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RIP Marvelous Marvin Hagler

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By *os19 OP   Man
over a year ago

Edmonton

RIP Marvelous Marvin Hagler one of the 4 Kings of middleweight boxing in the 1980’s who together with Tommy The Hitman Hearns gave us what many boxing experts consider the greatest 8 minutes of boxing

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By *igmaMan
over a year ago

Yorkshire

Quite shocked at that!

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By *ts the taking part thatMan
over a year ago

southampton


"RIP Marvelous Marvin Hagler one of the 4 Kings of middleweight boxing in the 1980’s who together with Tommy The Hitman Hearns gave us what many boxing experts consider the greatest 8 minutes of boxing "

100%, happy days the 1980's boxing with class acts Sugar Ray, Marvellous Marvin etc long before the evils of Sky TV got involved.

No pretence, no faux silliness at weigh in, just respectful boxers who believed in their ability.

Eubank, Benn & Watson etc were the dying embers of the good times.

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By *ik MMan
over a year ago

Lancashire

The Hagler v Hearns fight was the one that got me hooked on boxing, three rounds of absolute mayhem. Mean, moody and every bit Marvellous....RIP champ

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

One of the greatest. RIP

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Omg I’ve not heard this yet RIP

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Very sad one of the greats RIP

One of the best middleweights

62 wins

3 losses

2 draws

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For me the best boxer there has been.

Kept coming forward and never avoided anyone.

Would destroy many of today's fighters.

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By *ik MMan
over a year ago

Lancashire

I highly recommend Steve Bunce’s article for the Independent today for anyone who wants to remind themselves or know a bit more about Hagler the man / the Marvel

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By *andare63Man
over a year ago

oldham

He was a great boxer in a great weight division. I remember a sportsman's evening and Alan Minter was asked did he have any regrets in life. His response was.

Turning up that night to fight Marvellous Marvin

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Awesome fighter.

R.I.P

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By *utterypopcornCouple
over a year ago

oxford

So sad, so young

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By *onkey_boy87Man
over a year ago

derby

Great boxer, a legend in the sport. RIP

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

Amazing legacy he leaves behind, he had to do it the hard way and beat everybody to get what he deserved.

Hagler said "Smoking" Joe Frazier had told him: “You have three strikes against you: you're black, you're southpaw and you're good

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay


"RIP Marvelous Marvin Hagler one of the 4 Kings of middleweight boxing in the 1980’s who together with Tommy The Hitman Hearns gave us what many boxing experts consider the greatest 8 minutes of boxing

100%, happy days the 1980's boxing with class acts Sugar Ray, Marvellous Marvin etc long before the evils of Sky TV got involved.

No pretence, no faux silliness at weigh in, just respectful boxers who believed in their ability.

Eubank, Benn & Watson etc were the dying embers of the good times."

I blame Don King more than Sky to be honest, but agree with the sentiment

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By *urtyGentMan
over a year ago

eastleigh

In this day and age, 66 is nothing. Was still in great shape too. Genuinely shocked by this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

when hagler fought autuofermo for the title in las vegas many fought he won but it ended a draw.

Autuofermo would then lose to alan minter and hagler was the no1 contender.

As we all know the disgraceful scenes after hagler dismantled minter shamed british boxing.

Hagler was disliked by people in charge of the boxing councils so he knew to win anything he would have to beat fighters inside the distance.

and that was proved by the decision in the ray leonard fight.

Leonard would only fight hagler if the ring was bigger, the gloves were 10 ounce instead of 8 and the distance was reduced to 12 rounds instead of the 15 hagler prefered.

it was the only way Sugar ray would take on hagler because he knew he could not go the distance or survive in a smaller ring. but hagler still agreed to it because he didnt duck anyone. and after the result he retired disgusted with the decision.

his fights were always brutal, one against john mugabe was vicious and would not happen today.

the stuff of legends

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By *m3232Man
over a year ago

maidenhead


"RIP Marvelous Marvin Hagler one of the 4 Kings of middleweight boxing in the 1980’s who together with Tommy The Hitman Hearns gave us what many boxing experts consider the greatest 8 minutes of boxing "

Without doubt the best 8mins. Rip

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"when hagler fought autuofermo for the title in las vegas many fought he won but it ended a draw.

Autuofermo would then lose to alan minter and hagler was the no1 contender.

As we all know the disgraceful scenes after hagler dismantled minter shamed british boxing.

Hagler was disliked by people in charge of the boxing councils so he knew to win anything he would have to beat fighters inside the distance.

and that was proved by the decision in the ray leonard fight.

Leonard would only fight hagler if the ring was bigger, the gloves were 10 ounce instead of 8 and the distance was reduced to 12 rounds instead of the 15 hagler prefered.

it was the only way Sugar ray would take on hagler because he knew he could not go the distance or survive in a smaller ring. but hagler still agreed to it because he didnt duck anyone. and after the result he retired disgusted with the decision.

his fights were always brutal, one against john mugabe was vicious and would not happen today.

the stuff of legends"

I remember that fight , haggler looked frost rated, sugar ray wouldn’t fight him , just kept moving

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

RIP to the greatest middleweight there will ever be, third time shedding a tear or 2 from someone passing away was last night

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By *uper SaiyanMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Boxing truely is dying

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