Why did Marvin Hagler have so many problems with Mike Colbert.......?

Question

while Thomas Hearns floored him 4 times and broke his jaw?

Answer 1

You could also say why did Leonard struggle with Hearns so much when Hagler put Tommy away in 3 ? Also why did Hagler struggle with Duran when Hearns destroyed him ? How did Ali struggle with Frazier so badly when Foreman knocked him down so often ? Styles make fights and thats why we love boxing.

Answer 2

certain fighting styles can compliment others and vise versa...in haglers case, colberts fighting style was difficult for marvin because of the way he fought.marvins straight forward in you face boxing style hurt him in a fight with a guy as crafty as colbert was. now hearns was was more of the outside jab you death fighter...he frustrated opponents with his quick hands and fast feet...his style was totally different than haglers style and it was the perfect type style to beat someone like colbert..er, make him look bad..with that said, look at vernon forrest who beat shane mosley twice...most boxing experts would tell you that shane mosley is the better boxer...more skilled with better defense..but not against forrest whos style confused mosley,but put those guys up against the best fighters in the world and mosley would fair much better...it all just breaks down to countering fighting styles.

Answer 3

while i didn't see either fight, i can only assume that hearns reach, or colbert struggling to make the weight were factors.

Answer 4

When Hagler fought Colbert in 1977, Colbert was 23-0 and this was a few years before Hagler won the title.  Still Hagler came through and won by 12th round knockout over the previously undefeated Colbert.  Sometimes as it's been said, styles make fights and it could be that Colbert had a style that made it tough on Hagler that particular fight.

Answer 5

I wish I had seen thyat fight thaks tough guy for giving us some details of the fight