Having a harder head than your opponent is a skill in boxing. Antuofermo was just as guilty of using his head as any fighter I have ever seen. OK, maybe not Holyfield level, but still.
Extraordinary. The antics of the Antuofermo corner men made it so. Equally bizarre was the bleeder's attitude to being cut. When you, a short-armed fighter, lunge in head first what else can you expect? I bet Vito accused all his opponents of illegally causing his cuts.
Hagler was such a graceful strong intelligent boxer! His punches were fluid, and powerful. His 6 inch punches were amazing as well! He and Sugar Ray Robinson are the GREATEST middleweights EVER!!!!!🥊
Hagler was absolutely ROB the first time and the second time the corner was bitching about an accidental cut. Hagler was a million times better than meathead Vito ever was.
To be honest, this fight should have ended after the first round with Vito being DQed. After about 10 seconds of his cornerman carrying on like that, Davey Pearl should've stopped it.
Glad Marvin cleaned up his act from his first fight with Vito! First fight, Marvin didn't come in with the fire, and lost a split. This fight, he was much sharper and focused. Vito screwed himself by coming in head first!
Freddie Brown is the guy who polished the inside technique of Roberto Duran.. All of the slick punching angles. smothering your oppenent's power. Balancing forward for your own leverage in close. The slide step left hooks underneath. Slipping shots in close and countering to body. One of the all time great trainers.
I grew up during this time watching Hagler, Leonard, Duran, Hearns, those were the best days and fights when fighters didn't duck each other. i forgot how much I couln't stand Antuofermo or his corner. What a bunch of ---holes!!!
Considering Antuofermo's reach ... 69" compared to Hagler 75" ... what else could he do but come "in" .... and one can see that Hagler lowered his head as Antuofermo came in which resulted in the cut ... btw Hagler is one of my favorite fighters ... He was one tough guy and credit to boxing
Vito has soft skin. He cuts easily. His trainers should have taught him how to move his head and come in behind a stiff jab instead of rushing in face first like a damn wrestler going for a takedown.
Larry Merchant was right, it was Vito's aggression that caused the butt, he almost bored in with his head, you can see it at 21:10. Didn't matter much, there was no way Hagler was going to lose to anyone on this night.
I love the Marvellous One. For me he was the most formidable fighter at any weight Ever. And to think he came from the same location as my favourite heavyweight of all time , Marciano. Pete 🇬🇧
Antuofermo's corner really pisses me off. It's one thing to protect your fighter, but this was a real exhibition they put on between rounds. Hagler had to wait two years to rematch this guy, then they try pulling shit like this. Is there ever NOT trouble when Panama Lewis is within distance of a ring? Antuofermo was a tough guy but clearly past it. Would have been very interesting if they fought immediately after the first meeting.
Lewis is a scumbag cheating thug. The sooner he is gone the better. Could not handle Vito taking his proper beating. If I was Marvin I would of dropped Lewis and Arcel for obstruction of a whipping!
I am pretty sure Hagler wanted this rematch desperately. I have no doubt that the minute he won the title from Alan Minter, he would have resolved to get his revenge against Antuofermo for the draw in their first fight.
why if you're a bleeder are you head-butting constantly? guess he couldn't help it, it was Vito's style. Vito's corner is ridiculous. Their guy is completely over-matched, so maybe they thought a DQ on Hag was the only way Vito could win
I agree. It was Antuofermo that instigated the headbutt in the first round when he came charging in. It wasn't intentional, but it was still his fault.
How is Vito Antuofermo in the hall of fame??? Held the title once, loss to Hagler in the first fight and gets outclassed in the rematch. Rodrigo Valdez deserves to be in the hall of fame more then Antuofermo.
Vito had an ugly style of fighting no doubt. I said fighting not boxing because he was not a boxer really. He was what he was but he would go 15 rounds and just smother guys. He had a superhuman chin and unfailing stamina. He wore Hagler down in the first fight, it's really amazing what he did. In this fight Vito looked horrible, he was big and slow. Hagler said he was a different fighter and he sure looked like it to me. He just had three 15 round wars before this fight and Vito was done.
