Max Kellerman

20th of that whatever it is and nobody would fight him for three four years no one would fight Hagler he had to go into the middleweight lion's den of Philadelphia all the black middleweights who were being avoided the black murderers row um Benny Briscoe Bobby Boogaloo Watson Eugene Cyclone Hart and all these guys and he lost to them and then he rematched them and beat

them and then rubber match some of them and knock them out and when he emerged from that era he was a killer right but he was they fought for the first world titles on the same card Leonard and Hagler got robbed by Vito Leonard got a million dollars to beat a great Wilford Benitez by 30 seconds left in the fight stops him in a close tough fight Hagler beats Antefermo gets a draw

Leonard gets the title.

Hagler makes 40 grand.

Leonard makes a million.

So this keeps going on.

Finally, when he gets to fight Sugar Ray Leonard after Leonard made him.

Nothing went right until the Hearns fight.

Nothing went right.

And even Leonard has a press conference in the ring.

Hagler shows up ringside because Hagler thinks he's going to announce he's coming back because he had a detached retina.

Leonard, so he retired.

He's going to announce he's coming back to fight me.

And instead, Leonard announces his retirement.

Invites him.

Why am I here?

Sugar Ray Leonard had made

what is it, $11 million for fighting Roberto Duran, $13 million for fighting Tommy Hearns, back when the highest paid team athlete in sports was Dave Winfield, $2 million a year.

Leonard's making five and six times as much in a night.

Bird's making $700K.