[afterhours]

Originally Posted by Mike P

The big problem was that Marvin needed the fight and the payday more than Leonard, and he and the Petronellis were treated like challengers by Leonard's people and the promoters.

From the site of the fight (Vegas where he knew he couldn't win a square decision, and where he got hosed before with the Antufermo "draw"), to the the weight of the gloves and the size of the ring, and the referee and judges, Leonard got everything he wanted..

Hagler and the Petronellis were "outsiders", not part of the Arum/King/Lee clique that ran boxing right down the line. Arum "owned" the WBA, King "owned" the WBC, and Lee "owned" the IBF.

Hagler would not have got the decision against Hearns if the fight went the distance--you could bank that.

that's exactly the way it was.......