It was a whole different Hagler that Vito faced in this fight. Hagler was hungry. His workouts were now more intensive. Vito was in decline. He was now running out of steam. Meanwhile, Hagler improved with each new year.
Vito went at him not as a fighter but as wrestler. The cuts were caused because he was always head fighting first. Hagler was determined to win no matter what and he did.The rest is history.
I really wanted to see these two do it again. Antuorfermo gave Hagler more trouble than anyone when Marvin was in his prime. Vito was guilty of the butting on that night. Hagler had a hard head, and any skilled in-fighter knows how to use his head. I never thought he was malicious, just judicial. Vito tried to intentionally butt him in the 4th, after he was getting ripped by hooks and uppercuts. The old announcers missed all of the inside stuff. Guys like Kellerman, and even Roy Jones notice those hard, short shots inside these days. They take their toll.
Man, I've always thought Vito was straight off the boat from the homeland!!!......Now that I hear him speak, he sounds like a toughie from Brooklyn or some shit.
if it's lower your head or get hit in the face when the other guy lunges in, it may look like an intentional headbutt, but it's really just reflex/self-defense. I admit the second butt with Hagler lowering his head looks bad, but a real butt has a lunge to it. Watch Hamsho vs Hagler if you wanna see a 100% real deliberate headbutt
Your right, I agree the only way to protect against a head butt here is to put your head down and you see Hagler put up both of his hands after getting butted. Clearly unintentional
PorkFrog When the top of a fighter’s head hits his opponent’s face it’s never an accident. I’m not sure I agree that a head butt needs a lunge to be a head butt. Hagler lowered his head just as Vito was coming in. Kind of a passive head butt, but a head butt nonetheless. The timing was just too perfect. I don’t blame Antuofermo for being pissed.
@@davidbrandel4128 I guess my basic problem is the idea of having to hold your head up when a guy lunges in to hit you. Head butts are illegal, so that would make it illegal to move your head to avoid getting hit
@@lemankurtz8950......….Worse yet, Lewis was the trainer for Luis Resto and he took the padding out of Resto's gloves in the infamous fight between Billy Collins and Resto. Probably the most disgusting case of cheating known to the sport. Honorable mention goes to Antonio Margarito and his trainer when they were caught in the dressing room before the fight with Mosely. Shane's trainer saw a substance when they were wrapping Margarito's hands, it turned out to be a hardening concrete product of some sort. The question became; caught red handed in that instance, in how many other fights did they do this? It's been pretty much established that Margarito had something in his gloves when he fought Cotto the first time, and how many before that? Imagine if he had that in his gloves throughout his career. Lewis was also the trainer for Aaron Pryor in his first fight against Alexis Arguello in the 'mixed bottle' incident that you mentioned. Were these the only 2 times that Panama Lewis was involved in cheating? I'll believe that the same day that I see an elephant walking a tight rope.
Vito did not look like the same fighter as in the first fight. He was much much slower. Vito looked much bigger and slower. He jumped forward with his head down, as is his intire style and Hagler put his head down and put both hands up after the clash of heads. It was obviously non intentional. Weird fight, the corner was bizzar. Vito was a very unusual fighter, had no power, incredable chin, incedable indurance. He was not a fighter anyone would want to fight because his in fighting was painful, Elbows, head butts, etc. probably unintentional. Hagler had him beat from the beginning of this fight no doubt.
From Luis Resto's plaster filled gloves to Aaron Pryor's cocaine bottle rehydration pick me up, Panama Lewis was super shady, even by boxing standards...not surprised that he and Freddy were looking for a DQ for Vito versus Marvin (RIP).
