On April 15th, 1985, the late Marvelous Marvin Hagler (that was his legal name) and Thomas “Hit Man” Hearns climbed into a ring in Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas little knowing they’d have a fight that many regard as the greatest boxing match of all time.
Most fights start slow as the boxers feel each other out. Not this one.
Hagler and Hearns launched into each other almost immediately. Hearns, who was taller, used his range to damage Hagler but Hagler was the superior boxer. He switched stances more than once during this fight and forced Hearns to defend both a right-handed and left-handed approach.