Why can't most boxing fans realize what happened in Hagler v Leonard?

Question

Anyone who beleives Hagler really lost to Leonard is too naive for explanation. Hagler was a 10 to 1 favorite over Leonard and with good reason. When they fought, Leonard had only fought once in five years, had never fought as a middleweight and he lost to one of his toughest opponents, Hearns, who Hagler annihilated in less than 3 rounds. Hagler was a machine who feared no one and beat everyone yet, against Leonard, well past posing any serious threat to Marvelous, we were to believe Hagler was suddenly cowed into "fighting" like a Brownie. The truth goes something like this: A certain organization, paid Hagler to allow Leonard to win as they placed an incredible sum on the underdog. Hagler's official payday would have netted him less than 5 million had he won. Instead, already a legend, he took approx. 50 million vis a vis offshore account to take the fall; the payday made possible by the organization's bets of upwards of 100 million on Leonard, earning the bettors about 1 billion

spelling error: believes (not beleives);
Hagler did not have to embarass himself---just lose, which he did by decision; the "sure thing" was too "juicy" to pass on for both the avg. bettor and the fixers

Answer 1

What corruption in boxing!? Say it ain't so.

Answer 2

This is the most idiotic statement pertaining to this issue I have ever read. You watch too many movies, buddy, and know absolutely nothing about boxing.

If this were true, it would mean that both Hagler and Leonard (he would have to have been in on it) are corrupt individuals, that have absolutely no respect for themselves or the sport they loved so much.
Hagler's payday was 15 mil, by the way, a record sum at the time, so you need to get your facts straight.
Take this stupid bullsh*t somewhere else.

Answer 3

this has got to be the dumbest, most pathetic entry i have ever seen on this site. i will pay you the courtesy of thinking that you are only trying to incite a hornet's nest of responses to these remarks bec you cannot possibly be this stupid. are you truly a hagler fan? do you honestly think a man as proud and hard-working, and talented and self-respecting as marvelous marvin hagler would actually take a dive? you insult the legacy of the sport and that of one of the greatest fighters and warriors the game has ever seen. also, leonard never officially lost to hearns. he tkayo'd him in their first fight and drew on the second. not only are you mis-informed and deluded, but yours is just about the dumbest explanation yet as to why hagler lost to leonard...and, yes, he lost to leonard, bec that's what all the records say and that's what history will always remember! at least marvin had the good sense, class, and self-respect to walk away and not make any excuses,,,unlike you who cannot seem to get over a fight that took place almost 20 years ago! get over it, accept the verdict, and move on....marvelous did, why can't you?!

Answer 4

iamme - You and Luke F ought to get together and form the conspiratorial club for the paranoid. Brad you know what I'm talking about brother. The CIA was behind it!!!! Yeah that's it. They needed Hagler to lose so they could raise money to use 14 years later to bring the Twin Towers down. iamme - You really need to look Luke F up, I'm not kidding, two peas in a pod. You two would be perfect for each other. Folks my apologies Brad's the only one that knows what I'm taking about, inside joke.

Answer 5

I'd like to know your source on these facts, I watched the fight and believe that Leonard won based upon what I saw. I would argue that if "Marvelous" took a fall for money then he was more of a loser than I thought.