@themanftheworld8439 Robinson was more brutal just ask Randolph turpin as well as the 5th fight against Jake Lamotta better known as the Saint valentines day massacre no pugilist in boxing history ever delivered the level of controlled violence and beat downs the way ray Robinson did and did it with sublime skill by far the superior combination an power puncher prime SRR not only beats prime MMH but does a paint job on him go back and study more fight film kid or go play in traffic 💪
Antuofermo e' stato un gigante..se non erro e' alto solo 173 cm.ed ha affrontato con coraggio indomito hagler,vincendo meritatamente primo incontro,ma Vito non era un peso medio naturale al massimo un peso leggero..(welter),..per cui stava male nei medi..ma il suo cuore era grande..pero' le arcate sopracciliari erano il suo grosso problema piu' grosso..si rompeva troppo spesso..
Hagler is a master. However, one thing I notice is how fighters talk shit at him right after they lose the match. I saw this with Duran and now here with Antuofermo. His trainer seemed especially antagonistic. Hagler just walked away, to his credit.
If you watch the first fight they called a draw you will see Marvin hit Vito 7 punches to 1. Marvin was accurate and Vito missed a ton. Marvin won 11 rounds of the 15. In this fight Vito headbutted Marvin and landed very little. Marvin destroyed him...
Shit like that happened! DAMN. They basically tried to muscle the ref into ending the fight, when it was clear that Vito was ready to fight and the cut doctor said he, Vito, was fine to fight. Straight bull----!
"Stuff" in Hagler's eyes? That's the honorable Freddie Brown and Panama Lewis in the other corner. There's no possible way for "stuff" to get into Hagler's eyes. ;)
Well I understand what your saying and your probably right. But man his corner acted disgracefully in this fight. After seeing Vito's corner act the way they did here I would not trust anything about them. Although I'm sure that this was an isolated case.
Matson Ruddell I was actually being sarcastic in my comment. I agree totally, Vito's corner acted absolutely horrible in this fight. I don't doubt one bit, that "stuff" was on Vito's person in some fashion, in order to get a cheap advantage in this fight. Brown and Lewis knew full well, who was the better fighter.
Hagler is one of the greatest fighters ever. Vito was a tough guy, but not in Marvin’s league. That first fight was a war, though. This one, not so much.
When Vito was growing up in Italy, it has been said that when would get into a rock throwing fight, he had no fear and let the rocks hit him! My trainer used to refer to Vito as a "Face-fighter".
No robbery! Vito as the champ earned his way to a draw in the first fight by answering all what Hagler gave him. The problem was Hagler moving away too much in the fight boxing while Vito pushed. Hagler lost a lot of stamina by moving and boxing. Hagler should have stayed on the inside a lot more in the earlier rounds to force the fight with Vito and put his combinations together. The fight would have been over sooner.
The thing about this is, they always hated Marvin. I never saw Marvin lose a fight. This was the first time that I noticed Larry Merchant's hatred of black boxers.
Hagler was, without question, the best middle weight ever. But this was painful to watch. Vito was clumsy, clawing, brawling, wrestling, head butting and his corner was complaining and whining. This was no contest. It was a 3rd grader against Picasso.
Vito shouldn't even have been in there w Hagler again @ this point. He barely won his tune up fight. & his corner certainly didn't do him any favors. Hagler is the MAN. Ain't nobody disqualifying him 4 U. U gotta put up or shut up 💯
You cannot complain about head butts when your whole style is to bull forward with your head down every time. Antuofermo was a tough fighter, but his corner's antics were ridiculous in this fight. He was losing this one no matter what they tried to pull. The commission should have withheld their share of the purse.
Having a harder head than your opponent is a skill in boxing. Antuofermo was just as guilty of using his head as any fighter I have ever seen. OK, maybe not Holyfield level, but still.
Holyfield would do real damage with the head remember Rockman then Tyson
Extraordinary. The antics of the Antuofermo corner men made it so. Equally bizarre was the bleeder's attitude to being cut. When you, a short-armed fighter, lunge in head first what else can you expect? I bet Vito accused all his opponents of illegally causing his cuts.
