Jones Jr. vs. Hagler at Middleweight who wins? how? why?

Question

Jones Jr. vs. Hagler at Middleweight who wins? how? why?

Answer 1

Hagler was tougher, had a better chin, more determination, more heart, and more power than Jones.  Jones Jr has better reflexes and more speed.  Better technique also goes to Hagler who I rank as the 2nd all time best middleweight champ only behind Robinson and tied with Monzon.  Jones Jr would not be able to hurt Hagler but Hagler would hurt Jones and would actually outbox him too despite the difference in handspeed.  Early in the fight Jones Jr would throw and land dazzling combinations that only make Hagler smile as he presses forward throwing hard punches at the retreating Jones Jr.  Most don't land flush as Jr with his great reflexes avoids many of them.  Hagler by the middle rounds would catch Jones Jr on the ropes and bang away at the body and head with Jones responding with some good shots of his own.  Finally in round 9 Hagler would catch Jones Jr coming off the ropes with a perfectly timed left cross and send Jones Jr. to the canvas.  Jones Jr. would make it before the 10 count but would have rubbery legs and glassy eyes as the ref stops the fight.

Answer 2

I like Hagler in this one I am not sure Roy could handle Haglers power shots

Answer 3

This would be a no contest, Jones would KO Hagler in the first few rounds. In his prime Roy Jones was the best boxer to ever step in the ring.

Answer 4

Anyone who would pick Hagler to beat Jones at 160 doesn't know anything about boxing.  Hagler's greatest asset was his strength, at 160 Roy was stronger, not to mention about 100x faster and quicker.  

Come on, if a past his prime Ray Leonard was able to outbox and give Hagler trouble with movement, how does anyone think Hagler could deal with Roy's superior speed, quickness, and punching power?  Hagler was probably the greatest middleweight champion of all-time, but his one-punch power is being overrated by the people answering this question, take a look at his record, not a whole lot of early round KOs against top opponents, he could bang and had a great chin, but please, at 160 Roy KO'd just about everyone, he hit harder than Ray Leonard, and was quicker and faster (by Sugar's own admission).

I don't think anyone south of 215 pounds could knockout Hagler, but he could definately by outboxed, RJJ W12 or 15 however long it was scheduled for.

Answer 5

The big difference in this one is Hagler's Southpaw attack, This would have been a great one, but I feel Hagler wins more rounds than Jones and pulls it out.

Answer 6

Hagler would win. Jones is a good boxer but Hagler I believe 2 b tougher. Jones might through a couple good punches Marvins way but I think Hagler would take the win.

Answer 7

roy at middle is actually the bigger guy let's not even begin to talk about his handspeed at middle.

comparing leonard vs hagler to how he would do against jones is (have to say it) dumb.

roy would mop the floor with hagler at middle in his prime. hagler would not have laid a glove on roy at middle.

Answer 8

hagler is quicker than he was against leonard, and applies pressure from the start, trying to cut off the ring, but jones builds an early lead in the scoring.

slowly but surley, hagler catches up with him and comes back to corner jones and they trade on the inside, where hagler dominates.

the bout ebbs and flows 'till hagler starts to take command in the second half of the bout and continues to chase jones around the ring and jones, missing from long range, is forced to trade, and hagler catches jones in the ninth round and puts him down with 2right hands.

jones gets up, but after a followup barrage of blows, jones sinks to the canvas and the ref waves it off without counting.

Answer 9

Thumbs up to toughguy, I really can't improve on his answer, and  I agree with him.  Eventually Hagler would expose Roy's questionable chin, and I don't see Roy escaping.

Answer 10

Hagler because Jones sucks