1 00:00:15,202 --> 00:00:17,288 ATLAS: This is a poor boy's sport. 2 00:00:18,706 --> 00:00:21,000 These kids that are saved by boxing, 3 00:00:21,042 --> 00:00:23,544 they learn how to be strong, not in the biceps, 4 00:00:23,586 --> 00:00:24,879 not in the quadriceps, 5 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:26,047 but in the soul. 6 00:00:26,088 --> 00:00:28,549 MAN: I'm Italian. You ain't nothing... 7 00:00:28,591 --> 00:00:31,802 ATLAS: We grow up with these fairy tales of the wand. 8 00:00:31,844 --> 00:00:34,764 You wave that wand and everything's okay. 9 00:00:34,805 --> 00:00:37,224 Well, for me, boxing is that wand. 10 00:00:37,266 --> 00:00:39,351 But you don't wave it. You throw it. 11 00:00:40,978 --> 00:00:43,230 And they have violence in their lives. 12 00:00:43,272 --> 00:00:45,024 I got one kid, his father got shot 13 00:00:45,066 --> 00:00:46,400 to death in the street. 14 00:00:46,442 --> 00:00:47,568 You're telling me that boxing's 15 00:00:47,610 --> 00:00:50,362 more violent than that? 16 00:00:50,404 --> 00:00:52,907 What's right is for people to be sustained. 17 00:00:52,948 --> 00:00:54,617 Not by money. By things 18 00:00:54,658 --> 00:00:56,535 that make them feel more valuable. 19 00:00:56,577 --> 00:00:58,204 Things that make them whole. 20 00:00:58,245 --> 00:01:01,248 That is the power of boxing when it is understood. 21 00:01:01,290 --> 00:01:02,958 No matter where you've come from. 22 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,168 No matter who your parents are. 23 00:01:04,210 --> 00:01:06,212 No matter your race, your creed. 24 00:01:06,253 --> 00:01:08,380 Your religion. You can get in that ring 25 00:01:08,422 --> 00:01:11,258 and with all of that in your background, 26 00:01:11,300 --> 00:01:12,885 if you're determined enough, 27 00:01:12,927 --> 00:01:15,179 if you're trained enough, if you care enough, 28 00:01:15,221 --> 00:01:17,765 a poor kid could become a rich kid. 29 00:01:17,807 --> 00:01:20,601 And on one given night, 30 00:01:20,643 --> 00:01:24,105 you can become champion of the world. 31 00:01:24,146 --> 00:01:25,606 Yeah! 32 00:01:25,648 --> 00:01:27,024 MERCHANT: It's pretty freaking good. 33 00:01:36,117 --> 00:01:38,619 LEONARD: I was a kid who was a wallflower. 34 00:01:40,162 --> 00:01:45,376 Really shy and had extremely low self-esteem. 35 00:01:48,212 --> 00:01:50,548 I always felt inferior. 36 00:01:53,342 --> 00:01:56,178 I recall living in Washington, D.C. 37 00:01:56,220 --> 00:01:59,056 And we would walk to the monument. 38 00:01:59,098 --> 00:02:01,308 The tourists, they would never finish 39 00:02:01,350 --> 00:02:03,185 a hamburger. And I knew that. 40 00:02:03,227 --> 00:02:05,813 I would go in trash cans and get a hamburger. 41 00:02:06,856 --> 00:02:08,816 That bothered me for a long time 42 00:02:08,858 --> 00:02:10,818 because I knew that we didn't have anything. 43 00:02:12,570 --> 00:02:15,823 And boxing for me was a way of making a statement. 44 00:02:15,865 --> 00:02:16,824 A profound statement. 45 00:02:18,367 --> 00:02:20,494 I had to fight for my respect. 46 00:02:20,536 --> 00:02:22,496 I had to fight for my position. 47 00:02:22,538 --> 00:02:25,666 COMMENTATOR: That's it. Sugar Ray Leonard has won 48 00:02:25,708 --> 00:02:27,334 in the 14th round. 49 00:02:27,376 --> 00:02:29,545 (CROWD CHEERING) 50 00:02:31,213 --> 00:02:32,673 LEONARD: I come from nothing. 51 00:02:33,382 --> 00:02:36,343 And now I'm reborn. 52 00:02:38,220 --> 00:02:40,014 My life changed. 53 00:02:43,309 --> 00:02:44,810 MERCHANT: Well after the Hearns fight, 54 00:02:44,852 --> 00:02:47,813 Leonard was the biggest thing in the sport. 55 00:02:47,855 --> 00:02:50,316 He was like a movie star. 56 00:02:50,357 --> 00:02:53,152 FARHOOD: In a sense, it fueled the other three. 57 00:02:53,194 --> 00:02:55,571 Their desire to fight him. Their hatred for him. 58 00:02:55,613 --> 00:02:57,531 Proving to everybody that they were better. 59 00:02:57,573 --> 00:02:58,991 All they saw was this guy with a smile, 60 00:02:59,033 --> 00:03:00,951 making millions of dollars doing commercials. 61 00:03:00,993 --> 00:03:02,661 So, you know, of the four kings, 62 00:03:02,703 --> 00:03:04,413 it's good to be the number one king. 63 00:03:04,455 --> 00:03:05,706 REPORTER: Sugar Ray, have you got any ideas 64 00:03:05,748 --> 00:03:06,957 about how to balance the budget? 65 00:03:06,999 --> 00:03:10,085 Well, not yet. All it takes a good punch. 66 00:03:10,127 --> 00:03:12,671 FARHOOD: Easy to see how Ray got along with Reagan. 67 00:03:12,713 --> 00:03:14,757 They had a similar world view. 68 00:03:14,798 --> 00:03:17,968 Leonard was an embodiment of the Reagan era. 69 00:03:18,010 --> 00:03:20,971 FARRELL: But that sense of optimism and prosperity 70 00:03:21,013 --> 00:03:22,223 came at the expense 71 00:03:22,264 --> 00:03:24,808 of caring a whole lot about other people. 72 00:03:24,850 --> 00:03:26,393 The White House was still working 73 00:03:26,435 --> 00:03:27,895 on Reaganomics today. 74 00:03:27,937 --> 00:03:30,814 The new president planning tax cuts and budget cuts. 75 00:03:30,856 --> 00:03:32,316 REPORTER: President Reagan, his Cabinet 76 00:03:32,358 --> 00:03:33,817 and economic advisors 77 00:03:33,859 --> 00:03:35,402 were completing their review 78 00:03:35,444 --> 00:03:37,196 of more than 80 government programs, 79 00:03:37,238 --> 00:03:39,073 deciding where to propose cuts 80 00:03:39,114 --> 00:03:41,909 of up to $50 billion in government spending. 81 00:03:41,951 --> 00:03:45,412 Cuts like $2.6 billion from the food stamp program. 82 00:03:45,454 --> 00:03:48,916 $1.5 billion from urban development action grants. 83 00:03:48,958 --> 00:03:51,669 One billion from child nutrition programs. 84 00:03:51,710 --> 00:03:53,712 The President overruled recommendations 85 00:03:53,754 --> 00:03:55,089 from his Treasury secretary 86 00:03:55,130 --> 00:03:57,967 and budget director in deciding not to reduce 87 00:03:58,008 --> 00:04:00,552 the tax rate on unearned income. 88 00:04:00,594 --> 00:04:02,346 Brady said such a tax break 89 00:04:02,388 --> 00:04:04,848 could be interpreted as favoring the rich. 90 00:04:04,890 --> 00:04:07,726 WOLFF: The election of Reagan was the signal 91 00:04:07,768 --> 00:04:09,979 that the United States government 92 00:04:10,020 --> 00:04:13,941 was not going to be your friend anymore. 93 00:04:13,983 --> 00:04:17,569 These folks who depend on welfare... 94 00:04:17,611 --> 00:04:21,323 These people are dysfunctional human beings. 95 00:04:21,365 --> 00:04:22,950 They are failures. 96 00:04:22,992 --> 00:04:25,911 They are not hard-working people. 97 00:04:25,953 --> 00:04:29,415 They're living off you. 98 00:04:29,456 --> 00:04:33,794 And I, Reagan, am gonna stop all that. 99 00:04:33,836 --> 00:04:36,380 GREER: It began an era in which 100 00:04:36,422 --> 00:04:39,466 it was every woman or man for himself. 101 00:04:39,508 --> 00:04:42,970 And it became about making it off your own back. 102 00:04:43,012 --> 00:04:45,306 You can be self-made. 103 00:04:45,347 --> 00:04:46,390 REAGAN: We can create 104 00:04:46,432 --> 00:04:47,808 the incentives which take advantage 105 00:04:47,850 --> 00:04:49,935 of the genius of our economic system, 106 00:04:49,977 --> 00:04:51,478 which, for the first time in history, 107 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,398 gave men a way of producing wealth 108 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:58,193 in which the good fortune of others multiplied their own. 109 00:04:58,235 --> 00:05:00,904 GREER: In the ring, you are on your own. 110 00:05:00,946 --> 00:05:04,408 Boxing becomes the supreme expression 111 00:05:04,450 --> 00:05:05,909 of that individuality. 112 00:05:05,951 --> 00:05:07,828 Because it's about being a winner. 113 00:05:07,870 --> 00:05:09,705 I help the people by being a winner. 114 00:05:09,747 --> 00:05:11,790 They look at me and they help themselves. 115 00:05:11,832 --> 00:05:13,375 That's the Ronald Reagan trope. 116 00:05:17,963 --> 00:05:19,631 WOMAN: With the loss of his championship, 117 00:05:19,673 --> 00:05:20,966 Thomas Hearns no longer 118 00:05:21,008 --> 00:05:22,634 has the uncontested loyalty 119 00:05:22,676 --> 00:05:24,511 of the Detroit boxing community. 120 00:05:24,553 --> 00:05:27,973 (HEARNS SPEAKING) 121 00:05:33,228 --> 00:05:36,148 KALLEN: So many people bet on the Leonard fight. 122 00:05:36,190 --> 00:05:38,192 And somebody would come up and go, 123 00:05:38,233 --> 00:05:41,070 "Hey, man. You cost me a lot of money on that one." 124 00:05:42,821 --> 00:05:44,365 (HEARNS SPEAKING) 125 00:05:49,703 --> 00:05:51,789 REPORTER: In 100 places, Detroit is a fire. 126 00:05:51,830 --> 00:05:53,332 And as you walk through the area, 127 00:05:53,374 --> 00:05:55,042 people shout from their homes, 128 00:05:55,084 --> 00:05:56,794 "Watch out for the sniper." 129 00:05:56,835 --> 00:05:59,296 FEMALE REPORTER: It began early Sunday morning. 130 00:05:59,338 --> 00:06:01,382 Police raided an unlicensed bar 131 00:06:01,423 --> 00:06:02,633 in a Black neighborhood. 132 00:06:02,674 --> 00:06:03,801 Tempers flared. 133 00:06:03,842 --> 00:06:05,719 This is going to happen all over America. 134 00:06:05,761 --> 00:06:07,721 It's going to be a hot world. Not a hot summer. 135 00:06:07,763 --> 00:06:09,348 It's a hot world. 136 00:06:09,390 --> 00:06:13,102 (HEARNS SPEAKING) 137 00:06:30,202 --> 00:06:31,662 O'BRIEN: That exposure to violence. 138 00:06:31,703 --> 00:06:34,832 That exposure to fear. Knowing that everyday 139 00:06:34,873 --> 00:06:36,917 something is gonna be there that's gonna challenge you, 140 00:06:36,959 --> 00:06:38,168 that's gonna hurt you, 141 00:06:38,210 --> 00:06:39,837 makes you want to find a place, 142 00:06:39,878 --> 00:06:42,423 where you have a little bit of control over things. 143 00:06:42,464 --> 00:06:44,758 And the boxing ring offers that. 144 00:06:45,467 --> 00:06:48,178 (HEARNS SPEAKING) 145 00:07:04,570 --> 00:07:06,196 -(CROWD CHEERING) -(BELL DINGING) 146 00:07:06,238 --> 00:07:08,532 COMMENTATOR: Hearns is going to try to win some new respect. 147 00:07:08,574 --> 00:07:10,325 Former welterweight trying 148 00:07:10,367 --> 00:07:12,578 a dangerous route through the middleweight ranks 149 00:07:12,619 --> 00:07:14,371 to hopefully get back to the man 150 00:07:14,413 --> 00:07:16,248 who has become his obsession, 151 00:07:16,290 --> 00:07:17,624 Sugar Ray Leonard. 152 00:07:17,666 --> 00:07:19,209 FARHOOD: Boxing has championships 153 00:07:19,251 --> 00:07:20,752 at 12 weight divisions 154 00:07:20,794 --> 00:07:23,547 so that the competition in the ring is equal. 155 00:07:23,589 --> 00:07:25,382 You don't want an 80-pound guy 156 00:07:25,424 --> 00:07:27,134 fighting a 120-pound guy. 157 00:07:27,176 --> 00:07:29,303 FARHOOD: When a fighter moves up in weight class, 158 00:07:29,344 --> 00:07:31,430 all of a sudden, the guy you're hitting is bigger. 159 00:07:31,472 --> 00:07:32,639 Takes a better punch. 