Hagler tucked his chin just as Vito was coming in. Marvin knew what he was doing.
Hagler was such a graceful strong intelligent boxer! His punches were fluid, and powerful. His 6 inch punches were amazing as well!
He and Sugar Ray Robinson are the GREATEST middleweights EVER!!!!!🥊
Not. SRR had more KOs than Hagler and Joe Louis had combined. Antuofermo would have never drew SRR if he lasted past 5 or 6 at all.
@Firsthgyhgyhuy Lastujhujhuj SRR would KILL Antuofermo!
I never watched Carlos Monzon but I believe he was up there in saying that Hagler was my all time favourite 👍
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Vito working that head early. It all backfired on him. Vito entered a war he couldn't win.
Vito started bleeding during the national anthem
That is an old joke, but it is always funny in the right context.
that was a good one.hagler beat vito.
He has a fighter's face.
Niceasspics
That is funny as total fuck, loaded onto the fucking Tardis and recycled for infinity. FUCK
Arthur Mercante Sr. ........The "GOAT" of all referees.....never seen an interview with the refs in the modern era.....damn I miss the old days......
Vito was born 5000 years too late; he would have been an ideal caveman.
He became "Antony 'The Ant' Squigliaro"... 😉☠️
😂
He IS a caveman.
How about 500,000 years ago.
Hagler was absolutely ROB the first time and the second time the corner was bitching about an accidental cut. Hagler was a million times better than meathead Vito ever was.
Vito was a dream for all Italians fun boxing's we love the heart thanks Vito for the emotions we lived
Heart?? How about Gay, losing to Ethiopia in a war. LOL
I thought he was from the US
To be honest, this fight should have ended after the first round with Vito being DQed. After about 10 seconds of his cornerman carrying on like that, Davey Pearl should've stopped it.
Glad Marvin cleaned up his act from his first fight with Vito! First fight, Marvin didn't come in with the fire, and lost a split. This fight, he was much sharper and focused. Vito screwed himself by coming in head first!
First fight was a Draw.
Freddie Brown is the guy who polished the inside technique of Roberto Duran.. All of the slick punching angles. smothering your oppenent's power. Balancing forward for your own leverage in close. The slide step left hooks underneath. Slipping shots in close and countering to body. One of the all time great trainers.
Vito had no one to blame but himself, but he wouldn't have beaten Marvin anyway.
I grew up during this time watching Hagler, Leonard, Duran, Hearns, those were the best days and fights when fighters didn't duck each other. i forgot how much I couln't stand Antuofermo or his corner. What a bunch of ---holes!!!
Antuofermo comes into the fight looking like he was just in a 15 round fight.
@Marcellus Bull Miranda It means he looked like he was just beaten up before he entered the ring.
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Considering Antuofermo's reach ... 69" compared to Hagler 75" ... what else could he do but come "in" .... and one can see that Hagler lowered his head as Antuofermo came in which resulted in the cut ...
btw Hagler is one of my favorite fighters ... He was one tough guy and credit to boxing
It's true that Hagler ducked his head as Vito came charging in. But if he hadn't, Hagler would've gotten Vito's forehead right in his face.
Wiley Wesson Holyfield did the same thing to Tyson.
Vito has soft skin. He cuts easily. His trainers should have taught him how to move his head and come in behind a stiff jab instead of rushing in face first like a damn wrestler going for a takedown.
Ha! Vito was a wrestler.
Larry Merchant was right, it was Vito's aggression that caused the butt, he almost bored in with his head, you can see it at 21:10.
Didn't matter much, there was no way Hagler was going to lose to anyone on this night.
Or this entire era......for about 6 or 7 yrs The Hag was unbeatable.
I love the Marvellous One. For me he was the most formidable fighter at any weight Ever. And to think he came from the same location as my favourite heavyweight of all time , Marciano. Pete 🇬🇧
It would be nice to see if you could make a series on when and how Marvelous Marvin Hagler won all three titles.
