Talk:Marvin Hagler
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Answer: The controversy about the first Hagler-Antuofermo bout was that most ringsiders and fight observers thought Hagler had deserved to win running away. This is a topic of discussion in boxing circles that still goes on to this day. The fact Hagler had it so difficult to get a title shot in the first place widened the controversy.The book The Ring: Boxing in the 20th Century made a mockery out of the official draw decision by saying that Antuofermo's mother fainted during the bout, and Hagler fainted after the bout, when the decision was announced. (Hagler didn't faint, this was written only as a funny way of describing his dismay over a decision he obviously thought he'd earned widely).
It was a horrible decision. All three fights Hagler lost in his career were controversial decisions, and many people still say Hagler was undefeated everywhere but on the scorecards.
Even Antuofermo today admits that Hagler beat him. In fact, the two are friends, and Vito helped Hagler break into acting in Italy after his retirement.