160 00:07:32,681 --> 00:07:34,641 It wasn't that way with Thomas Hearns. 161 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:40,647 He was the destroyer. 162 00:07:43,484 --> 00:07:46,278 COMMENTATOR: Thomas Hearns has come to Detroit 163 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,489 with a one-round knock-out. 164 00:07:48,530 --> 00:07:49,781 NEWSREADER: Today, Thomas Hearns 165 00:07:49,823 --> 00:07:51,658 returns home to Detroit. 166 00:07:51,700 --> 00:07:54,328 IZENBERG: That arena was in a terrible place. 167 00:07:54,369 --> 00:07:56,246 And suburban whites 168 00:07:56,288 --> 00:07:58,665 came back to Detroit to see the "Hit Man." 169 00:08:00,250 --> 00:08:03,253 (HEARNS SPEAKING) 170 00:08:08,967 --> 00:08:10,010 COMMENTATOR: He is certainly 171 00:08:10,052 --> 00:08:11,553 the most popular boxer. 172 00:08:11,595 --> 00:08:14,223 IZENBERG: Detroit was going through such a bad time. 173 00:08:14,264 --> 00:08:15,432 NEWSREADER: At soup kitchens here, 174 00:08:15,474 --> 00:08:17,351 long lines of people down on their luck 175 00:08:17,392 --> 00:08:19,645 and out of work waited for a hot meal. 176 00:08:19,686 --> 00:08:21,355 NEWSREADER: Now they have another problem 177 00:08:21,396 --> 00:08:23,315 to contend with, the Reagan budget cuts. 178 00:08:23,357 --> 00:08:25,776 At a time when benefits ought to be increasing. 179 00:08:25,817 --> 00:08:28,028 KIRSCHENBAUM: They were knocking down buildings. 180 00:08:28,070 --> 00:08:30,197 Tommy was knocking down opponents. 181 00:08:31,615 --> 00:08:33,116 COMMENTATOR: Laying it with left hand, 182 00:08:33,158 --> 00:08:34,660 a hit at chin and another right hand. 183 00:08:34,701 --> 00:08:36,745 KIRSCHENBAUM: Tommy would knock these opponents out. 184 00:08:36,787 --> 00:08:38,622 And with that same right hand, 185 00:08:38,664 --> 00:08:40,666 he would lift up the city's spirit. 186 00:08:40,707 --> 00:08:42,626 MAN: Gotta have a winner. You need a winner. 187 00:08:42,668 --> 00:08:44,253 And Detroit's got a winner. 188 00:08:44,294 --> 00:08:46,046 We have so few role models. 189 00:08:46,088 --> 00:08:48,423 And we need someone like him 190 00:08:48,465 --> 00:08:50,384 to show Detroit how to do it right. 191 00:08:50,425 --> 00:08:52,636 NEWSREADER: Hearns is trying to wrestle away from Benitez 192 00:08:52,678 --> 00:08:54,388 the super welterweight title. 193 00:08:54,429 --> 00:08:56,723 He has defended it successfully three times. 194 00:08:59,643 --> 00:09:02,521 COMMENTATOR: The right hand, puts down Benitez. 195 00:09:02,563 --> 00:09:04,022 And the winner by majority votes, 196 00:09:04,064 --> 00:09:07,651 The new super welterweight champion... 197 00:09:07,693 --> 00:09:11,029 Tommy "Hit Man" Hearns. 198 00:09:13,740 --> 00:09:16,827 KALLEN: Winning that belt made him special again. 199 00:09:16,868 --> 00:09:19,538 It made him feel like he was somebody 200 00:09:19,580 --> 00:09:21,081 that everybody could look up to. 201 00:09:22,249 --> 00:09:24,543 Tommy wanted Leonard again. 202 00:09:24,585 --> 00:09:28,130 (CHANTING) I want Leonard. I want Leonard. 203 00:09:28,171 --> 00:09:29,756 He was back to being himself. 204 00:09:31,508 --> 00:09:35,012 He's the "Hit Man." Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns. 205 00:09:35,053 --> 00:09:37,681 HAUSER: Each of these guys had his own persona. 206 00:09:37,723 --> 00:09:40,684 Ray Leonard became Sugar Ray Leonard. 207 00:09:40,726 --> 00:09:43,645 KALLEN: Sugar Ray has to get in there, be sweet. 208 00:09:43,687 --> 00:09:45,647 Like sweet in his moves. 209 00:09:45,689 --> 00:09:49,276 Tommy Hearns is the Hit Man who knocks everybody out. 210 00:09:49,318 --> 00:09:50,861 [INDISCERNIBLE] 211 00:09:50,902 --> 00:09:53,864 HAUSER: Roberto Duran, "Hands of Stone." 212 00:09:53,905 --> 00:09:56,199 And he had a body of stone. 213 00:09:56,241 --> 00:09:57,909 MERCHANT: But Marvin Hagler 214 00:09:57,951 --> 00:10:00,954 had to give himself his own nickname. 215 00:10:00,996 --> 00:10:06,418 It seemed a little fatuous to call yourself Marvelous. 216 00:10:06,460 --> 00:10:08,253 There's some talk that mentions Sugar Ray Leonard, 217 00:10:08,295 --> 00:10:09,880 who's a, who's a marvelous fighter. 218 00:10:09,921 --> 00:10:11,048 No, I'm Marvelous. 219 00:10:11,089 --> 00:10:12,507 Well, you're Marvelous. Yeah. 220 00:10:13,842 --> 00:10:14,885 You're Marvelous. 221 00:10:15,469 --> 00:10:17,095 Whatever you say. 222 00:10:17,137 --> 00:10:20,390 WAINWRIGHT: The guy who was in charge of ABC Sport said, 223 00:10:20,432 --> 00:10:22,100 "If you want us to use 224 00:10:22,142 --> 00:10:24,394 the name Marvelous Marvin, go to court. 225 00:10:24,436 --> 00:10:26,647 So I asked the probate court judge 226 00:10:26,688 --> 00:10:29,983 to change the name of Marvin Nathaniel Hagler 227 00:10:30,025 --> 00:10:32,152 to Marvelous Marvin. 228 00:10:32,194 --> 00:10:36,448 HAUSER: Somehow "Marvelous" was at odds with his image 229 00:10:36,490 --> 00:10:40,118 as a blue collar, grind-it-out fighter. 230 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,496 It wasn't that he was Marvelous. 231 00:10:42,537 --> 00:10:44,247 He got in there and he fought. 232 00:10:46,375 --> 00:10:49,378 ATLAS: He was strong of will strong of mental fiber. 233 00:10:49,419 --> 00:10:50,671 That was his essence. 234 00:10:50,712 --> 00:10:53,298 Where the hell do you think that came from? 235 00:10:53,340 --> 00:10:55,175 In the beginning, my drive 236 00:10:55,217 --> 00:10:58,303 and determination all came from injuries. 237 00:10:58,345 --> 00:11:00,514 -(INDISTINCT SHOUTING) -(POLICE SIREN WAILING) 238 00:11:06,144 --> 00:11:08,271 HAUSER: Marvin grew up poor 239 00:11:08,313 --> 00:11:09,981 and Black in Newark, New Jersey. 240 00:11:10,023 --> 00:11:12,192 When he got into boxing, it wasn't the first time 241 00:11:12,234 --> 00:11:13,652 that he saw the system 242 00:11:13,694 --> 00:11:15,195 was rigged against him. 243 00:11:15,237 --> 00:11:16,697 IZENBERG: You can't live in Newark 244 00:11:16,738 --> 00:11:18,365 and not have a chip on your shoulder. 245 00:11:18,407 --> 00:11:19,700 You just can't do it. 246 00:11:19,741 --> 00:11:21,868 You gotta know Newark, its aggression. 247 00:11:21,910 --> 00:11:25,497 You know, Blacks really got the short end of the stick. 248 00:11:25,539 --> 00:11:26,957 NEWSREADER: Race riots rocked 249 00:11:26,998 --> 00:11:28,709 New Jersey's largest city, Newark, 250 00:11:28,750 --> 00:11:31,336 for five consecutive days and nights. 251 00:11:31,378 --> 00:11:33,547 HAGLER: I remember seeing all these tanks 252 00:11:33,588 --> 00:11:35,132 and all these military people 253 00:11:35,173 --> 00:11:38,635 coming down the streets and people carrying rifles. 254 00:11:38,677 --> 00:11:40,303 IZENBERG: 26 people died. 255 00:11:40,345 --> 00:11:42,889 It started over the beating of a cab driver 256 00:11:42,931 --> 00:11:44,891 by Newark police. And there was a lot 257 00:11:44,933 --> 00:11:46,518 of police brutality in those days. 258 00:11:46,560 --> 00:11:48,854 And I know because I was there. 259 00:11:48,895 --> 00:11:50,522 BARAKA: What is responsible for this violence 260 00:11:50,564 --> 00:11:52,858 is the inability of the city government 261 00:11:52,899 --> 00:11:55,402 to feel as human beings 262 00:11:55,444 --> 00:11:58,530 the plights of the majority of the people in this city. 263 00:11:58,572 --> 00:12:01,241 But let us remember that it is 264 00:12:01,283 --> 00:12:03,618 law-abiding Negro families 265 00:12:03,660 --> 00:12:05,579 who have really suffered most 266 00:12:05,620 --> 00:12:07,914 at the hands of the rioters. 267 00:12:07,956 --> 00:12:10,751 GREER: We didn't see nonviolence working anymore. 268 00:12:10,792 --> 00:12:12,711 We didn't see the civil rights movement 269 00:12:12,753 --> 00:12:14,337 working anymore. 270 00:12:14,379 --> 00:12:16,381 You grew up in that, and the only way 271 00:12:16,423 --> 00:12:17,716 you could express yourself 272 00:12:17,758 --> 00:12:19,760 was just burn down your environment. 273 00:12:19,801 --> 00:12:22,596 As long as the society is unjust and inequitable, 274 00:12:22,637 --> 00:12:23,764 you will have resistance. 275 00:12:23,805 --> 00:12:25,432 And much of it will be violent. 276 00:12:25,474 --> 00:12:28,101 FARHOOD: People had decided finally that they had put up 277 00:12:28,143 --> 00:12:30,228 with enough for too long. 278 00:12:30,270 --> 00:12:34,524 And that anger, I think, you saw it in Marvin. 279 00:12:34,566 --> 00:12:36,401 -(GUNSHOT) -(POLICE SIREN WAILING) 280 00:12:36,443 --> 00:12:38,695 COTTLE: I sit here listening to a most intelligent, 281 00:12:38,737 --> 00:12:39,905 a most sensitive, 282 00:12:39,946 --> 00:12:42,616 a most quiet, lovely man. 283 00:12:42,657 --> 00:12:45,076 A man who I know has the need, 284 00:12:45,118 --> 00:12:47,579 I think you even said it about Antuofermo, 285 00:12:47,621 --> 00:12:50,457 that in order for me to win, I might've had to kill him. 286 00:12:50,499 --> 00:12:52,626 -So... -Where is this killer instinct? 287 00:12:52,667 --> 00:12:54,461 Do you want to hurt a man in the ring? 288 00:12:54,503 --> 00:12:55,837 No, but I tell you, 289 00:12:55,879 --> 00:12:57,964 at the time when starting boxing, 290 00:12:58,006 --> 00:12:59,674 I was beating so many good fighters, 291 00:12:59,716 --> 00:13:01,551 they're still trying to keep you down 292 00:13:01,593 --> 00:13:03,428 and keep putting other fighters in front of you 293 00:13:03,470 --> 00:13:05,597 that you know that you're better than. 294 00:13:05,639 --> 00:13:07,641 I mean, it grows a bitterness in you. 295 00:13:07,682 --> 00:13:09,309 I used to wonder. Like I said, you know, 296 00:13:09,351 --> 00:13:11,353 "What do I have to do to get the recognition? 297 00:13:11,394 --> 00:13:13,522 Do, I have to hurt somebody really bad?" 298 00:13:15,357 --> 00:13:19,110 EZRA: Marvin Hagler cost himself a lot of purses 299 00:13:19,152 --> 00:13:23,406 by complaining about how the system was against him. 300 00:13:23,448 --> 00:13:25,826 People during that time period want to hear about 301 00:13:25,867 --> 00:13:27,828 how you don't need the system's help. 302 00:13:27,869 --> 00:13:30,831 In Reagan's era, people don't need a safety net. 303 00:13:30,872 --> 00:13:34,334 Marvin Hagler was just not good at that game. 304 00:13:34,376 --> 00:13:36,419 MAN: Marvelous Marvin Hagler wants recognition 305 00:13:36,461 --> 00:13:38,004 from non-fight people, too. 306 00:13:38,046 --> 00:13:39,965 From the people who hated boxing 307 00:13:40,006 --> 00:13:42,175 but still loved Sugar Ray Leonard 308 00:13:42,217 --> 00:13:43,677 and before him, Muhammad Ali. 309 00:13:43,718 --> 00:13:45,846 IZENBERG: Leonard represented a pinnacle 310 00:13:45,887 --> 00:13:48,014 that Hagler couldn't reach. 311 00:13:48,056 --> 00:13:49,683 He wanted a Leonard fight, 312 00:13:49,724 --> 00:13:52,435 because if he could beat Leonard, 313 00:13:52,477 --> 00:13:54,521 people would know who Hagler was. 314 00:13:56,565 --> 00:13:58,024 LEONARD: Marvin Hagler, 315 00:13:58,066 --> 00:14:00,277 he just felt that it was his time to shine. 