There were only two back then.
Antuofermo had a head the size of a fire hydrant. He was probably 20 lbs. under the limit if not for that wrecking ball.
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Antuofermo's corner really pisses me off. It's one thing to protect your fighter, but this was a real exhibition they put on between rounds. Hagler had to wait two years to rematch this guy, then they try pulling shit like this. Is there ever NOT trouble when Panama Lewis is within distance of a ring?
Antuofermo was a tough guy but clearly past it. Would have been very interesting if they fought immediately after the first meeting.
Lewis is a scumbag cheating thug. The sooner he is gone the better. Could not handle Vito taking his proper beating. If I was Marvin I would of dropped Lewis and Arcel for obstruction of a whipping!
Vito did not deserve the second re-match with Minter and did not deserve this match with Hagler.
??? Antuofermo lost the title to Minter on a split decision.
Of course, he deserved a rematch!!
I am pretty sure Hagler wanted this rematch desperately. I have no doubt that the minute he won the title from Alan Minter, he would have resolved to get his revenge against Antuofermo for the draw in their first fight.
Antuofermo was a punching bag. I would have liked to have seen him and Mustafa Hamsho.
why if you're a bleeder are you head-butting constantly? guess he couldn't help it, it was Vito's style. Vito's corner is ridiculous. Their guy is completely over-matched, so maybe they thought a DQ on Hag was the only way Vito could win
I agree. It was Antuofermo that instigated the headbutt in the first round when he came charging in. It wasn't intentional, but it was still his fault.
How Vito Antuofermo got to become the Middleweight Champion of The World has got to be the biggest incognitive of all time.
How is Vito Antuofermo in the hall of fame??? Held the title once, loss to Hagler in the first fight and gets outclassed in the rematch. Rodrigo Valdez deserves to be in the hall of fame more then Antuofermo.
The hall of fame is a joke even Ray Mancini is going in this year, might as well put everyone in who held a title.
Vito had an ugly style of fighting no doubt. I said fighting not boxing because he was not a boxer really. He was what he was but he would go 15 rounds and just smother guys. He had a superhuman chin and unfailing stamina. He wore Hagler down in the first fight, it's really amazing what he did. In this fight Vito looked horrible, he was big and slow. Hagler said he was a different fighter and he sure looked like it to me. He just had three 15 round wars before this fight and Vito was done.
nothing like discrediting the italians! ray and vito deserve hof
@@MatsonRuddell I agree, this was a different Vito from the first fight. This Vito was a war torn spent fighter. Tough as raw hide though.
@@therealjesus5291 asshole
hagler is a gentleman if you check his every fight!
He was a class of his own.
when you think about it this is how the fictional fighter rocky balboa would look like vito autuofermo
Vito was not in Hagler league, tough guy, no skill or power.
at least he did not run from hagler like Leonard did.
@@abdullahussien6683 Yeah he also didnt beat him like Leonard did
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It was a whole different Hagler that Vito faced in this fight. Hagler was hungry. His workouts were now more intensive. Vito was in decline. He was now running out of steam. Meanwhile, Hagler improved with each new year.
He was a hell of a handful in their first fight. It's understandable that the judges scored it a draw, although I thought Hagler shaded it.
Haglers training,and physic was off the chain
Vito went at him not as a fighter but as wrestler. The cuts were caused because he was always head fighting first.
Hagler was determined to win no matter what and he did.The rest is history.
Ol' Freddie Brown. Not many better corner man in boxing history. He got extra time between rounds 1 & 2, allowing the coagulant to work.
I really wanted to see these two do it again. Antuorfermo gave Hagler more trouble than anyone when Marvin was in his prime. Vito was guilty of the butting on that night. Hagler had a hard head, and any skilled in-fighter knows how to use his head. I never thought he was malicious, just judicial. Vito tried to intentionally butt him in the 4th, after he was getting ripped by hooks and uppercuts.
