No. Dawson has nothing to keep an aggressive Hagler off him. If Glen Johnson can trouble Chad badly, then so can Hagler.
Hard to tell, hagler is.obviously a much better.fighter, but im not sure if hed be nearly as effective at 175.
I agree with JOM. It's really, really hard to say. We only know Marvin at 160. We don't know how effective he would be at 168, let alone at 175, but I think at 168 we can at least speculate. It's impossible to speculate at 175, and for a few short years Chad actually was a quality fighter. That gets forgotten nowadays. So I have no prediction here, as there's just too much unknown to make one.
And hagler was not.exactly a giant. Hopkins was able to make the jump rather well, but he was much taller than Hagler. I fear that bulking up would make hagler more flatfooted
I would think that of the two middle GOATs, Monzon's frame would accommodate higher weights better than Marvin's.
Probably, but i also don't think he would do to great st higher weights, at least i think he wouldn't be nearly as good as he was at 160. Thinking about it, is mw the division where the division greats had the less success at higher weights? Hopkins and Tiger had some success at 175, but besides them, i cant think of any Edit: well, toney and rj also would qualify, though im not sure id call rj a mw great
I think if you're talking about adding the additional weight to their frames, Monzon would be better suited to fighting at light-heavy in a more modern sense, but I don't think he'd be better suited to it if you just took him and Hagler as middleweights and dropped them in the ring with light-heavies. I definitely don't think any Tom, Dick and Harry can beat them just by weighing 15lbs more. There's a few reasons I think Hagler would be better against LHWs than Monzon, but I think I should say why I prefer the scenario where they just refuse to add weight and fight them as they are; copping the size disadvantage and daring to win, regardless. The first is that they were both bad-asses and I think they would've had it been a realistic option on the table like it would've been in the 40s and prior. I also think the fact they never went up to light-heavy also shows they didn't fancy adding that weight to their frame anyway - as well, Hagler's quote about being a middleweight in regards to a fight with either Qawi or Spinks works with that. Sure, it's been routine to add the weight as you go up since the mid 50s, but I don't think it's for everyone. Usyk for example, would be a better heavyweight weighing just a pound over the CW limit (roughly, I know he weighed over 210 on fight night - work with me) rather than adding a good amount of weight. I think Hagler and Monzon are in the same boat, in that adding fifteen pounds to their frame would do far more damage and would do nothing but make things worse for them. It wouldn't really give any major benefits, other than chin and physical strength, but how impactful would those two aspects really be? The only few LHWs who'd stop a 160 Hagler would still stop him if he added 15lbs; same goes for Monzon. Same goes for strength too; it wouldn't lead to them winning any match-ups they'd otherwise lose IMO. They'd be better with speed and agility. Anyway, I think Hagler is better for LHW than Monzon because he was more versatile and Monzon's controling style wouldn't have worked as well without the freakish, comparative physicality he had at MW. Hagler being quicker and tougher also would benefit him. A fight with a guy like John Conteh is far more winnable for Hagler than it is for Monzon IMO.
