Marvin Hagler vs John Mugabi also featuring Thomas Hearns vs James Shuler official on-site programme billed "The Fights", 10th March 1986, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

Condition very good (slight wrinkling to bottom edge)

Hagler W KO 11

By the end of 1985 John "The Beast" Mugabi was on a knockout win streak of 26 in a row. Because of this and because of Hagler's tough battle with Hearns on April of 1985, many fans thought Mugabi had a chance to be the man to take Hagler's World Middleweight title away.

The fight between Hagler and Mugabi was set up for November 14 of 1985. Hagler, however, had a back injury and the fight had to be postponed until the next year.

The fight finally came up on March 10, 1986, and it was the first fight televised by Showtime. Mugabi landed his share of blows to Hagler's head, and had the better of the early rounds. The turning point came in the sixth round, when Hagler landed many heavy blows and staggered Mugabi. Mugabi fought back gamely, but his early knockout wins left him ill prepared for a long tough fight. In the end it was Hagler who came out as the winner, with a knockout in eleven rounds. Many boxing fans consider this to have been the toughest contest of Hagler's career, as after the fight both boxers urinated blood and were hospitalized.

Hearns W KO 1

1 week after the fight Shuler was killed in a motorcycle accident.

Price: £35

Marvin Hagler was born in Newark, N.J. 23rd May 1954. Hagler lost early in his career to Bobby Watts and Willie Monroe, but eventually knocked out both men in rematches. After those losses he went undefeated from 1976 to 1987, a span of 37 fights, defeating Bennie Briscoe and knocking out Kevin Finnegan twice. November 30th 1979 he challenged Vito Antuofermo for the world middleweight championship but was held to a draw. On September 27th 1980, he met Antuofermo’s conqueror, Alan Minter, for the world crown in London, this time winning his title by a 3rd round K.O. He defended the title 12 times, once by decision over Roberto Duran and eleven times by K.O. Among his victims in title bouts were Antuofermo, Tony Sibson, Mustafa Hamsho and John Mugabi. His April 15th 1985, K.O of Thomas Hearns in Las Vegas is a boxing classic. He lost the title on a very close split decision to Sugar Ray Leonard on April 6th 1987, and retired. He moved to Milan, Italy, where he became a film actor.



Thomas Hearns was born in Memphis, Tennessee. 18th October 1958. Hearns captured the WBA world welterweight championship with a second round K.O of Pipino Cuevas on August 2nd 1980. On September 16th 1981, leading after 13 rounds, he was stopped in the 14th by Sugar Ray Leonard, losing his title. In 1982 he won the WBC super-welterweight crown from Wilfred Benitez, and defended it in 1984 with a devastating K.O of legendary Roberto Duran. On April 15th 1985 he was KO’d by Marvin Hagler in a bid for Hagler’s middleweight crown. In 1987, Hearns scored a TKO to win the WBC light heavyweight crown defeating Dennis Andries. He won the WBC world middleweight crown on October 29th 1987, with a K.O of Juan Domingo Roldan. He lost it the following June to Iran Barkley but later that year won the WBO super middleweight title. He defended it against Leonard, a fight ruled a draw although most thought Hearns won clearly. In 1991 he re-won the light heavyweight title from Virgil Hill.