The old announcers missed all of the inside stuff. Guys like Kellerman, and even Roy Jones notice those hard, short shots inside these days. They take their toll.
So it worked?
I never EVER saw MMH throw a low blow, or use his head, or do anything illegal.
The man was THE BOXING MASTER.
RIP. M.M.H.
How can Vitos corner say a but when vito is all head first charging in trying to get close, but his head is the one thats dangerous.
Antuofermo's corner was a joke....Panama Lewis? Come on. Came in looking for a quick payday w/o actually fighting.
Dosent merchant sound like an asshole!!!!!😜😜
@@damink7497 yeah... he's a NATURAL BORN HATER!!!
Man, I've always thought Vito was straight off the boat from the homeland!!!......Now that I hear him speak, he sounds like a toughie from Brooklyn or some shit.
if it's lower your head or get hit in the face when the other guy lunges in, it may look like an intentional headbutt, but it's really just reflex/self-defense. I admit the second butt with Hagler lowering his head looks bad, but a real butt has a lunge to it. Watch Hamsho vs Hagler if you wanna see a 100% real deliberate headbutt
Your right, I agree the only way to protect against a head butt here is to put your head down and you see Hagler put up both of his hands after getting butted. Clearly unintentional
PorkFrog When the top of a fighter’s head hits his opponent’s face it’s never an accident. I’m not sure I agree that a head butt needs a lunge to be a head butt. Hagler lowered his head just as Vito was coming in. Kind of a passive head butt, but a head butt nonetheless. The timing was just too perfect. I don’t blame Antuofermo for being pissed.
@@davidbrandel4128 you lost me with your first sentence
@@davidbrandel4128 I appreciate the polite tone however
@@davidbrandel4128 I guess my basic problem is the idea of having to hold your head up when a guy lunges in to hit you. Head butts are illegal, so that would make it illegal to move your head to avoid getting hit
Damn! The Marvelous One was such a Freaking Machine! R.I.P. MARVELOUS MARVIN HAGLER. 1love
Panama Lewis with the outrage. So scumbags actually experience outrage, huh?
Yeah.......Lewis....the GOAT of the corrupt pieces of shit of boxing......
Everybody remembers "the bottle" in the Pryor/Arguello fight.
@@lemankurtz8950......….Worse yet, Lewis was the trainer for Luis Resto and he took the padding out of Resto's gloves in the infamous fight between Billy Collins and Resto. Probably the most disgusting case of cheating known to the sport.
Honorable mention goes to Antonio Margarito and his trainer when they were caught in the dressing room before the fight with Mosely. Shane's trainer saw a substance when they were wrapping Margarito's hands, it turned out to be a hardening concrete product of some sort. The question became; caught red handed in that instance, in how many other fights did they do this?
It's been pretty much established that Margarito had something in his gloves when he fought Cotto the first time, and how many before that? Imagine if he had that in his gloves throughout his career. Lewis was also the trainer for Aaron Pryor in his first fight against Alexis Arguello in the 'mixed bottle' incident that you mentioned.
Were these the only 2 times that Panama Lewis was involved in cheating? I'll believe that the same day that I see an elephant walking a tight rope.
I thought panama Lewis was banned from boxing or is this before
waaay before
Vito did not look like the same fighter as in the first fight. He was much much slower. Vito looked much bigger and slower. He jumped forward with his head down, as is his intire style and Hagler put his head down and put both hands up after the clash of heads. It was obviously non intentional. Weird fight, the corner was bizzar. Vito was a very unusual fighter, had no power, incredable chin, incedable indurance. He was not a fighter anyone would want to fight because his in fighting was painful, Elbows, head butts, etc. probably unintentional. Hagler had him beat from the beginning of this fight no doubt.
Vito always leads with his head and elbows. Watch at 25% speed starting 21:10
Losing that much blood is ridiculous. Multiple cuts? Really? Antuofermo caused it himself so the decision was just and fair.
