John Mugabi Shorts
Description: John Mugabi (born March 4, 1960) is a Ugandan former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1999. He held the WBC super-welterweight title from 1989 to 1990, and challenged twice for world titles at middleweight, including the undisputed championship. Mugabi was part of a talented group of light-middleweights and middleweights during a "golden era" of the 1980s which included Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Wilfred Benítez and Roberto Durán. As an amateur, Mugabi won a silver medal in the welterweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and was the only medallist for Uganda at the event. He is listed #38 on Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time
Description: Though Mugabi came into the fight as a fairly sizable underdog, he proved a game opponent for Hagler, giving the champion a tough fight and nearly closing his right eye towards the end of the fight. Hagler started off the fight using an orthodox stance rather than his traditional southpaw, but struggled mightily using the stance in the first round.
