I knew it would hit you
Yes there was...Duran was fighting at 168 the very next month after Hagler/SRL
Hagler was too small for Light Heavyweight, but not Duran, Hearns, or SRL
They all fought Hagler in their very 1st fight at 160. They all challenged themselves to be great by moving up in weight multiple times.....
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Hearns had never even fought at 160 when he faced Hagler....he was a 154lber. Hagler was a career 160lber. Hearns was the smaller man in the ring on fight night as well.
1984....IBF crowned the first Super Middleweight Champion. Marvin Hagler didn't retire until 1987. That's 3 years where he could've moved up, but instead he fought a Junior Middleweight in 1985 was then chasing a retired Welterweight. Kind of like if GGG never moves up and just waits for Floyd to fight him at the full 160 limit
All these guys moved up to 160 and lost to the beast at 160..........but the beast refused to ever move up. Marvelous Golovkin
Hagler was a loser at first...he had to prove and earn his shot breh
He debuted, unheralded, in 1973 and had his title shot in 1979. That's not bad at all, especially considering he lost 2x and had a draw within his 1st 6 years as a Boxer
& had no amateur rep either to prop him up.
Where have I excused GGG for not moving up though?
I've always stated he needs to move up and face the bigger opponents at 168, so I don't know where you got that from
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GG and Hagler's situation isn't exactly the same, because Hagler fought smaller fighters 3x, and each time, it was against them in their very 1st fight at 160. Only person GGG has done that too was Kell Brook.
GGG would have to also face Errol Spence and Danny Garcia at 160 before I can say it's the exact same situation I guess