Marvin hagler never used his head south paw fighters against right hand fighters almost always bump heads if they are aggressive haglerbest ever
Vito looked fine when he was circling or going backward, but coming in, he sort of stumbled forward, face first.
From Luis Resto's plaster filled gloves to Aaron Pryor's cocaine bottle rehydration pick me up, Panama Lewis was super shady, even by boxing standards...not surprised that he and Freddy were looking for a DQ for Vito versus Marvin (RIP).
Hagler was a brutal ruthless middleweight.He would have had too much for SRR,Monzan,GGG etal GOAT
Not to much for Robinson that's vice versa
@@mysticalgenie6228 MMH would have crushed Robinsion a blown up welterweight.
@themanftheworld8439 that's good joke from a joker casual try again
@themanftheworld8439 Robinson was more brutal just ask Randolph turpin as well as the 5th fight against Jake Lamotta better known as the Saint valentines day massacre no pugilist in boxing history ever delivered the level of controlled violence and beat downs the way ray Robinson did and did it with sublime skill by far the superior combination an power puncher prime SRR not only beats prime MMH but does a paint job on him go back and study more fight film kid or go play in traffic 💪
Dude the intro... Such a nostalgia
Hagler won the first fight too. He's fantastic.
Shady ass Panama Lewis. Who knows what "potion" he was trying to stir up for this fight.
Im glad he came back after this loss...and made it on the big screen as a dwarf in game of thrones👍
Antuofermo e' stato un gigante..se non erro e' alto solo 173 cm.ed ha affrontato con coraggio indomito hagler,vincendo meritatamente primo incontro,ma Vito non era un peso medio naturale al massimo un peso leggero..(welter),..per cui stava male nei medi..ma il suo cuore era grande..pero' le arcate sopracciliari erano il suo grosso problema piu' grosso..si rompeva troppo spesso..
That was not middle division Hagler he was fighting. That was Hagler division.
Hagler is a master. However, one thing I notice is how fighters talk shit at him right after they lose the match. I saw this with Duran and now here with Antuofermo. His trainer seemed especially antagonistic. Hagler just walked away, to his credit.
Vito was like Mustafa.
Strong but not lots of skill.
I can't figure out how to adjust the tracking on youtube...
it would have been a great fight, but Larry Merchant was there and he was talking.
Vito got to be the toughest sob ever
except the bleeding just by touching him.
The conduct of both Brown and Lewis was disgraceful. Both should have been thrown out of the arena.
Looks like Vito stitched his eyes before the fight to save time afterwards.
If you watch the first fight they called a draw you will see Marvin hit Vito 7 punches to 1. Marvin was accurate and Vito missed a ton. Marvin won 11 rounds of the 15. In this fight Vito headbutted Marvin and landed very little. Marvin destroyed him...
haggler is Tha real best ever. Never lost. Beat worm. Wats, Vito 2 & cry baby lineard. Also made Carlos M retired.
Shit like that happened! DAMN. They basically tried to muscle the ref into ending the fight, when it was clear that Vito was ready to fight and the cut doctor said he, Vito, was fine to fight. Straight bull----!
Antuofermo intended to use his beard, illegal stuff and the head butt to his advantage but it back fired...Excellent refereeing
That announcer has on a really nice tupae.
Is that the same as a toupee?
David copson yes i just spelled it wrong.
Why does Vito look like he's already gone 6 rounds before his robe is off? His eyebrows look ready to pop lol
Hagler would have beat him up rather it's a cut or not
"Stuff" in Hagler's eyes? That's the honorable Freddie Brown and Panama Lewis in the other corner. There's no possible way for "stuff" to get into Hagler's eyes. ;)
Well I understand what your saying and your probably right. But man his corner acted disgracefully in this fight. After seeing Vito's corner act the way they did here I would not trust anything about them. Although I'm sure that this was an isolated case.