316 00:14:00,318 --> 00:14:01,945 The resentment was the fact that 317 00:14:01,987 --> 00:14:03,738 I received so much exposure. 318 00:14:03,780 --> 00:14:06,032 I was making a lot of money, 319 00:14:06,074 --> 00:14:08,702 and he didn't feel that I deserved that. 320 00:14:08,743 --> 00:14:11,955 But, uh, I wanted what I wanted 321 00:14:11,997 --> 00:14:13,665 and I worked hard for it. 322 00:14:13,707 --> 00:14:16,585 And I sacrificed everything. 323 00:14:18,295 --> 00:14:20,547 I remember I was scheduled to fight this guy 324 00:14:20,589 --> 00:14:22,090 in two weeks, and I was seeing, 325 00:14:22,132 --> 00:14:24,551 like, someone pull a shade down on my eye. 326 00:14:24,593 --> 00:14:26,177 So, I went to an ophthalmologist. 327 00:14:26,219 --> 00:14:28,805 And they said, uh, "If you don't have the surgery 328 00:14:28,847 --> 00:14:31,683 "in a week, you will be blind." 329 00:14:31,725 --> 00:14:33,852 GUMBEL: Welterweight champion Sugar Ray Leonard 330 00:14:33,894 --> 00:14:35,061 underwent eye surgery 331 00:14:35,103 --> 00:14:36,688 to repair a detached retina. 332 00:14:36,730 --> 00:14:39,149 MAN: Surgery was performed and reattached the retina. 333 00:14:39,190 --> 00:14:41,484 A permanent silicone buckle was placed... 334 00:14:41,526 --> 00:14:44,070 ...operation that could end a great careers in boxing. 335 00:14:44,112 --> 00:14:46,406 NEWSREADER: The feeling is, this is where 336 00:14:46,448 --> 00:14:47,991 the injury was sustained, 337 00:14:48,033 --> 00:14:50,327 with Thomas Hearns going up against Sugar Ray Leonard. 338 00:14:50,368 --> 00:14:51,661 MIKE: What we're concerned about right now 339 00:14:51,703 --> 00:14:54,748 is that Ray Leonard gets full use of his left eye. 340 00:14:54,789 --> 00:14:59,336 And we're confident that the surgery was done properly, 341 00:14:59,377 --> 00:15:02,255 and after today we're gonna let nature take its course. 342 00:15:02,297 --> 00:15:04,257 GUMBEL: Is your boxing career over? 343 00:15:04,299 --> 00:15:07,093 Well, I-I think it's too premature to say. 344 00:15:07,135 --> 00:15:09,471 ARUM: Ray was finished, done. 345 00:15:09,512 --> 00:15:12,307 The rule was you could not come back 346 00:15:12,349 --> 00:15:14,100 with a detached retina. 347 00:15:14,142 --> 00:15:15,644 LEONARD: My ophthalmologist said, 348 00:15:15,685 --> 00:15:17,437 "Ray, if you want to fight again, you can fight again." 349 00:15:17,479 --> 00:15:19,981 But the majority of the people 350 00:15:20,023 --> 00:15:21,399 wanted me to retire because they said, 351 00:15:21,441 --> 00:15:23,276 "Ray, you know what? You have fame, 352 00:15:23,318 --> 00:15:25,820 "you have money. Don't risk it." 353 00:15:25,862 --> 00:15:29,741 And that was very difficult when you're, uh, that young, 354 00:15:29,783 --> 00:15:32,202 'cause I wanted to do what I wanted. Fight. 355 00:15:32,243 --> 00:15:33,954 (SCATTERED APPLAUSE) 356 00:15:33,995 --> 00:15:35,830 LEONARD: You know, I was very touched 357 00:15:35,872 --> 00:15:38,458 by the call from President Reagan, 358 00:15:39,501 --> 00:15:41,378 in my hospital bed. 359 00:15:41,419 --> 00:15:44,130 Dr. Michaels stated that it would take almost 360 00:15:44,172 --> 00:15:46,132 six months to really see 361 00:15:46,174 --> 00:15:49,970 that everything is completely restored. 362 00:15:50,011 --> 00:15:53,807 I have time to think whether I will resume boxing. 363 00:15:56,810 --> 00:15:58,895 FARHOOD: He was actually better off when he was boxing. 364 00:15:58,937 --> 00:16:01,398 It kept him structured and disciplined. 365 00:16:01,439 --> 00:16:03,817 Ray had some Achilles heels. 366 00:16:05,819 --> 00:16:10,490 ARUM: That period of time was a real dark period for Ray. 367 00:16:10,532 --> 00:16:12,617 LEONARD: You know, I got involved with drugs 368 00:16:12,659 --> 00:16:14,119 because I wasn't happy. 369 00:16:14,953 --> 00:16:17,664 Alcohol became a factor and 370 00:16:17,706 --> 00:16:20,625 those things almost took me down. 371 00:16:20,667 --> 00:16:24,004 I was trying to find that thing that boxing gave me, 372 00:16:24,045 --> 00:16:25,338 and I couldn't find that. 373 00:16:25,380 --> 00:16:27,215 FARHOOD: He started hanging out 374 00:16:27,257 --> 00:16:28,925 in Los Angeles quite a bit 375 00:16:28,967 --> 00:16:32,178 and hobnobbing with actors, actresses, models. 376 00:16:32,220 --> 00:16:34,472 He was happy to be Sugar Ray, 377 00:16:34,514 --> 00:16:36,433 and Ray Leonard from Palmer Park 378 00:16:36,474 --> 00:16:38,935 kind of receded into the background. 379 00:16:38,977 --> 00:16:40,353 He was popular with women, 380 00:16:40,395 --> 00:16:41,354 put it that way. 381 00:16:42,355 --> 00:16:43,732 BELL: When Nita found out that 382 00:16:43,773 --> 00:16:46,359 he was out there, you know, buying women cars, 383 00:16:46,401 --> 00:16:47,318 putting them up in apartments. 384 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:48,987 That's the real deal. 385 00:16:49,029 --> 00:16:51,865 There wasn't nothing perfect about Ray's marriage. 386 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:53,783 Nothing. 387 00:16:53,825 --> 00:16:56,369 FARHOOD: That private side of Ray Leonard was nothing 388 00:16:56,411 --> 00:16:58,288 like what the public perceived of him. 389 00:16:58,329 --> 00:17:00,290 It was like a Jekyll and Hyde thing. 390 00:17:01,541 --> 00:17:02,751 LEONARD: I was taught 391 00:17:02,792 --> 00:17:04,210 to smile when there's a camera, 392 00:17:06,171 --> 00:17:09,132 but I was hurting inside. 393 00:17:09,174 --> 00:17:11,634 I spent over a quarter million dollars in cocaine. 394 00:17:12,552 --> 00:17:14,179 My self-esteem dropped. 395 00:17:14,220 --> 00:17:15,680 And the more I drank, 396 00:17:15,722 --> 00:17:19,017 the more I lost my emotional stability. 397 00:17:19,059 --> 00:17:22,395 FRIEND: There was one time Ray came home, high on coke, 398 00:17:22,437 --> 00:17:24,564 was in a rage and he threatened 399 00:17:24,606 --> 00:17:25,899 to burn the house down. 400 00:17:25,940 --> 00:17:27,776 And Juanita had to get her kid 401 00:17:27,817 --> 00:17:29,444 out of the house right away. 402 00:17:29,486 --> 00:17:31,738 LEONARD: I knew that I hurt my wife. 403 00:17:31,780 --> 00:17:34,866 I knew that I was hurting my son. 404 00:17:34,908 --> 00:17:38,161 RAY JR.: She was saying, "Ray, don't leave." 405 00:17:38,203 --> 00:17:41,331 And then I got back upstairs and her head's bloody. 406 00:17:41,372 --> 00:17:43,875 I screamed at him and then he left. 407 00:17:43,917 --> 00:17:45,627 BELL: And I caught Ray Leonard myself 408 00:17:45,668 --> 00:17:47,504 slapping Juanita around. 409 00:17:47,545 --> 00:17:49,589 So I really fell out with him, you know. 410 00:17:49,631 --> 00:17:51,925 LEONARD: I don't blame the drugs or alcohol 411 00:17:51,966 --> 00:17:53,718 for what I did. 412 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,596 I was just a bad guy. I was just a selfish guy. 413 00:17:56,638 --> 00:17:58,765 I look back on my wife Juanita, 414 00:17:58,807 --> 00:18:01,601 who I thank for maintaining the family, 415 00:18:01,643 --> 00:18:04,938 keeping my son away from me when I was messed up. 416 00:18:05,939 --> 00:18:07,273 When I used to have a hangover, 417 00:18:07,315 --> 00:18:08,775 I used to say, "God, please!" 418 00:18:08,817 --> 00:18:10,110 It was that painful. 419 00:18:10,151 --> 00:18:13,113 And I remember one time I was in bed. 420 00:18:13,154 --> 00:18:14,989 I woke up feeling sick. 421 00:18:15,031 --> 00:18:17,158 I looked at TV, which was on. 422 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:20,078 And I reached out and grabbed my gun. 423 00:18:20,120 --> 00:18:21,579 NEWS ANCHOR: On the athletic fields, 424 00:18:21,621 --> 00:18:24,749 a child's eyes fill with your heroic achievements. 425 00:18:24,791 --> 00:18:26,251 Please don't let them down. 426 00:18:26,292 --> 00:18:27,794 -(GUN COCKING) -I shot the TV up. 427 00:18:27,836 --> 00:18:29,963 (GUNSHOT) 428 00:18:30,922 --> 00:18:32,465 (ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING) 429 00:18:39,472 --> 00:18:41,474 REPORTER: It is 3:00 a.m. in the morning here. 430 00:18:41,516 --> 00:18:42,809 To be perfectly honest with you, 431 00:18:42,851 --> 00:18:44,686 I would prefer to be at a party right now. 432 00:18:45,103 --> 00:18:46,521 (THUDS) 433 00:18:46,563 --> 00:18:49,107 I should point out that Marvelous Marvin Hagler 434 00:18:49,149 --> 00:18:51,317 is the man's legal name now. 435 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:52,735 LEONARD: I'm not happy. 436 00:18:52,777 --> 00:18:55,488 My legacy fighting Hagler before I call it quits, 437 00:18:55,530 --> 00:18:57,574 all those things were factors. 438 00:18:57,615 --> 00:18:59,242 I'm sitting there, twisting, I'm turning. 439 00:18:59,284 --> 00:19:01,202 I'm thinking, give me a drink or whatever. 440 00:19:01,244 --> 00:19:02,287 I want to be in the action. 441 00:19:03,496 --> 00:19:05,290 (ALL CHEERING) 442 00:19:05,331 --> 00:19:07,167 REPORTER: ...right hand for Marvin Hagler! 443 00:19:08,334 --> 00:19:10,170 The way this crowd has accepted Marvin. 444 00:19:10,211 --> 00:19:12,088 That's a standing ovation. 445 00:19:12,130 --> 00:19:13,548 Yes, I'm hoping that we could get together 446 00:19:13,590 --> 00:19:15,258 and make this big money 447 00:19:15,300 --> 00:19:16,426 that we've been talking about. 448 00:19:16,467 --> 00:19:17,802 If Ray Leonard does decide, 449 00:19:17,844 --> 00:19:19,846 "That's enough, I've had it. I'm not gonna have..." 450 00:19:19,888 --> 00:19:21,181 He can't do that. 451 00:19:21,222 --> 00:19:22,640 We're gonna make some of that money. 452 00:19:22,682 --> 00:19:24,225 We want to show real artiste 453 00:19:24,267 --> 00:19:25,643 that everything else out there 454 00:19:25,685 --> 00:19:27,353 and I believe that it's us that can do it. 455 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:31,441 I'm gonna think about it. 456 00:19:31,482 --> 00:19:32,692 All right, you gotta think about it. 457 00:19:32,734 --> 00:19:34,235 We'll find out exactly what you are thinking 458 00:19:34,277 --> 00:19:35,612 in just about a week. 459 00:19:35,653 --> 00:19:37,405 November 9th, that's the day that Sugar Ray Leonard 460 00:19:37,447 --> 00:19:39,407 will tell us exactly what Sugar Ray Leonard is all about. 461 00:19:39,449 --> 00:19:41,784 FARHOOD: Ray has this, infamous now, 462 00:19:41,826 --> 00:19:43,620 party in Baltimore, 463 00:19:43,661 --> 00:19:45,705 where he's going to announce what he's going to do next. 464 00:19:45,747 --> 00:19:47,373 He invites Marvin Hagler. 465 00:19:47,415 --> 00:19:48,666 MARANTZ: He makes it sound like 466 00:19:48,708 --> 00:19:50,919 he's going to announce a fight with Marvin. 467 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,546 It's going to be the biggest payday of Marvin's career, 468 00:19:53,588 --> 00:19:55,381 and the whole fight world's there. 