Nine minutes that defined Marvelous Marvin's career
Hagler felt he didn't get the respect he deserved - until the Tommy Hearns fight in 1985
It lasted less than nine minutes, but 30 years later boxing aficionados are still talking about "The War". Marvelous Marvin Hagler v Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, April 15, 1985 - undisputed middleweight champion Hagler versus Hearns, who earned his nickname by felling even the likes of Roberto Duran with his sledgehammer right hand.
Though Hagler knocked out Hearns in just the third round, the fight went down in history as one of the greatest of all time.
Nearly three decades later, Hagler can't understand where the time went, but is still happy to reminisce, despite getting asked about it almost every day since.
You can't believe it - when I wake up and go out somebody's talking about that fight. It's like it was yesterday. People remember every punch, every round
At 60, he still oozes power from a torso the approximate size and shape of a Smart Car; his wits are undiminished despite his years taking on - and, with the exception of Sugar Ray Leonard, beating - the greats of the 1980s in a near seven-year unbeaten run as champ.
"I'm only 29, I don't know what happened here," he jokes of the 30-year anniversary. "It's a good feeling. I get it every day, you can't believe it - when I wake up and go out somebody's talking about that fight.
"It's like it was yesterday. People remember every punch, every round, they write me a lot, the fans are excited about this 30th anniversary and they can't wait for it to get here.
"For me it was the best day of my life besides winning the title, but finally just showing the world I was the champion I was.
"I remember some of them saying, 'You're not great yet until you showed your true ablilities,' and everything. After I knocked out Tommy Hearns I said to the commentator, 'Am I great or not?' he says, 'I got to tell you Marvelous, you're great.'"