Marvelous Marvin Hagler - Boxing Champ IT IS ALL ABOUT MONEY Asked why the fighters then are different from the fighters now, Hagler explained that it’s all about hunger. “I believe that even though the fighters now are not as great as the fighters back in the 70s, they work just as hard, they put in their time,” he said. “Now the whole thing is that there’s more money now. That changed the sport because these guys are not as hungry as before.” “And now the fighters are not dictated to fight the best challengers because they can make good money fighting other guys.” He then talked about Floyd Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao to drive home his point. “Back then you had to fight the number 1 contender regardless of who it was. When I was the undisputed champion, I had three challengers at any given time. When I was done with the mandatory challenger with the WBC, I move to the WBA, then the IBF,” Hagler pointed out. “Today they can fight the number 6 or the number 8 guy.”
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