Matson Ruddell I was actually being sarcastic in my comment. I agree totally, Vito's corner acted absolutely horrible in this fight. I don't doubt one bit, that "stuff" was on Vito's person in some fashion, in order to get a cheap advantage in this fight. Brown and Lewis knew full well, who was the better fighter.
Love the sarcasm dude. The "honorable Panama Lewis"... said no one ever!
Hagler is one of the greatest fighters ever. Vito was a tough guy, but not in Marvin’s league. That first fight was a war, though. This one, not so much.
The man came in with two closed eyes, LMAO!!!
...They mixed it up for a few rounds, and were gain for more....Two athletes in great shape...
A mi me extraño mucho que Antuofermo no se abriera la cara en la 1ra pelea, metía muchos cabezazos y ahora se quejan
Lo extraño es que Antuofermo haya sido campeon del mundo..Y que haya empatado con Hagler
Vito looks like he just fought in the parking lot
When Vito was growing up in Italy, it has been said that when would get into a rock throwing fight, he had no fear and let the rocks hit him! My trainer used to refer to Vito as a "Face-fighter".
haggler always fought with more heart the vito. or any opponent
+Jerry Retke a ridiculous comment
Grande Vito !!!
Boxing...so easy Antoufermo could do it!!! Im glad he found a second career...Bless his heart.
who's hager?
Antuofermo = BUM! Hagler won the first fight....and also kicked Leonard's ass.
Revenge for getting robbed
No robbery! Vito as the champ earned his way to a draw in the first fight by answering all what Hagler gave him. The problem was Hagler moving away too much in the fight boxing while Vito pushed. Hagler lost a lot of stamina by moving and boxing. Hagler should have stayed on the inside a lot more in the earlier rounds to force the fight with Vito and put his combinations together. The fight would have been over sooner.
My favorite boxer
David Washington Antuofermo?
Hagler whooped the punk
Parece el Gato " Hagler," jugando con el raton "Autuofermo "
Autoenfermo
How the fuck is Antuofermo age 28 here?? he looks more like 48....
Mention of Leonard, but of course Leonard didn't fancy fighting him then
Leonard was a Welterweight sir, Hagler was a natural middleweight.
HAGLER 4 sure butted his head! CLEAN! Hearns a few years later said Hagler's head was a weapon!!
+Nicky Depaola Hearns had his ass kicked so hard by The Marvellous that he will remeber that fight for the rest od his life..
+Batroc Bjj He sure will!
The thing about this is, they always hated Marvin. I never saw Marvin lose a fight. This was the first time that I noticed Larry Merchant's hatred of black boxers.
Stop with your race baiting already....fkn ayyy....blacks are the same way with their fighters, no one brings it up all the time though
biased larry Merchant actually leaned towards Vito...
31:06 that was not a headbutt vito..
Never noticed how much of a “Barston accent” haggler had back then
Hagler was, without question, the best middle weight ever. But this was painful to watch. Vito was clumsy, clawing, brawling, wrestling, head butting and his corner was complaining and whining. This was no contest. It was a 3rd grader against Picasso.
Antuofermo charges Hagler. Hagler ducks his head. Vito gets cut. Vito was a tough brawler with very little skill.
Vito shouldn't even have been in there w Hagler again @ this point. He barely won his tune up fight. & his corner certainly didn't do him any favors. Hagler is the MAN. Ain't nobody disqualifying him 4 U. U gotta put up or shut up 💯
Vito kind of looks like Peter Sutcliffe.
Vito may have been a bleeder but he became an actor following the end of his boxing career! he's been in many a mob movie/tv show.
I gave up watching this because of the picture jumping around all the time.
This video needs severe editing, 20 minutes in before the fight starts. Sheesh !
Dirty fighters never win...........
You cannot complain about head butts when your whole style is to bull forward with your head down every time. Antuofermo was a tough fighter, but his corner's antics were ridiculous in this fight. He was losing this one no matter what they tried to pull. The commission should have withheld their share of the purse.
Bleedo Antefurmo