duran & Leonard managed to have a career after fighting him, he absolutely *DESTROYED* everyone else, he took their fighting spirits, chewed em up n spat em out. He was a *NIGHTMARE* Hagler had it all boys. If Wilfred Benitez was "The Bible of Boxing" during the same era then Hagler was "The Encyclopedia of Boxing" RIP Marvin #Marvelous

Hagler won but kudos to Roberto Duran for being able to take those hits from Hagler and holding his own when he's four divisions away from the natural MW class of Hagler, as well as considering the fact that Hagler stopped his previous 8 opponents and his next 4 after this fight.

Hagler , Leonard, Duran, Hearns and don't forget Benitez..

The feints / throw away shots / set ups / inside / the lot unbelievable boxers .An education every time you re - watch them .

Esas si eran buenas peleas bien preparados físicamente tremendos boxeadores

This proves Durans greatness.

Parents would wake us up at 4am so we could watch the, then televised boxing. The whole family, huddled & gathered around the telly to watch Marvellous Marvin Hagler and the other greats of this era. Good times.

The respect between these two is admirable. Tommy Hearns knocked out Duran in spectacular fashion & then Hagler did the same to Hearns…

To put this into perspective, Duran's performance would be like Hagler at 33 (the age he lost a controversial decision to Leonard) going up to Cruiserweight and trading with a prime Holyfield still in his 20s. Duran was a top 5 all-time great.

Duran was the greatest of the 4 kings. Hagler never fought outside middleweight, Leonard adapted the rules to his advantage, Hearns was also great but Duran would fight anyone any weight even past his prime.

Hagler was one of the greatest fighters that ever stepped into the ring. 💪🏾🥊Much respect. 🤜🏾🤛🏾 May he Rest In Peace. 🙏🏾

Clash of the Titans.

by the way Duran started breathing heavily around the 4th or 5th round I'd say it's a pretty safe bet he wasn't as prepared for this fight as he had people believe. now the Duran that beat Leonard at the Brawl In Montreal, THAT Duran would have given Marvelous a serious run for his money. but it also shows the greatness of Duran. a natural lightweight being in mediocre shape and still lasting 15 rounds with arguably the greatest middleweight of all time.

I never saw this fight before now. So so good. Duran had good conditioning. Haglers conditioning was insane. Watching these 2 legends swim into deep water with each other was freaking awesome

Duran, Benitez, Hagler, Hearne, Leonard All fought each other greatest welterweight/middleweight era

Hagler clearly won. All these rounds, and they weren't even grabbing all crazy. Classic 💯

Leonard wanted no.part of Hagler till he saw slippage in Mugabi fight in 86 then he made Hagler give him bigger ring and 12 rounds lol

30:12 *"Imagine walking down that lonely dark street, fighting on the inside against either of these men."* Classic!

Two great fighters. I love that they went toe to toe and didn’t do a lot of “dancing crap”. Jack Dempsey would have been impressed.

Gil Clancy said it correctly, Hagler was a thudding type puncher. Not the most snap fast twitch type but when he got in his high pace rhythm he unloaded combos up and down from all angles while switch hitting. While in rhythm was smooth and intelligent with feints head movement, waist movement that made up for any lack of snap. So determined, had an awesome super man jab where he could close very quickly from long range. He chased down Hearns and KO’d him with it. Man was deadly. Duran did very well to survive but it was not close and I’m sure he was very sore all over for a week

Hagler was an underrated technical boxer I was extremely impressed with his skill in this fight...

It does not get better than this 2 great fighters

MY BOXING ERA, TRUELY GREAT FIGHTERS AT THIS WEIGHT.

I'm not seeing a crazy jab from these fighters. It's not as pin point as today. I see phenomenal effort, so respect.

Roberto Durán, la leyenda , se paseo por todo U.S.A ganándole a los mejores; era un gallo que peleaba en cualquier gallinero, iba a la casa del contrario definitivamente el mejor peleador de la era moderna, lo ví ganar frente a Hagler.

Hagler could have been a little more gracious but that was not his style. He always made excuses for things and rarely gave his opponents any credit. Duran was 3 years older and about 2 weight classes smaller so give him some credit. I scored the fight 9-5-2 for Hagler with no 10-8 rounds. Both men could be proud of their performance.

2 out 3 of my ALL TIME GREATEST FIGHTERS/BOXERS LEGENDS... THANKS REALLY ENJOYED THIS!!! AND also MR.MARVELOUS HAGLER R.I.P. BRO... didn’t EVEN KNOW YOU HAD PASSED AWAY.... GOD BLESS😊😊😊

he trully won this fight . a true fighter. RIP

So glad to have grown up in this era, when boxing and boxers were actually great! Love this!

Is it just me, or did it look like they were pulling their punches? Respect to both legends. RIP to The Marvelous One.

King Marvin , the ruler of his division 👊👊👊💥💥💥💪💯💯🖤👑🔥🔥🔥👁️☑️!!!

duran would clean up our divisions today, the guys i.q in boxing was something else, proper natural talent

I never tire of watching this superb fight.

The fact is that Marvin Hagler (RIP) had the chance and he couldn't KO Roberto Duran. In Boxing there's not "Next time I'll knock him out ". Marvin Hagler was a Natural Middle Weight, confronting a man that was coming all the way from 135lb and giving him the most difficult fight of his career. On even conditions Roberto Duran would be the better of the two.

Great fight, fair close decision. Hard to believe Hagler is gone...

Duran a legend moved up two weight classes and still our up a good fight

I remember I bought fight night the video game for my son. They had all these great boxers from past and present. One morning I challenged my son and I choose Mike Tyson. My son said I'm picking the baddest boxer on here. He told me he never heard of him before the game but he was hard to beat. He got to Hagler and stopped and told me this guy right here. "Dad do you know who he is?" I actually at that point kinda forgot about Hagler. But my son recognized through his game how great Hagler was.

What a classic, thank you for this up! 👍🏼🤜🏼

Had Duran won the final round it would have been a majority draw. Good fight.

I think the scoring was pretty fair! I was very impressed with the way that Hagler went to the body and came up to the head. He won the fight, but Duran had so many great moments too. With great movement, and drilling Hagler, with those chopping right hands, on numerous occasions. It was a great all time classic fight! No doubt!

Duran was past his prime here and he still went to distance. Duran had no business going to middleweight but after the leonard 1 fight duran was no longer the same. The aggressiveness and unlimited stamina was gone, could of been due to his coke addiction, he clearly was going up in weight to not have to deal with the weight cut and keeping his body in fighting shape. We could only imagine how a more primed duran would of done against hearns and Hagler

Duran was leading on points after 12 rounds but lost the last 3 and the decision. What great boxers

Manos de pietros.... Roberto Durán. Absolute legend. 🏆

Interesting how certain fighters just have the number of others. Hearns knocked Duran out, Hagler knocked out Hearns, and Hagler and Duran went 15 rounds for a Hagler decision.

From 1960 to 1990 Boxing at it's highest points in all of sports that's why back those days and even now boxers were paid more than other sports athletes like baseball basketball and football players