Editing Marvelous Marvin Hagler (section)

===Hagler vs. Hearns===
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After conquering Hamsho again, Hagler met [[Thomas Hearns]] on April 15, 1985, in what was billed as The Fight; it became known as "[[The War (boxing)|The War]]".

Round One: Three minutes of violence. Within the first 15 seconds, Hearns landed his best punch, a straight right, onto Hagler's chin. The champion stepped back, then came forward. At this point, Hagler began to walk through Hearns' power punches.

Round Two: Hagler was cut on his head from an unintentional elbow or headbutt. Despite the blood, the champion continued to push the fight forward. Hearns was fighting hurt as well, having suffered a broken right hand in the last minute of the first round. The pace continued as before, but now Hearns was backing up, trying to move around the ring. Hearns' trainer [[Emanuel Steward]] later revealed Hearns had a leg massage, much to Steward's dismay, before the fight. Hearns' legs by the end of the round were weakening.

Round Three: The pace slowed until referee [[Richard Steele (referee)|Richard Steele]] called a time out to have the ringside doctor examine the cut on Hagler's head. The crowd was on its feet for the next ten seconds, before the doctor allowed the fight to continue. Hagler charged the much taller Hearns, drilling in an overhand right behind Hearns' ear. Hearns' legs wobbled and Hagler was on him quickly. Hearns toppled to the canvas, then rose at the count of eight, but collapsed into referee Steele's arms. The fight was then halted.

The fight lasted only eight minutes and one second, but it was regarded as a classic. Commentator [[Al Michaels]] uttered the famous line, "It didn't go very far, but it was a beauty!" The fight was named "[[Ring Magazine fights of the year|Fight of the Year]]" by ''The Ring''.