469 00:19:55,423 --> 00:19:57,550 ARUM: It was a bizarre spectacle, 470 00:19:57,592 --> 00:20:00,053 and, I think, Ray at that point 471 00:20:00,094 --> 00:20:02,430 he was not behaving himself. 472 00:20:02,472 --> 00:20:03,932 Ray would tell ya. 473 00:20:03,973 --> 00:20:07,143 LEONARD: I would take a couple shots, hit cocaine, 474 00:20:07,185 --> 00:20:08,853 and walk in there and be cool. 475 00:20:08,895 --> 00:20:11,606 REPORTER: Howard Cosell was the master of ceremonies. 476 00:20:12,565 --> 00:20:14,317 Muhammed Ali stole the show. 477 00:20:15,902 --> 00:20:17,487 (CHEERING CONTINUES) 478 00:20:19,364 --> 00:20:21,574 Here he comes, ladies and gentlemen, 479 00:20:21,616 --> 00:20:24,118 Marvelous Marvin Hagler. 480 00:20:26,454 --> 00:20:28,414 HAGLER: I like the way he introduced me there. 481 00:20:28,456 --> 00:20:32,252 It took me so long to get that Marvelous so thank you. 482 00:20:32,293 --> 00:20:35,880 I tell you, we gotta be the fight of the century. 483 00:20:35,922 --> 00:20:37,423 (CROWD CHEERING AND CLAPPING) 484 00:20:38,091 --> 00:20:38,967 All right. 485 00:20:40,426 --> 00:20:42,470 ANNOUNCER: There is, in the often 486 00:20:42,512 --> 00:20:45,098 tarnished sport of boxing, 487 00:20:45,139 --> 00:20:50,228 a young man, clean and decent and caring, 488 00:20:50,270 --> 00:20:52,939 who can live by the rules, 489 00:20:52,981 --> 00:20:57,360 that's why he's so deserving of this evening, 490 00:20:58,027 --> 00:21:00,738 Sugar Ray Leonard. 491 00:21:00,780 --> 00:21:02,615 (CROWD CHEERING) 492 00:21:14,502 --> 00:21:17,130 (CAMERAS FLASHING) 493 00:21:17,171 --> 00:21:21,634 I understand now the true definition of beauty. 494 00:21:21,676 --> 00:21:23,803 Beauty is a woman. 495 00:21:23,845 --> 00:21:26,806 A woman that stands behind you no matter what 496 00:21:26,848 --> 00:21:29,142 and also gave me my heart. 497 00:21:29,183 --> 00:21:32,770 My lovely wife and my dear son, little Ray. 498 00:21:32,812 --> 00:21:36,149 To Marvin Hagler, who I think is beauty also, 499 00:21:36,190 --> 00:21:38,318 because he had the same desire, 500 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,194 the same want, the same belief, 501 00:21:41,696 --> 00:21:46,159 a fight with this great man, this great champion 502 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,119 could be one of the greatest fights 503 00:21:48,161 --> 00:21:49,579 in the history of boxing. 504 00:21:50,496 --> 00:21:52,165 (CROWD CHEERING) 505 00:21:54,083 --> 00:21:55,460 (TENSE MUSIC BUILDING) 506 00:21:57,253 --> 00:21:59,505 But unfortunately, it'll never happen. 507 00:22:00,423 --> 00:22:02,008 Thank you and God bless you all. 508 00:22:04,927 --> 00:22:08,806 COSELL: All right, Sugar Ray Leonard has retired. 509 00:22:11,267 --> 00:22:13,061 FARHOOD: Marvin looks like a total idiot. 510 00:22:13,102 --> 00:22:14,562 I don't think it was one of 511 00:22:14,604 --> 00:22:16,522 the shining moments of Ray's career. 512 00:22:16,564 --> 00:22:19,817 MERCHANT: It was adding insult to insult. 513 00:22:19,859 --> 00:22:22,111 It was very self-serving. 514 00:22:22,153 --> 00:22:23,821 MAN: Would you have liked to fought him? 515 00:22:23,863 --> 00:22:26,324 Sure. That's an opportunity I'm gonna miss, 516 00:22:26,366 --> 00:22:27,867 but I believe he'll be back. 517 00:22:27,909 --> 00:22:29,577 FARHOOD: That knocked Hagler out. 518 00:22:30,912 --> 00:22:34,040 I had a beautiful career to walk away, 519 00:22:34,082 --> 00:22:36,000 with no regrets, 520 00:22:36,042 --> 00:22:38,252 and to remain content is even more beautiful. 521 00:22:41,506 --> 00:22:44,717 ARUM: With any great fighter the problem is, 522 00:22:44,759 --> 00:22:48,179 if they're really good, they can accomplish things, 523 00:22:48,221 --> 00:22:49,555 when they should have quit 524 00:22:49,597 --> 00:22:51,224 that you wouldn't expect them to. 525 00:22:51,265 --> 00:22:54,143 It's what makes the story great. 526 00:22:54,185 --> 00:22:56,396 (COMMENTATOR SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY) 527 00:22:58,898 --> 00:23:01,984 ARUM: After the 'No Mas' fight Duran was in disgrace. 528 00:23:02,026 --> 00:23:04,278 He couldn't even go back to Panama. 529 00:23:05,321 --> 00:23:07,156 FARHOOD: If the result of 530 00:23:07,198 --> 00:23:08,991 the Leonard rematch wasn't enough 531 00:23:09,033 --> 00:23:10,785 to pull the plug on Duran's career, 532 00:23:10,827 --> 00:23:14,372 he went on to fight a series of mediocre fights. 533 00:23:14,414 --> 00:23:16,916 He got badly out boxed by Wilfred Benitez. 534 00:23:16,958 --> 00:23:18,459 COMMENTATOR: This may be the last round 535 00:23:18,501 --> 00:23:21,045 that you'll ever see Roberto Duran fight. 536 00:23:21,087 --> 00:23:22,797 FARHOOD: Duran was considered done. 537 00:23:24,966 --> 00:23:26,968 ATLAS: To be special you got to feel special. 538 00:23:27,009 --> 00:23:28,428 He lost that. 539 00:23:28,469 --> 00:23:30,763 He still had the same abilities. 540 00:23:30,805 --> 00:23:32,682 But he didn't have the permission 541 00:23:32,723 --> 00:23:34,684 to feel like Duran again. 542 00:23:34,725 --> 00:23:37,395 ARCEL: And he fought very ordinary fighters 543 00:23:37,437 --> 00:23:39,397 and they would give him trouble. 544 00:23:39,439 --> 00:23:43,109 They brought up a kid Laing or Lane or somebody. 545 00:23:44,235 --> 00:23:46,779 Duran, his reflexes were gone, 546 00:23:46,821 --> 00:23:48,448 he had no coordination. 547 00:23:48,489 --> 00:23:49,866 He couldn't move. 548 00:23:49,907 --> 00:23:52,034 COMMENTATOR: I don't want to remember Duran this way. 549 00:23:53,828 --> 00:23:54,996 ARCEL: He beat Duran! 550 00:23:56,164 --> 00:23:57,457 I couldn't believe it. 551 00:23:57,498 --> 00:23:59,667 This fella couldn't beat you or me. 552 00:23:59,709 --> 00:24:01,794 COMMENTATOR: Duran is already leaving the ring. 553 00:24:01,836 --> 00:24:02,795 It's all over. 554 00:24:04,422 --> 00:24:07,717 ATLAS: But Duran had a drive to exist 555 00:24:07,758 --> 00:24:09,135 because he came from a place 556 00:24:09,177 --> 00:24:11,929 that you could very easily not exist. 557 00:24:11,971 --> 00:24:15,057 MERCHANT: Duran was the classic street kid 558 00:24:15,099 --> 00:24:18,561 who just needs to beat up everybody in front of him 559 00:24:18,603 --> 00:24:22,607 to compensate for all the bruisings in his life. 560 00:24:23,566 --> 00:24:24,984 (CHILDREN LAUGHING) 561 00:24:28,988 --> 00:24:30,198 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 562 00:25:02,313 --> 00:25:04,524 PERKINS: Roberto Duran and Torrijos, 563 00:25:04,565 --> 00:25:06,776 the two of them had a great deal in common. 564 00:25:06,817 --> 00:25:09,987 There was a lot of mutual appreciation between them, 565 00:25:10,029 --> 00:25:13,324 and Duran was, in his own way, political. 566 00:25:13,366 --> 00:25:15,993 Because he was really a proponent 567 00:25:16,035 --> 00:25:18,329 of Panamanian nationalism. 568 00:25:18,371 --> 00:25:19,705 REPORTER: Omar Torrijos, 569 00:25:19,747 --> 00:25:21,249 a peasant who became dictator, 570 00:25:21,290 --> 00:25:24,252 has brought Panama one of its only stable governments. 571 00:25:24,293 --> 00:25:26,587 PERKINS: I was extremely impressed by Torrijos. 572 00:25:26,629 --> 00:25:28,714 I spent a lot of time with him. 573 00:25:28,756 --> 00:25:31,592 He felt that the United States has no right 574 00:25:31,634 --> 00:25:33,010 to interfere 575 00:25:33,052 --> 00:25:35,888 in the politics of Latin American countries. 576 00:25:35,930 --> 00:25:37,765 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 577 00:25:50,903 --> 00:25:53,072 TRANSLATOR: I've waited 22 years for a man 578 00:25:53,114 --> 00:25:55,408 to come to Panama to defend the canal. 579 00:25:55,449 --> 00:25:57,660 Now the time has finally come. 580 00:25:57,702 --> 00:26:00,037 (CLAPPING) 581 00:26:00,079 --> 00:26:02,999 Does he think the General got the best deal he could get? 582 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:05,876 TRANSLATOR: Yes. He got the best possible treaty 583 00:26:05,918 --> 00:26:08,671 because he got the treaty with diplomacy. 584 00:26:08,713 --> 00:26:10,339 Not with violence. 585 00:26:10,381 --> 00:26:12,133 PERKINS: Torrijos absolutely knew 586 00:26:12,174 --> 00:26:14,010 that he was taking his life in his hands 587 00:26:14,051 --> 00:26:15,553 by standing up to the US government. 588 00:26:15,595 --> 00:26:18,973 Once Reagan began to rise in the United States, 589 00:26:19,015 --> 00:26:20,600 he would be a grave danger. 590 00:26:20,641 --> 00:26:22,977 He was very aware of this. 591 00:26:23,019 --> 00:26:26,147 Nonetheless, he had the courage 592 00:26:26,188 --> 00:26:27,940 to stand behind his principles. 593 00:26:29,108 --> 00:26:31,068 (MAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 594 00:26:33,112 --> 00:26:34,655 (RESPONDING IN OTHER LANGUAGE) 595 00:26:54,675 --> 00:26:55,760 NEWS ANCHOR: Good evening. 596 00:26:55,801 --> 00:26:57,094 One of Central America's best known 597 00:26:57,136 --> 00:26:58,638 military and political leaders, 598 00:26:58,679 --> 00:27:00,222 General Omar Torrijos, 599 00:27:00,264 --> 00:27:01,891 has died in a plane crash in the jungle, 600 00:27:01,932 --> 00:27:03,559 91 miles outside of Panama City. 601 00:27:03,601 --> 00:27:04,810 NEWS ANCHOR 2: General Torrijos, 602 00:27:04,852 --> 00:27:06,437 who had been Duran's greatest supporter, 603 00:27:06,479 --> 00:27:07,688 was killed in a plane... 604 00:27:07,730 --> 00:27:09,982 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 605 00:27:16,364 --> 00:27:18,616 PERKINS: It was a very mysterious airplane crash, 606 00:27:18,658 --> 00:27:21,410 that most people in Latin America, not just Panama, 607 00:27:21,452 --> 00:27:24,997 have no doubt it was a CIA orchestrated assassination. 608 00:27:26,666 --> 00:27:28,376 NEWS ANCHOR: The funeral for Panama's leader, 609 00:27:28,417 --> 00:27:30,920 General Omar Torrijos, will take place tomorrow. 610 00:27:30,961 --> 00:27:32,797 And today he was mourned in the streets 611 00:27:32,838 --> 00:27:34,256 of the capital city. 612 00:27:34,298 --> 00:27:36,008 REPORTER: The Panamanian National Guard 613 00:27:36,050 --> 00:27:38,094 gave their general a military farewell. 614 00:27:38,135 --> 00:27:40,971 It was the end of an era for Panama. 615 00:27:41,013 --> 00:27:43,057 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 616 00:28:00,449 --> 00:28:02,493 (FELICIDAD SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 617 00:28:07,665 --> 00:28:09,875 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 618 00:28:21,595 --> 00:28:23,639 (FELICIDAD SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 619 00:28:31,772 --> 00:28:34,483 PERKINS: Duran was looked at as a hero of Latin America, 620 00:28:34,525 --> 00:28:37,027 not just a hero of Panama. 621 00:28:37,069 --> 00:28:40,197 He provided a magnificent symbol 622 00:28:40,239 --> 00:28:42,825 for the entire Southern hemisphere. 