Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard

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"Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard" is the legendary 1987 middleweight boxing championship bout widely remembered for its high skill level, controversy over the judges’ decision, and its impact on both fighters’ legacies.

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instanceOf boxing match ⓘ
professional sports event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Super Fight ⓘ
broadcastNetwork HBO ⓘ
broadcastType pay-per-view ⓘ
challengerEnteringBout Sugar Ray Leonard ⓘ
championEnteringBout Marvelous Marvin Hagler ⓘ
linked to: Marvin Hagler
city Paradise, Nevada ⓘ
controversy many observers believed Marvin Hagler deserved the decision ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1987-04-06 ⓘ
decisionType split decision ⓘ
era 1980s boxing ⓘ
fighter1 Marvelous Marvin Hagler ⓘ
linked to: Marvin Hagler
fighter2 Sugar Ray Leonard ⓘ
judge Dave Moretti ⓘ
José Juan Guerra ⓘ
Lou Filippo ⓘ
legacy considered one of the most debated decisions in boxing history ⓘ
regarded as a classic middleweight championship bout ⓘ
location Caesars Palace ⓘ
loser Marvelous Marvin Hagler ⓘ
linked to: Marvin Hagler
nearCity Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ
nickname The Super Fight ⓘ
notableFor controversial judges’ decision ⓘ
high skill level ⓘ
impact on both fighters’ legacies ⓘ
numberOfRounds 12 ⓘ
postFightConsequence Marvin Hagler never fought professionally again ⓘ
Sugar Ray Leonard became WBC middleweight champion ⓘ
linked to: Sugar Ray Leonard
promoter Bob Arum ⓘ
promotionalCompany Top Rank ⓘ
referee Richard Steele ⓘ
result Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Marvin Hagler by split decision ⓘ
scorecard Judge Dave Moretti scored the bout for Leonard ⓘ
Judge José Juan Guerra scored the bout widely for Leonard ⓘ
Judge Lou Filippo scored the bout for Hagler ⓘ
linked to: Hagler
sport boxing ⓘ
titleOnTheLine The Ring middleweight title ⓘ
WBC middleweight title ⓘ
lineal middleweight title ⓘ
weightClass middleweight ⓘ
wentTheDistance true ⓘ
winner Sugar Ray Leonard ⓘ
year 1987 ⓘ

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Marvin Hagler → notableFight → Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard ⓘ
Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard → scorecard → Judge Dave Moretti scored the bout for Leonard ⓘ
linked to: Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard → scorecard → Judge José Juan Guerra scored the bout widely for Leonard ⓘ
linked to: Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
Four Kings of boxing → includesRivalry → Sugar Ray Leonard vs Marvin Hagler rivalry ⓘ
linked to: Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
Four Kings of boxing → notableFight → Sugar Ray Leonard vs Marvin Hagler ⓘ
linked to: Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard