'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler: American boxing legend dies aged 66

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'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler: American boxing legend dies aged 66 - BBC Sport

"Today, unfortunately my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed away unexpectedly at his home here in New Hampshire," his wife Kay Hagler said.

 

[Numbers]

One of my fav fighters of all time, I even named my cat after him.

Round 1 vs Tommy Hearns is arguably the greatest round in all of Boxing history.

RIP Marvelous.

 

[Numbers]

Epic - obvs there's a lot more to the man and boxer (his treatment after destroying Minter was a disgrace) but I could watch the below over and over.

Marvin Hagler vs Tommy Hearns Round 1 | GREATEST ROUND OF BOXING | ON THIS DAY - YouTube

 

[Elpenor]

Agree, that’s a brilliant round. RIP, all I’ve heard about him is he was a good man, and also knew when to retire I think?

 

[The39thStep]

Great boxer from a great period of middleweight boxing, cant think of a time when there has been a better group of boxers at that weight or level. I saw some of his fights in the States live at the cinema by satellite and went to the fight against Minter at Wembley. There were quite a few known fash at the latter supporting Minter and it was a very tense atmosphere.

 

[Athos]

RIP a true great.

Some of my earliest memories are my dad waking me to watch his fights.

 

[Numbers]

I've so far watched the fights vs Hearns, vs Duran 1 and vs Ray Leonard.
Such a great fighter, the epitome of educated pressure.

 

[Mumbles274]

I've so far watched the fights vs Hearns, vs Duran 1 and vs Ray Leonard.
Such a great fighter, the epitome of educated pressure.

There was a great film about the fights between them. Fabulous four or something?

 

[felixthecat]

Complete legend
In fact, that whole cohort of middleweights were legends - Duran, Sugar Ray, Hearns
RIP

 

[Numbers]

There was a great film about the fights between them. Fabulous four or something?

The book of the same name is one of my fav Boxing books of all time too.

 

[Numbers]

RIP a true great.

Some of my earliest memories are my dad waking me to watch his fights.

Same for me, can’t remember which I watched live but have watched them multiple times since.

 

[marty21]

Boxing was very exciting during the 80s , Marvellous, Hit man, Sugar Ray , Duran. The heavy-weight scene wasn't as big as that weight , they were welterweight? Although I think some moved up a few (Hitman)

RIP Marvin.

 

[Numbers]

Just watching that 1st rd of the Hearns fight again, the close up camera work for the last minute or so of the round is absolutely superb, the intensity is unreal.

This is my cat Marvelous Marvin - looks like he's done a few rounds with Tyson the way his ear is

 

[BlanketAddict]

Complete legend
In fact, that whole cohort of middleweights were legends - Duran, Sugar Ray, Hearns
RIP

Never bettered.

 

[Steel Icarus]

The book of the same name is one of my fav Boxing books of all time too.

Brilliant isn't it. Four Kings

 

[BlanketAddict]

Sad to see him go so young.

Hagler for me was the greatest of the four, unfortunate to lose a debatable decision to Sugar Ray.

Imagine for us mere mortals walking onto one of those hooks.

 

[Badgers]

Great fighter. Stopped following the sport a while ago, but remember him well.

Sad to see him go so young.

Is that young for a boxer? Confess I don't know. Fit athlete's for sure but they get battered for years/decades.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Hagler Hearns Round 1 is incredible. Ward Gotti 1 (The Ninth) makes me cry though

 

[BlanketAddict]

Boxing was very exciting during the 80s , Marvellous, Hit man, Sugar Ray , Duran. The heavy-weight scene wasn't as big as that weight , they were welterweight? Although I think some moved up a few (Hitman)

RIP Marvin.

I think the competition between the four elevated the division to a point where it transcended the sport.
The UK experienced the same thing on a smaller scale, I remember the Benn/Eubank etc battles.

Regarding Heavyweights in the '80s - mostly it was one man dismantling all before him. He spoke with a squeaky voice.

 

[BlanketAddict]

Great fighter. Stopped following the sport a while ago, but remember him well.


Is that young for a boxer? Confess I don't know. Fit athlete's for sure but they get battered for years/decades.

It's just young in general isn't it.

Hard to say how much getting smacked about for a living effects life expect across the board - CTE is definitely a real thing and plenty of boxers suffer with their health and perish before their time. Others just roll on and seem to be ok.

Bit like life I guess for us all but if I had to bet I'd say the trauma suffered may ultimately outweigh the fact that boxrs are also ultra-fit athletes.

 

[Hollis]

Sad to see him go so young.

Hagler for me was the greatest of the four, unfortunate to lose a debatable decision to Sugar Ray.

Imagine for us mere mortals walking onto one of those hooks.

Highly debatable wasn't it..

 

[Numbers]

He retired after that fight, one of the reasons banded around cos SRL wouldn't give him a rematch.

It's a pickum fight for sure, I can see it both ways.

 

[BlanketAddict]

Highly debatable wasn't it..

Extreeeeeemely!

 

[Numbers]

Sugar Ray Leonard: He didn’t come to fight, he came to last. He came to go the distance, he didn’t come to knock me out. He just wanted to survive, so I would have to say he used his best defense to survive.

He was only 28 or something when he fought Ray. His last 3 fights were against Hearns, Mugabi and Ray - that’s some roster.

 

[marty21]

I remember watching him beat Alan Minter on the telly (Boxing was on BBC or ITV then) and feeling ashamed at the reaction of the British fans

 

[Numbers]

Apparently taken last Monday, he looks so well.