623 00:28:42,867 --> 00:28:45,828 What do you think it was that made you win? 624 00:28:45,870 --> 00:28:49,039 (SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 625 00:28:49,081 --> 00:28:50,791 TRANSLATOR: (IN ENGLISH) He says his heart. 626 00:28:50,833 --> 00:28:52,877 (SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 627 00:28:55,171 --> 00:28:57,089 (IN ENGLISH) He said, "As long as he can use his hands 628 00:28:57,131 --> 00:28:58,549 "he will always eat." 629 00:28:58,591 --> 00:29:00,217 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 630 00:29:15,316 --> 00:29:17,401 (INTERVIEWER SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 631 00:29:21,197 --> 00:29:22,448 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 632 00:29:39,965 --> 00:29:41,592 ANNOUNCER: (IN ENGLISH) Madison Square Garden 633 00:29:41,634 --> 00:29:42,968 is electrified 634 00:29:43,010 --> 00:29:44,470 as they get ready for Davey Moore 635 00:29:44,512 --> 00:29:46,096 against Roberto Duran. 636 00:29:46,138 --> 00:29:47,431 FARHOOD: He fought at Madison Square Garden, 637 00:29:47,473 --> 00:29:49,058 on his 32nd birthday, 638 00:29:49,099 --> 00:29:51,101 and Duran was a big underdog. 639 00:29:51,143 --> 00:29:52,895 Davey Moore, the fighter from the Bronx, 640 00:29:52,937 --> 00:29:53,813 got booed. 641 00:29:54,438 --> 00:29:55,356 Duran got cheered. 642 00:29:55,856 --> 00:29:57,691 (BELL DINGS) 643 00:29:57,733 --> 00:29:59,026 (INDISTINCT COMMENTARY) 644 00:30:02,321 --> 00:30:04,114 COMMENTATOR: You can see the blood 645 00:30:04,156 --> 00:30:05,783 streaming down the face of the champion. 646 00:30:05,825 --> 00:30:07,910 Look at Roberto Duran, just kind of 647 00:30:07,952 --> 00:30:09,703 sneered at Davey Moore. 648 00:30:09,745 --> 00:30:14,083 HAUSER: The screaming sold out Madison Square Garden. 649 00:30:14,124 --> 00:30:16,794 He beat Davey Moore down. 650 00:30:16,836 --> 00:30:19,880 That was Roberto as Roberto. 651 00:30:24,134 --> 00:30:26,011 COMMENTATOR: Right on! Moore is down! 652 00:30:26,053 --> 00:30:28,180 A left-right, a big strong right... 653 00:30:28,222 --> 00:30:30,850 HAUSER: And when that happened, Roberto was back. 654 00:30:31,475 --> 00:30:32,518 All was forgiven. 655 00:30:33,018 --> 00:30:34,478 (BELL DINGS) 656 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:35,896 (TRIUMPHANT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING) 657 00:30:48,409 --> 00:30:50,202 FARHOOD: Duran climbs the ring ropes, 658 00:30:50,244 --> 00:30:52,037 tears flowing down his face, 659 00:30:52,079 --> 00:30:53,873 and the crowd sings "Happy Birthday." 660 00:30:53,914 --> 00:30:55,207 It was a chilling moment. 661 00:30:56,876 --> 00:30:58,961 (CROWD CHANTING) 662 00:31:19,899 --> 00:31:21,567 NEWS ANCHOR: On his 32nd birthday last night, 663 00:31:21,609 --> 00:31:23,861 challenger Roberto Duran knocked out 664 00:31:23,903 --> 00:31:25,321 24-year-old Davey Moore 665 00:31:25,362 --> 00:31:26,697 as he came back from the disgrace 666 00:31:26,739 --> 00:31:28,073 of two and a half years ago. 667 00:31:28,115 --> 00:31:29,909 ATLAS: There is nothing more powerful 668 00:31:29,950 --> 00:31:32,578 than the act of redemption. 669 00:31:32,620 --> 00:31:36,916 But the reason why we're talking about these fighters 670 00:31:36,957 --> 00:31:38,250 is because they had each other. 671 00:31:39,418 --> 00:31:41,253 You got to have that dance partner. 672 00:31:41,295 --> 00:31:42,838 Fred Astaire was great, 673 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:45,257 but when he had Ginger Rogers to dance with, 674 00:31:45,299 --> 00:31:47,009 it was even greater. 675 00:31:47,051 --> 00:31:49,428 You had to have adversaries. 676 00:31:49,470 --> 00:31:51,388 COMMENTATOR: This could be out in Round 1. 677 00:31:51,430 --> 00:31:52,932 MARANTZ: All these guys moved through 678 00:31:52,973 --> 00:31:54,224 several divisions 679 00:31:54,266 --> 00:31:57,436 except Hagler, who stayed at one weight. 680 00:31:57,478 --> 00:31:59,605 He stayed at middleweight. 681 00:31:59,647 --> 00:32:01,106 ATLAS: There's no disputing that turf 682 00:32:01,148 --> 00:32:02,816 and who owned that middleweight turf, 683 00:32:03,817 --> 00:32:05,319 Mr. Hagler. 684 00:32:05,361 --> 00:32:07,446 FARHOOD: He was beating very very tough opposition 685 00:32:07,488 --> 00:32:08,656 that were not big names. 686 00:32:08,697 --> 00:32:10,616 So until he had the other 687 00:32:10,658 --> 00:32:12,743 three kings come up and fight him, 688 00:32:12,785 --> 00:32:16,080 he wasn't going to get the credit he deserved. 689 00:32:16,121 --> 00:32:17,623 I think there was a temptation to say, 690 00:32:17,665 --> 00:32:19,708 "Okay, Duran won a fight 691 00:32:19,750 --> 00:32:21,377 "that a lot of people didn't think he'd win." 692 00:32:21,418 --> 00:32:23,796 He had his moment. He's done. 693 00:32:23,837 --> 00:32:25,965 And he fights Marvin Hagler. 694 00:32:26,006 --> 00:32:28,133 BERNSTEIN: Roberto Duran and Marvin Hagler. 695 00:32:28,175 --> 00:32:29,885 This is the gold standard. 696 00:32:31,178 --> 00:32:32,638 NEWSCASTER: Well, it is a rarity in these days 697 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:34,431 to have an undisputed championship, 698 00:32:34,473 --> 00:32:37,643 but that's what'll be on the line tonight in Las Vegas. 699 00:32:37,685 --> 00:32:39,645 HAGLER: I gave Roberto Duran a lot of credit 700 00:32:39,687 --> 00:32:42,439 Leonard wouldn't fight me, Hearns wouldn't fight me. 701 00:32:42,481 --> 00:32:44,608 Roberto Duran, the first one to have guts enough 702 00:32:44,650 --> 00:32:45,943 to come out and fight me. 703 00:32:45,985 --> 00:32:47,277 FARHOOD: When you look at Roberto Duran 704 00:32:47,319 --> 00:32:48,654 you say, "This is no middleweight. 705 00:32:48,696 --> 00:32:49,989 "He's just not going to be strong enough 706 00:32:50,030 --> 00:32:51,490 "to keep Marvin off him." 707 00:32:51,532 --> 00:32:53,075 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 708 00:33:01,083 --> 00:33:02,793 FARHOOD: Hagler knows that the decisive victory 709 00:33:02,835 --> 00:33:04,253 will gain him the kind of recognition 710 00:33:04,294 --> 00:33:05,754 transcending boxing 711 00:33:05,796 --> 00:33:08,590 earned by a man he almost fought, Sugar Ray Leonard. 712 00:33:08,632 --> 00:33:11,301 Hagler's a favorite, but I still like Duran. 713 00:33:11,343 --> 00:33:12,928 I've been ranked twice with this man, 714 00:33:12,970 --> 00:33:14,263 I know what he's capable of doing. 715 00:33:14,304 --> 00:33:16,015 This is going to be one of the great fights 716 00:33:16,056 --> 00:33:17,057 of all times. 717 00:33:18,767 --> 00:33:21,562 GOEHNER: Marvin Hagler knew the spotlight was on him, 718 00:33:21,603 --> 00:33:23,188 unlike it had ever been before. 719 00:33:23,814 --> 00:33:25,065 (CROWD CHEERING) 720 00:33:25,107 --> 00:33:28,152 ANNOUNCER: Marvin Hagler! 721 00:33:28,193 --> 00:33:29,945 HAUSER: Marvin had the advantage 722 00:33:29,987 --> 00:33:32,281 in most of his fights. 723 00:33:32,322 --> 00:33:34,700 He didn't have it over Roberto Duran. 724 00:33:34,742 --> 00:33:36,201 ANNOUNCER: Live from Caesar's Palace 725 00:33:36,243 --> 00:33:37,661 in Las Vegas. 726 00:33:37,703 --> 00:33:39,121 At stake, the undisputed 727 00:33:39,163 --> 00:33:41,123 middleweight championship of the world. 728 00:33:41,165 --> 00:33:43,375 FARHOOD: Marvin expected Duran to come at him 729 00:33:43,417 --> 00:33:44,960 and be the ferocious one. 730 00:33:45,002 --> 00:33:46,545 It's not how Duran fought him. 731 00:33:46,587 --> 00:33:48,213 He used a more tactical approach. 732 00:33:49,673 --> 00:33:50,883 HAGLER: In the third round, 733 00:33:50,924 --> 00:33:53,969 he caught me with over hand right. 734 00:33:54,011 --> 00:33:56,722 I says, "How the hell did he hit me with that shot?" 735 00:33:56,764 --> 00:33:57,806 (CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING) 736 00:33:57,848 --> 00:33:59,558 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 737 00:34:06,940 --> 00:34:09,943 HAUSER: (IN ENGLISH) Marvin was a little intimidated. 738 00:34:09,985 --> 00:34:11,779 MARANTZ: When Marvin came up through the ranks, 739 00:34:11,820 --> 00:34:13,822 Duran was a superstar in the '70s. 740 00:34:13,864 --> 00:34:16,450 So Marvin couldn't bring himself 741 00:34:16,492 --> 00:34:17,910 to unload on this guy 742 00:34:17,951 --> 00:34:21,080 that he respected, and Duran took advantage of it. 743 00:34:21,121 --> 00:34:24,291 FARHOOD: Before Marvin knew it, it was a close fight. 744 00:34:24,333 --> 00:34:25,959 COMMENTATOR: This is Duran's best round! 745 00:34:26,001 --> 00:34:28,003 FARHOOD: The fact that Duran was as competitive as he was 746 00:34:28,045 --> 00:34:29,922 against one of the greatest middleweights of all time, 747 00:34:29,963 --> 00:34:31,340 came as a total shock. 748 00:34:31,381 --> 00:34:34,176 And after 13 rounds, Duran is ahead on the cards. 749 00:34:34,218 --> 00:34:35,636 (BELL DINGS) 750 00:34:35,677 --> 00:34:37,930 MARANTZ: Marvin had the win the last two rounds 751 00:34:37,971 --> 00:34:39,848 to take the decision. 752 00:34:39,890 --> 00:34:41,016 COMMENTATOR: Hagler goes right to it 753 00:34:41,058 --> 00:34:42,267 in the final round. 754 00:34:42,309 --> 00:34:44,686 (CROWD CHEERING) 755 00:34:44,728 --> 00:34:46,438 COMMENTATOR 1: Big left hand by Hagler! 756 00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:48,440 COMMENTATOR 2: Hagler throws five punches 757 00:34:48,482 --> 00:34:51,026 to every one in this round for Duran. 758 00:34:51,068 --> 00:34:52,569 COMMENTATOR 1: Back to the rope, takes a right hook. 759 00:34:52,611 --> 00:34:55,114 Twenty odd seconds to go in the fight! 760 00:34:55,155 --> 00:34:57,116 Two warriors, two champions, 761 00:34:57,157 --> 00:34:59,034 going the full 15 rounds. 762 00:34:59,076 --> 00:35:00,994 He blocks Hagler with the right hand. 763 00:35:01,036 --> 00:35:03,288 Hagler with a left. There goes the bell. 764 00:35:03,330 --> 00:35:05,165 (BELL DINGING) 765 00:35:05,207 --> 00:35:06,792 (CROWD CHEERING AND CLAPPING) 766 00:35:10,337 --> 00:35:13,090 146-145. 767 00:35:13,465 --> 00:35:16,593 144-143. 768 00:35:18,512 --> 00:35:21,140 Still the undisputed 769 00:35:21,181 --> 00:35:23,350 middleweight champion of the world... 770 00:35:23,392 --> 00:35:25,144 FARHOOD: Marvin had a big 14th and 15th round 771 00:35:25,185 --> 00:35:26,353 pulled out the decision. 772 00:35:26,395 --> 00:35:27,729 But, yeah, the Duran fight showed that 773 00:35:27,771 --> 00:35:28,856 maybe he was vulnerable. 774 00:35:28,897 --> 00:35:30,566 Maybe he could be out boxed. 775 00:35:30,607 --> 00:35:32,442 HAUSER: I couldn't get it going the way I really wanted to, 776 00:35:32,484 --> 00:35:35,320 but the next time I fight Duran, I'll knock him out. 777 00:35:35,362 --> 00:35:37,698 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 778 00:36:00,470 --> 00:36:03,182 MARANTZ: Duran whispered in Leonard's ear, 779 00:36:03,223 --> 00:36:05,434 "You box him, you can beat him." 780 00:36:05,475 --> 00:36:07,519 That planted a seed in Leonard's head. 781 00:36:09,062 --> 00:36:11,899 NEWSCASTER: (IN ENGLISH) The atmosphere is electric 782 00:36:11,940 --> 00:36:14,067 as the champ, Sugar Ray Leonard 783 00:36:14,109 --> 00:36:17,946 has come out of retirement for the fight of his life. 784 00:36:19,531 --> 00:36:23,202 He'll be facing his toughest opponent ever. 785 00:36:23,243 --> 00:36:25,370 Blindness. 786 00:36:25,412 --> 00:36:27,873 LEONARD: Two years is a long time of inactivity. 787 00:36:28,707 --> 00:36:30,250 A lifetime. 788 00:36:30,292 --> 00:36:33,921 Not fighting Hagler was kind of a void in my legacy. 789 00:36:33,962 --> 00:36:36,715 To prove that you're the best, you fight the best. 790 00:36:37,424 --> 00:36:39,551 (ALL LAUGHING) 791 00:36:39,593 --> 00:36:42,137 And we as fighters if we don't let that go 792 00:36:42,179 --> 00:36:44,264 when our career come to a head, 793 00:36:44,306 --> 00:36:45,557 we continue to search. 794 00:36:47,309 --> 00:36:49,561 The paramount story in fight circles this week 795 00:36:49,603 --> 00:36:51,688 is the return of Sugar Ray Leonard, 796 00:36:51,730 --> 00:36:53,732 His decision to come out of retirement, 797 00:36:53,774 --> 00:36:55,400 now that his eye is healed, 798 00:36:55,442 --> 00:36:58,028 surprised some and shocked even more. 799 00:36:58,070 --> 00:36:59,363 REPORTER: His Friday night opponent 800 00:36:59,404 --> 00:37:00,530 in Worcester, Massachusetts, 801 00:37:00,572 --> 00:37:02,491 is unheralded 802 00:37:02,532 --> 00:37:04,243 and certain to be forever unchampion, Kevin Howard. 803 00:37:04,284 --> 00:37:07,412 LEONARD: I knew that I would win and Hag would be next. 804 00:37:07,454 --> 00:37:08,914 I knew that. I just knew that. 805 00:37:10,707 --> 00:37:12,167 People were so concerned about me, 806 00:37:12,209 --> 00:37:13,502 because I had been out of the ring 807 00:37:13,543 --> 00:37:15,212 and they heard about my antics. 808 00:37:16,171 --> 00:37:17,547 PEPE: I am sad that Leonard 809 00:37:17,589 --> 00:37:19,341 finds it necessary to fight again 810 00:37:19,383 --> 00:37:20,801 and I cannot agree with him. 811 00:37:20,842 --> 00:37:23,470 What is the going rate these days for a man's eyesight? 812 00:37:23,512 --> 00:37:25,514 LEONARD: I trained, I was in shape, 813 00:37:25,555 --> 00:37:27,307 but you don't know what you have 814 00:37:27,349 --> 00:37:28,308 until you get in the ring. 815 00:37:29,726 --> 00:37:33,188 Hey, guys. I'm back. 816 00:37:33,230 --> 00:37:35,941 COMMENTATOR: One of boxing's most historic events. 817 00:37:35,983 --> 00:37:37,276 LEONARD: When I fight, I have tunnel vision. 818 00:37:37,317 --> 00:37:38,652 I see just my opponent. 819 00:37:38,694 --> 00:37:40,237 COMMENTATOR: And here comes Kevin Howard. 820 00:37:40,279 --> 00:37:42,948 Obviously, this is the biggest fight of his life. 821 00:37:42,990 --> 00:37:44,074 LEONARD: And Kevin Howard? 822 00:37:44,116 --> 00:37:46,076 It's like, something's not right. 823 00:37:48,412 --> 00:37:50,747 ANNOUNCER: We'd like to welcome to the ring, 824 00:37:50,789 --> 00:37:52,165 Marvelous Marvin Hagler! 825 00:37:53,250 --> 00:37:54,459 COMMENTATOR: I can tell you who won 826 00:37:54,501 --> 00:37:56,837 the popularity contest here. 827 00:37:56,878 --> 00:37:58,213 LEONARD: I'm back in the ring again 828 00:37:58,255 --> 00:37:59,589 and it's different. 829 00:38:00,507 --> 00:38:02,134 I looked over at Kevin Howard, 830 00:38:02,175 --> 00:38:04,970 I just didn't feel the special something 831 00:38:05,012 --> 00:38:06,138 that was always present. 832 00:38:07,222 --> 00:38:08,974 Then in the ring, I saw everyone. 833 00:38:09,016 --> 00:38:10,976 I saw Marvin Hagler. 834 00:38:11,018 --> 00:38:12,477 My wife, who's at ringside. 835 00:38:12,519 --> 00:38:13,979 She was nearly eight months pregnant. 836 00:38:15,022 --> 00:38:16,481 My mother and father. 837 00:38:17,316 --> 00:38:19,109 My son. 838 00:38:19,151 --> 00:38:21,486 The eye, quite naturally was a factor. 839 00:38:21,528 --> 00:38:22,904 REPORTER: ...to repair a partially detached 840 00:38:22,946 --> 00:38:24,448 retina of his left eye. 841 00:38:24,489 --> 00:38:26,450 COMMENTATOR: Leonard's timing is a little bit off. 842 00:38:26,491 --> 00:38:29,578 LEONARD: I just could not maintain my concentration 843 00:38:31,288 --> 00:38:32,581 and every punch hurt. 844 00:38:33,915 --> 00:38:35,167 So, this is not working. 845 00:38:38,128 --> 00:38:40,172 And I was a little afraid. Not of Kevin Howard 846 00:38:40,213 --> 00:38:42,382 but of being there. Being in that ring. 847 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:47,262 And I choreograph my fights and write the script. 848 00:38:47,304 --> 00:38:48,472 He didn't read the script. 849 00:38:54,436 --> 00:38:56,355 COMMENTATOR: And a right hand from Kevin Howard 850 00:38:56,396 --> 00:38:59,358 puts Sugar Ray Leonard right on the seat of his pants. 851 00:39:00,776 --> 00:39:03,195 LEONARD: All of a sudden now, I'm facing reality. 852 00:39:03,236 --> 00:39:04,738 COMMENTATOR: I believe that was the first time 853 00:39:04,780 --> 00:39:06,698 in his career that Leonard was down. 854 00:39:07,866 --> 00:39:10,369 Marvin Hagler is probably more excited 855 00:39:10,410 --> 00:39:11,870 than any man in this country. 856 00:39:14,039 --> 00:39:15,874 LEONARD: I got up with the intentions 857 00:39:15,916 --> 00:39:17,334 of just doing two things, 858 00:39:17,376 --> 00:39:21,004 winning the fight and return. 859 00:39:21,046 --> 00:39:22,339 COMMENTATOR: And the fight is over. 860 00:39:22,381 --> 00:39:23,799 And Sugar Ray Leonard has won it. 861 00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:25,842 I've never been hit like that before. 862 00:39:25,884 --> 00:39:27,302 Especially knocked down. 863 00:39:27,344 --> 00:39:29,679 One more round and he would've lost by decision. 864 00:39:29,721 --> 00:39:32,849 He wasn't hurting me. I was hurting him. 865 00:39:32,891 --> 00:39:34,851 LEONARD: I wasn't ready because 866 00:39:34,893 --> 00:39:37,521 I'm not doing this for the right reasons. 867 00:39:37,562 --> 00:39:40,732 I was coming back because I was lost. 868 00:39:40,774 --> 00:39:42,526 My world was crumbling. 869 00:39:42,567 --> 00:39:44,653 I just have this feeling that 870 00:39:44,694 --> 00:39:46,279 it just wasn't there. 871 00:39:46,321 --> 00:39:51,493 And, uh, I have retired for good. 872 00:39:51,535 --> 00:39:54,079 REPORTER: Will you say that one more time please? 873 00:39:54,121 --> 00:39:56,081 I have officially retired. 874 00:39:57,040 --> 00:39:58,333 NEWSCASTER: He's gone for good. 875 00:39:58,375 --> 00:40:01,086 He was one of the all-time greats. 876 00:40:01,128 --> 00:40:03,380 So, it's my goodbye to Ray Leonard. 877 00:40:05,298 --> 00:40:07,426 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 878 00:40:19,271 --> 00:40:20,689 LEONARD: (IN ENGLISH) I tried. It wasn't there. 879 00:40:20,730 --> 00:40:22,607 That's it and that's it for good. 880 00:40:22,649 --> 00:40:26,695 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 881 00:42:04,042 --> 00:42:06,002 MERCHANT: Hearns is a big welterweight. 882 00:42:06,044 --> 00:42:07,879 It looked like a mismatch. 883 00:42:07,921 --> 00:42:10,924 But it might not have been the first mismatch 884 00:42:10,966 --> 00:42:12,425 that Duran was in 885 00:42:12,467 --> 00:42:14,386 that turned out not to be a mismatch. 886 00:42:14,427 --> 00:42:16,471 (BELL DINGING) 887 00:42:16,513 --> 00:42:19,057 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 888 00:42:20,809 --> 00:42:22,769 (HEARNS IN ENGLISH) 889 00:42:30,860 --> 00:42:32,737 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 890 00:42:41,204 --> 00:42:42,539 COMMENTATOR: Down the outside. 891 00:42:42,581 --> 00:42:44,749 There's a big one. Wow, Duran. 892 00:42:44,791 --> 00:42:46,501 HAUSER: I think Roberto Duran 893 00:42:46,543 --> 00:42:49,838 could've fought Tommy Hearns five times 894 00:42:49,879 --> 00:42:52,424 and each time Tommy would've whacked him out. 895 00:42:52,465 --> 00:42:54,843 They just know, styles make fights. 896 00:42:54,884 --> 00:42:57,053 And Tommy had the style 897 00:42:57,095 --> 00:42:58,847 that Roberto couldn't cope with. 898 00:43:01,224 --> 00:43:03,727 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 899 00:43:12,110 --> 00:43:13,111 COMMENTATOR: That's it! 900 00:43:14,529 --> 00:43:16,156 (DURAN CONTINUES IN OTHER LANGUAGE) 901 00:43:19,200 --> 00:43:21,620 COMMENTATOR: He's face first on the mat. 902 00:43:21,661 --> 00:43:23,330 (DURAN SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) 903 00:43:26,458 --> 00:43:28,501 FARHOOD: One of the truisms of boxing is that 904 00:43:28,543 --> 00:43:30,378 no great fighter ever lost a fight. 905 00:43:30,420 --> 00:43:31,338 There's always a reason. 906 00:43:31,379 --> 00:43:32,505 I overtrained, I undertrained. 907 00:43:32,547 --> 00:43:33,798 I had the flu. Whatever it is. 908 00:43:33,840 --> 00:43:35,091 The best of all time is 909 00:43:35,133 --> 00:43:37,052 Anthony Hembrick, who was a US Olympian 910 00:43:37,093 --> 00:43:38,970 He said the Jerry curl he used for his hair 911 00:43:39,012 --> 00:43:41,431 seeped into his brain and weakened him. 912 00:43:41,473 --> 00:43:43,433 If a fighter is gonna use that as an excuse, 913 00:43:43,475 --> 00:43:44,601 you kind of get it. 914 00:43:44,643 --> 00:43:45,977 It's in a class by itself. 915 00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:49,648 MERCHANT: Sometimes, the stars are aligned 916 00:43:49,689 --> 00:43:52,567 in the right way 917 00:43:52,609 --> 00:43:56,613 And there was a natural progression. 918 00:43:56,655 --> 00:43:59,658 I would like to move on to the middleweight division 919 00:43:59,699 --> 00:44:01,993 and challenge Marvin Hagler. 920 00:44:02,035 --> 00:44:04,079 HAGLER: The biggest fight I've been waiting for 921 00:44:04,120 --> 00:44:05,246 and that was Sugar Ray Leonard, 922 00:44:05,288 --> 00:44:06,623 now that he's gone out of the game. 923 00:44:06,665 --> 00:44:08,416 Now I only have one other thing to do, 924 00:44:08,458 --> 00:44:09,876 and that's to fight Thomas Hearns 925 00:44:09,918 --> 00:44:12,337 and I'm planning on breaking every bone in his body. 926 00:44:13,505 --> 00:44:15,173 Thomas Hitman Hearns, 927 00:44:15,215 --> 00:44:17,384 challenging Marvelous Marvin Hagler 928 00:44:17,425 --> 00:44:19,844 for the middleweight championship of the world. 929 00:44:19,886 --> 00:44:21,304 The richest fight ever. 930 00:44:25,517 --> 00:44:29,729 Welcome to day six of the magical mystery tour. 931 00:44:31,606 --> 00:44:33,066 FARHOOD: Maybe for the first time, 932 00:44:33,108 --> 00:44:35,151 they both viewed themselves as the A-side. 933 00:44:35,193 --> 00:44:36,778 These were two fighters who had 934 00:44:36,820 --> 00:44:39,197 kind of earned their stripes as superstars. 935 00:44:39,239 --> 00:44:41,199 REAGAN: If anyone is looking for heroes, 936 00:44:41,241 --> 00:44:43,201 let them look at main street America. 937 00:44:43,243 --> 00:44:45,203 HAGLER: This is the highlight of my career. 938 00:44:45,245 --> 00:44:47,372 I remember the day when I couldn't get 939 00:44:47,414 --> 00:44:49,374 anyone to listen to a word I had to say. 940 00:44:52,877 --> 00:44:54,379 KALLEN: The press tours. 941 00:44:54,421 --> 00:44:57,841 Unbelievable. We would send private jets for each guy. 942 00:44:57,882 --> 00:45:00,051 and we would go from city to city. 943 00:45:00,093 --> 00:45:05,306 ARUM: We were doing 26 cities in 14 days. 944 00:45:05,348 --> 00:45:08,727 Hagler's plane. They would serve seafood. 945 00:45:08,768 --> 00:45:11,771 Hagler would sit in his seat Maybe read a book. 946 00:45:11,813 --> 00:45:13,732 Boring, boring, boring. 947 00:45:14,524 --> 00:45:16,151 Now, on Tommy's plane... 948 00:45:16,192 --> 00:45:19,487 That was the Detroit plane. The ghetto plane. 949 00:45:19,529 --> 00:45:21,030 And that was a fun plane. 950 00:45:21,072 --> 00:45:22,741 MARANTZ: You come out of poverty, 951 00:45:22,782 --> 00:45:23,825 you come out of the inner city 952 00:45:23,867 --> 00:45:25,493 and the next thing you know, 953 00:45:25,535 --> 00:45:27,871 you're flying in private jets. 954 00:45:27,912 --> 00:45:30,498 And only by trusting you, giving you opportunities 955 00:45:30,540 --> 00:45:32,667 to climb high and reach for the stars 956 00:45:32,709 --> 00:45:35,128 can we preserve the golden dream of America. 957 00:45:35,170 --> 00:45:37,005 As the champion of peace and freedom 958 00:45:37,046 --> 00:45:38,923 among the nations of the world. 959 00:45:38,965 --> 00:45:41,676 Everything is booming, but the guns. 960 00:45:41,718 --> 00:45:44,262 KALLEN: It kind of went along with the times. 961 00:45:44,304 --> 00:45:46,890 People were living high. 962 00:45:46,931 --> 00:45:49,559 REPORTER: Costumed Romans and well-heeled countrymen 963 00:45:49,601 --> 00:45:52,520 and a guarantee of more than $5 million apiece 964 00:45:52,562 --> 00:45:53,772 is a nice payday. 965 00:45:53,813 --> 00:45:57,192 KALLEN: The casinos were absolutely packed. 966 00:45:57,233 --> 00:45:59,027 Women were dripping with diamonds. 967 00:45:59,068 --> 00:46:02,197 The guys were pulling up in these rented limos. 968 00:46:02,238 --> 00:46:04,199 REPORTER: Good for the Las Vegas hotels, 969 00:46:04,240 --> 00:46:06,743 limousine companies and the bookies. 970 00:46:06,785 --> 00:46:08,495 Good too for the high rollers 971 00:46:08,536 --> 00:46:11,247 who can't resist the raw spectacle of two men 972 00:46:11,289 --> 00:46:12,916 squaring off against each other... 973 00:46:12,957 --> 00:46:14,501 O'BRIEN: It very much had that greed is good kind of feel 974 00:46:14,542 --> 00:46:15,960 that they were buying into 975 00:46:16,002 --> 00:46:18,421 And I think everyone was happy to have that happen. 976 00:46:18,463 --> 00:46:19,923 GREER: What's wrong with being rich? 977 00:46:19,964 --> 00:46:21,591 What's wrong with walking around with diamond rings, 978 00:46:21,633 --> 00:46:23,384 fur coats. What's the problem? 979 00:46:23,426 --> 00:46:25,678 That's what the Reagan Revolution was about. 980 00:46:25,720 --> 00:46:27,764 We're going to turn the bull loose. 981 00:46:27,806 --> 00:46:29,474 (CROWD CHEERING) 982 00:46:31,017 --> 00:46:33,269 GREER: For me, it was just awful, 983 00:46:33,311 --> 00:46:37,273 unfettered, unapologetic, opulence. 984 00:46:37,315 --> 00:46:39,108 O'BRIEN: America was also ready to embrace 985 00:46:39,150 --> 00:46:40,819 that kind of, "It's morning in America," 986 00:46:40,860 --> 00:46:43,571 even if it wasn't morning for a lot of America. 987 00:46:43,613 --> 00:46:46,491 I am a candidate and will seek re-election. 988 00:46:46,533 --> 00:46:49,077 He has warped this nation's priorities. 989 00:46:49,118 --> 00:46:51,913 He has taken from those who need our help the most. 990 00:46:51,955 --> 00:46:53,331 REAGAN: Those in this campaign 991 00:46:53,373 --> 00:46:55,667 who're telling you that those taxes were unbalanced 992 00:46:55,708 --> 00:46:58,169 and benefitted certain groups more than others, 993 00:46:58,211 --> 00:46:59,838 They are lying in their teeth. 994 00:46:59,879 --> 00:47:00,964 JACKSON: Mr. Hart 995 00:47:01,005 --> 00:47:03,216 is so far removed from the poor. 996 00:47:03,258 --> 00:47:04,509 He thinks the poor are poor 997 00:47:04,551 --> 00:47:06,761 because they don't have ideas. 998 00:47:06,803 --> 00:47:09,764 Poor folks got more ideas than anybody. 999 00:47:09,806 --> 00:47:11,641 Necessity is the mother of invention. 1000 00:47:11,683 --> 00:47:13,726 HAGLER: He had taken the underprivileged people 1001 00:47:13,768 --> 00:47:15,854 that don't have the education 1002 00:47:15,895 --> 00:47:18,523 and the only tool that they have is their boxing. 1003 00:47:19,399 --> 00:47:22,277 And for one that was me. 1004 00:47:22,318 --> 00:47:24,153 REAGAN: Each of you is an individual 1005 00:47:24,195 --> 00:47:25,530 worthy of respect, 1006 00:47:25,572 --> 00:47:28,533 unique and important to the success of America. 1007 00:47:28,575 --> 00:47:30,159 NEWSCASTER: CBS News estimates that 1008 00:47:30,201 --> 00:47:32,495 Ronald Reagan has been re-elected President 1009 00:47:32,537 --> 00:47:35,081 Come April 15 and three rounds, 1010 00:47:37,041 --> 00:47:38,543 I will be the greatest. 1011 00:47:39,711 --> 00:47:41,921 REAGAN: You brought America back 1012 00:47:41,963 --> 00:47:43,673 and you're making us great again. 1013 00:47:45,675 --> 00:47:48,011 It may or may not be the fight of the century 1014 00:47:48,052 --> 00:47:51,055 but, Las Vegas gamblers say a record $15 million 1015 00:47:51,097 --> 00:47:53,850 could be bet on tonight's middleweight title fight. 1016 00:47:53,892 --> 00:47:55,935 HOST: Three years in the making, we've come down 1017 00:47:55,977 --> 00:47:57,896 to the night of reckoning, here in Las Vegas. 1018 00:47:57,937 --> 00:47:59,606 Who would deal with the big event better? 1019 00:47:59,647 --> 00:48:02,066 Well, I think Tommy Hearns is prepared for it mostly. 1020 00:48:02,108 --> 00:48:04,861 The question to bring out, whether or not Marvin Hagler 1021 00:48:04,903 --> 00:48:06,195 can deal with this kind of event? 1022 00:48:07,739 --> 00:48:09,073 HUNTER: As a boxer, 1023 00:48:09,115 --> 00:48:11,159 you're representing the place you come from 1024 00:48:11,200 --> 00:48:13,745 as much as you're representing yourself. 1025 00:48:13,786 --> 00:48:15,788 They're proxy stories for their cities, 1026 00:48:15,830 --> 00:48:19,500 Newark and Detroit that feel very forgotten. 1027 00:48:19,542 --> 00:48:21,169 It's important to remember that, 1028 00:48:21,210 --> 00:48:22,670 while all of this attention, 1029 00:48:22,712 --> 00:48:25,340 spotlight, television and all of that going on, 1030 00:48:25,381 --> 00:48:28,009 people are struggling and striving back home. 1031 00:48:28,927 --> 00:48:30,094 Those are all the things 1032 00:48:30,136 --> 00:48:32,639 that they're carrying as motivation, 1033 00:48:32,680 --> 00:48:35,266 you know, because they're definitely in touch 1034 00:48:35,308 --> 00:48:36,517 with the other reality. 1035 00:48:37,560 --> 00:48:38,853 ATLAS: We've got too much bullshit 1036 00:48:38,895 --> 00:48:40,355 going on in this country. 1037 00:48:40,396 --> 00:48:41,981 Get to what matters. 1038 00:48:43,316 --> 00:48:44,609 People matter 1039 00:48:44,651 --> 00:48:47,570 and what it takes to get people to a place 1040 00:48:47,612 --> 00:48:50,323 that they feel like they're worth something. 1041 00:48:52,241 --> 00:48:54,035 I've been puzzling over why 1042 00:48:54,077 --> 00:48:55,954 this has become a major event. 1043 00:48:55,995 --> 00:48:58,247 Neither Tommy Hearns nor Marvin Hagler 1044 00:48:58,289 --> 00:49:00,124 has ever had box office magic 1045 00:49:00,166 --> 00:49:03,127 the way that Muhammad Ali or Ray Leonard did. 1046 00:49:03,169 --> 00:49:04,671 What is it then? 1047 00:49:04,712 --> 00:49:06,547 What I come up with is this. 1048 00:49:06,589 --> 00:49:09,050 It's great to wanna be great 1049 00:49:09,092 --> 00:49:11,469 And these two quality athletes, 1050 00:49:11,511 --> 00:49:14,222 desperately want to be great. 1051 00:49:14,263 --> 00:49:15,640 ARUM: You have to be chasing something. 1052 00:49:16,891 --> 00:49:19,310 You have to be burning to become something 1053 00:49:19,352 --> 00:49:22,397 that people, society told you, you couldn't be. 1054 00:49:24,273 --> 00:49:26,859 You have to be fighting for something. 1055 00:49:26,901 --> 00:49:28,486 More than a freaking check. 1056 00:49:39,205 --> 00:49:40,832 COMMENTATOR: And tonight, man to man 1057 00:49:41,791 --> 00:49:44,002 will decide which one of them 1058 00:49:44,043 --> 00:49:46,796 is the best at his trade. 1059 00:49:46,838 --> 00:49:48,923 Okay, I gave both fighters the instructions 1060 00:49:48,965 --> 00:49:50,091 in the dressing room. 1061 00:49:50,133 --> 00:49:51,551 STEELE: I'm looking at these two guys 1062 00:49:51,592 --> 00:49:54,137 and I know something big is about to happen. 1063 00:49:54,178 --> 00:49:56,514 MERCHANT: I have a vivid recollection 1064 00:49:56,556 --> 00:49:59,350 of Hagler before the bell 1065 00:49:59,392 --> 00:50:02,103 starting to pound his own head, 1066 00:50:02,145 --> 00:50:04,856 and it was a signal of what was to come. 1067 00:50:04,897 --> 00:50:06,024 (BELL DINGING) 1068 00:50:08,192 --> 00:50:10,153 FARHOOD: That first round will live forever, 1069 00:50:10,194 --> 00:50:12,780 probably the greatest round in boxing history. 1070 00:50:12,822 --> 00:50:14,699 It was just pure hell. 1071 00:50:17,368 --> 00:50:18,745 ANNOUNCER: There's a super-charged 1072 00:50:18,786 --> 00:50:20,496 right hand from Thomas Hearns. 1073 00:50:20,538 --> 00:50:23,207 Tremendous pace in the first round. 1074 00:50:23,249 --> 00:50:25,501 Both of them are going at each other. 1075 00:50:25,543 --> 00:50:27,211 Hearns having the better of him right now. 1076 00:50:28,087 --> 00:50:29,797 And a left hand by Hagler! 1077 00:50:31,257 --> 00:50:32,717 What a pace. 1078 00:50:34,343 --> 00:50:36,387 You know, both the guys just draining each other out. 1079 00:50:36,429 --> 00:50:38,139 So whoever becomes the champion they will... 1080 00:50:39,223 --> 00:50:41,434 (HEARNS SPEAKING) 1081 00:50:52,445 --> 00:50:53,863 ANNOUNCER: A left hand by Hagler 1082 00:50:53,905 --> 00:50:55,114 and it's gonna bruise him. 1083 00:50:55,156 --> 00:50:56,407 Now the right hand. 1084 00:50:56,449 --> 00:50:59,285 [INDISCERNIBLE] 1085 00:50:59,327 --> 00:51:01,537 Tommy is hurt. 1086 00:51:01,579 --> 00:51:03,456 And one was the right hand of Tommy Hearns 1087 00:51:03,498 --> 00:51:05,750 and it did catch Hagler. 1088 00:51:05,792 --> 00:51:07,627 Another good right hand by Hearns. 1089 00:51:07,668 --> 00:51:09,545 Tremendous pace in the first round. 1090 00:51:09,587 --> 00:51:11,255 Blood coming from the face of Marvin Hagler, 1091 00:51:11,297 --> 00:51:13,549 It is over the right eye, I believe, of Hagler. 1092 00:51:13,591 --> 00:51:15,885 There's a lot of blood early on here. 1093 00:51:15,927 --> 00:51:18,179 An awful lot of blood on the face of Marvin Hagler. 1094 00:51:18,221 --> 00:51:20,431 PETRONELLI: They're going to come down to a street fight 1095 00:51:20,473 --> 00:51:21,891 and whose chin's gonna hold up. 1096 00:51:23,559 --> 00:51:25,603 ANNOUNCER: Hagler. Punishing Hearns now. 1097 00:51:25,645 --> 00:51:27,396 This is still the first round. 1098 00:51:32,485 --> 00:51:34,112 There has been no boxing at all. 1099 00:51:34,153 --> 00:51:35,238 They're just fighting here. 1100 00:51:35,279 --> 00:51:37,198 Just slugging. Now Hearns 1101 00:51:37,240 --> 00:51:38,950 continues to... 1102 00:51:40,785 --> 00:51:42,537 And now Hearns has got his right back! 1103 00:51:43,955 --> 00:51:46,124 This could be the most brutal heathen round 1104 00:51:46,165 --> 00:51:48,626 -you've ever seen in boxing. -(BELL DINGING) 1105 00:51:48,668 --> 00:51:49,961 FARHOOD: Nobody could believe it. 1106 00:51:50,002 --> 00:51:51,712 It was just one long scream for three minutes. 1107 00:51:54,090 --> 00:51:55,883 ANNOUNCER: That's as good as it ever gets, folks. 1108 00:51:55,925 --> 00:51:57,385 I doubt that there has ever been 1109 00:51:57,426 --> 00:52:00,346 a better middleweight round than that one. 1110 00:52:00,388 --> 00:52:02,723 STEWARD: Thomas comes back, end of the first round. 1111 00:52:02,765 --> 00:52:06,018 First thing, he says, "My right hand is broke." 1112 00:52:06,060 --> 00:52:08,354 I said, "Oh, my God!" 1113 00:52:08,396 --> 00:52:10,189 But the thought of quitting 1114 00:52:10,231 --> 00:52:12,483 and stopping the fight never entered my mind. 1115 00:52:12,525 --> 00:52:14,527 But, just knowing Thomas's mental makeup. 1116 00:52:15,987 --> 00:52:17,989 (HEARNS SPEAKING) 1117 00:52:22,243 --> 00:52:24,662 STEWARD: He was actually slinging the right hand. 1118 00:52:24,704 --> 00:52:26,497 He really wasn't punching it straight anymore 1119 00:52:26,539 --> 00:52:27,498 because it was broken. 1120 00:52:28,708 --> 00:52:30,126 ANNOUNCER: That was a hook. Good left hook. 1121 00:52:30,168 --> 00:52:32,670 IZENBERG: The second round was much more Hagler. 1122 00:52:32,712 --> 00:52:35,006 But the blood was flowing much more. 1123 00:52:37,550 --> 00:52:39,969 COMMENTATOR: Another good right hand by Hagler. 1124 00:52:40,011 --> 00:52:41,512 (STEELE SPEAKING) 1125 00:52:45,558 --> 00:52:46,767 FARHOOD: It was a serious cut. 1126 00:52:46,809 --> 00:52:48,477 As much damage as Hagler had done to Hearns 1127 00:52:48,519 --> 00:52:49,687 in that round, it wasn't enough. 1128 00:52:49,729 --> 00:52:51,439 All of sudden, there was a new threat. 1129 00:52:51,480 --> 00:52:53,816 HAGLER: Goody, my corner man had stopped the blood, 1130 00:52:53,858 --> 00:52:55,359 He speak to me in the corner. 1131 00:52:55,401 --> 00:52:57,486 "Don't worry about your cut." 1132 00:52:57,528 --> 00:52:58,779 (GOODY SPEAKING) 1133 00:53:01,032 --> 00:53:03,034 ANNOUNCER: Without question, the two most prevalent words 1134 00:53:03,075 --> 00:53:05,786 on the lips of the 15,000 here, great fight. 1135 00:53:05,828 --> 00:53:07,830 IZENBERG: Now, the third round comes. 1136 00:53:09,081 --> 00:53:11,542 Hearns' legs look like wet spaghetti. 1137 00:53:13,044 --> 00:53:14,629 ANNOUNCER: He really is awkward. 1138 00:53:14,670 --> 00:53:18,257 IZENBERG: And suddenly, the referee stops the fight. 1139 00:53:18,299 --> 00:53:20,927 STEELE: He had split open like a watermelon. 1140 00:53:20,968 --> 00:53:24,513 So I got to get a medical opinion. 1141 00:53:24,555 --> 00:53:26,766 HAGLER: You see the referee pushing you away. 1142 00:53:26,807 --> 00:53:28,851 I'm like, "Don't do this to me." 1143 00:53:28,893 --> 00:53:30,311 STEELE: He looks at me and he says, 1144 00:53:30,353 --> 00:53:32,271 "I'm not gonna let you stop this fight 1145 00:53:32,313 --> 00:53:33,564 "because of no cut." 1146 00:53:36,984 --> 00:53:39,528 The referee said, "Marvin, can you see?" 1147 00:53:42,073 --> 00:53:45,159 Can I see? I'm hitting him, ain't I? (LAUGHING) 1148 00:53:45,201 --> 00:53:47,161 PETRONELLI: So they go back and fight. 1149 00:53:47,203 --> 00:53:48,829 I know if they playing this game, 1150 00:53:48,871 --> 00:53:50,289 I must not come out now. 1151 00:53:51,707 --> 00:53:53,084 I have to knock him out. 1152 00:53:54,418 --> 00:53:55,753 ANNOUNCER: ...some serious business. 1153 00:53:55,795 --> 00:53:57,755 (CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY) 1154 00:54:00,216 --> 00:54:06,180 [INDISCERNIBLE] 1155 00:54:08,099 --> 00:54:10,101 PETRONELLI: Right hook. 1156 00:54:11,477 --> 00:54:12,687 Right cross. 1157 00:54:13,771 --> 00:54:14,897 Right over. 1158 00:54:21,404 --> 00:54:23,114 HAGLER: When Tommy went down, 1159 00:54:23,155 --> 00:54:25,116 I find myself like a monster 1160 00:54:26,409 --> 00:54:29,662 because I felt, if this guy gets up, 1161 00:54:29,704 --> 00:54:30,997 I'm gonna kill this guy. 1162 00:54:36,294 --> 00:54:38,379 ANNOUNCER: I'm not sure he can make it. 1163 00:54:38,421 --> 00:54:42,300 ...five, six, seven... 1164 00:54:44,719 --> 00:54:47,638 ...eight, nine... 1165 00:54:47,680 --> 00:54:49,598 STEELE: I don't even know how he got up. 1166 00:54:49,640 --> 00:54:51,309 He was dead in my arms. 1167 00:54:51,350 --> 00:54:53,311 ANNOUNCER: This one is history! 1168 00:54:53,352 --> 00:54:55,938 Five and a half rounds. A tremendous victory. 1169 00:54:55,980 --> 00:54:57,815 REPORTER: Marvin Hagler just doesn't go down. 1170 00:54:57,857 --> 00:55:00,234 This is a man with such incredible grit 1171 00:55:00,276 --> 00:55:01,527 and such courage. 1172 00:55:01,569 --> 00:55:03,404 I just don't think you can say enough about that. 1173 00:55:03,446 --> 00:55:05,072 FARHOOD: He understood what he needed to do 1174 00:55:05,114 --> 00:55:07,158 and he said, I will walk through fire 1175 00:55:07,199 --> 00:55:08,617 I will take his best right hand 1176 00:55:08,659 --> 00:55:09,994 and then take his heart. 1177 00:55:10,036 --> 00:55:11,912 Because once he hits me with his best right hand 1178 00:55:11,954 --> 00:55:14,290 and sees he can't hurt me, fight is over. 1179 00:55:14,332 --> 00:55:16,751 ANNOUNCER: Hearns being carried back to his corner. 1180 00:55:16,792 --> 00:55:18,336 KALLEN: To see him carried back to the corner 1181 00:55:18,377 --> 00:55:19,462 like a baby. 1182 00:55:19,503 --> 00:55:20,921 That was hurtful. 1183 00:55:20,963 --> 00:55:22,882 I just wish they'd take a deep breath 1184 00:55:22,923 --> 00:55:24,800 and walk back to the corner. 1185 00:55:24,842 --> 00:55:28,054 He just had never experienced that before. 1186 00:55:28,888 --> 00:55:30,348 Hi, baby! 1187 00:55:30,389 --> 00:55:31,849 Yay! 1188 00:55:31,891 --> 00:55:33,517 You see Daddy's boo-boos? 1189 00:55:33,559 --> 00:55:35,394 PETRONELLI: I can't figure too many guys 1190 00:55:35,436 --> 00:55:38,064 that were better than him. 1191 00:55:38,105 --> 00:55:42,443 Now, everybody realize that above everything else, 1192 00:55:42,485 --> 00:55:43,527 he was marvelous. 1193 00:55:46,822 --> 00:55:48,991 And here is Marvelous, Marvin Hagler. 1194 00:55:49,033 --> 00:55:51,660 (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 1195 00:55:51,702 --> 00:55:54,330 It must be nice to hear that we got here tonight, 1196 00:55:54,372 --> 00:55:56,332 I know this is something you have been trying 1197 00:55:56,374 --> 00:55:58,667 to get in your professional fighting career for a long time. 1198 00:55:58,709 --> 00:56:01,796 And it really didn't happen until this fight, did it? 1199 00:56:01,837 --> 00:56:03,297 HAGLER: I look at the newspaper clippings, 1200 00:56:03,339 --> 00:56:04,590 and they say, 1201 00:56:04,632 --> 00:56:06,717 that was the best first round in history. 1202 00:56:06,759 --> 00:56:08,552 I've never seen a first round fight 1203 00:56:08,594 --> 00:56:09,553 like that in my life. 1204 00:56:09,595 --> 00:56:11,222 But you gave Hearns credit also. 1205 00:56:11,263 --> 00:56:13,182 You said it takes two to make a round like that. 1206 00:56:13,224 --> 00:56:14,517 It takes two. 1207 00:56:14,558 --> 00:56:16,519 Every time I talk about the Tommy Hearns fight, 1208 00:56:16,560 --> 00:56:17,895 I still get chills. 1209 00:56:17,937 --> 00:56:19,522 I give Tommy a lot of credit. 1210 00:56:19,563 --> 00:56:21,857 I mean, he's a true champion. 1211 00:56:21,899 --> 00:56:24,110 And he is a good gentleman. 1212 00:56:24,151 --> 00:56:27,488 KALLEN: There has not been one day that's gone by since 1213 00:56:27,530 --> 00:56:30,032 that fight that Tommy hasn't relived it in his mind. 1214 00:56:30,074 --> 00:56:31,492 And I'd say, 1215 00:56:31,534 --> 00:56:33,744 "Tommy, all the greats, Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, 1216 00:56:33,786 --> 00:56:35,454 "all of them have had their losses. 1217 00:56:35,496 --> 00:56:37,373 It hurts like crazy. 1218 00:56:37,415 --> 00:56:39,834 "But, you win some, you lose some." 1219 00:56:39,875 --> 00:56:41,544 That's life. 1220 00:56:41,585 --> 00:56:43,796 His boxing is life. 1221 00:56:45,214 --> 00:56:48,551 I finally gained recognition and that's what I wanted 1222 00:56:48,592 --> 00:56:50,761 from the public and from the media. 1223 00:56:50,803 --> 00:56:53,389 It took him so long to get his due, 1224 00:56:53,431 --> 00:56:55,391 and Marvin never gave up. 1225 00:56:56,767 --> 00:56:58,811 To me, he was a class act inside and out, 1226 00:56:58,853 --> 00:57:00,271 and I love the way he fought. 1227 00:57:05,734 --> 00:57:08,654 We talked about just how marvelous, Marvin Hagler was 1228 00:57:08,696 --> 00:57:11,240 When former fighters sit ringside and watch a fight, 1229 00:57:11,282 --> 00:57:13,701 they think they could still kick the butt of those guys, 1230 00:57:13,742 --> 00:57:15,202 even though they're retired. 1231 00:57:15,244 --> 00:57:18,456 So Leonard, seeing Marvin getting all the attention, 1232 00:57:18,497 --> 00:57:19,790 that's fuel. 1233 00:57:19,832 --> 00:57:21,959 Ray has retired more than Barbra Streisand. 1234 00:57:22,001 --> 00:57:23,919 That's just what Ray did. 1235 00:57:23,961 --> 00:57:25,963 It's definitely true with a lot of fighters. 1236 00:57:26,005 --> 00:57:28,757 Many of them just don't know when to quit. 1237 00:57:28,799 --> 00:57:32,386 Don't tell me not to fly I've simply got to 1238 00:57:32,428 --> 00:57:35,431 If someone takes a spill it's me and not you 1239 00:57:35,473 --> 00:57:37,183 Who told you you're allowed 1240 00:57:37,224 --> 00:57:40,269 To rain on my parade 1241 00:57:40,311 --> 00:57:42,354 I'll march my band out! 1242 00:57:43,105 --> 00:57:46,442 I'll beat my drum! 1243 00:57:46,484 --> 00:57:49,320 And if I'm fanned out 1244 00:57:49,361 --> 00:57:51,989 Y our turn at bat, sir 1245 00:57:52,031 --> 00:57:54,992 At least I didn't fake it Hat, sir