His wife said that boxing veteran Marvin Hagler had been the undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987. In a posting on the Facebook page of the famous fighter, Kya ji. Hegler said that her husband died in the family home. “I regret making a very sad announcement. Today unfortunately my dear husband Marvelous Marvin died unexpectedly at his home in New Hampshire,” he wrote. “Our family requests that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.” “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler struggled from 1973 to 1987 and completed some epic matches in the game’s Golden Age, with a record of 62–3 with two draws and 52 knockouts.
Southeastern’s highest number of Harold wins came at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 1985 against Thomas “Hitman” Harners, who lasted only eight minutes, but was considered a classic.
After the first round filled with electric punches that hurt Hearns’ right hand, Hagler was cut in the head from the other side.
A ringside doctor examines Hagler in the third round and the fight ensues. Hagler staggered Hearns with possession of a powerhouse and later sent him to the canvas moments later, with Hearns only falling into the arms of referee Richard Steele.
Hagler won the Middleweight titles of the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association in 1980, stopped Britain’s Alan Minor in the third round at Wembley Arena in London, and added the inaugural title of the International Boxing Federation in 1983.
Hagler defended the undisputed crown 12 times, including a 15-round unanimous decision victory over Roberto Duran of Panama in 1983, and his final victory in 1986 in the 11th-round final of the unbeaten Uganda’s John Ababi.
Veteran American promoter Bob Arum said, “Marvelous Marvin Hagler was one of the greatest athletes to have ever been promoted by the top ranks.” “He was a man of honor and a man of his word, and he performed in the ring with unrestrained determination.
“He was a true athlete and a true human being. I will miss him a lot,” Arum added “Sugar” Ray Leonard and Duron with Hagler, a member of the “Haggers” of the Hegglers’ 1980s middleweight division.
From a decade in 1976 to 1986, Hugler remained unbeaten with 36 wins and one draw.
Named Fighter of the Year in 1983 and 1985 by the Boxing Writers Association of America, he was named Fighter of the Decade by Boxing Illustrated in the 1980s.
He continued his 16-fight victory, which proved to be his final battle, a showdown with Leonard at the age of 32 in 1987.
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Leonard captured the controversial 12-round split decision at the age of 30 after a three-year retirement and made his comeback in the ring by an angry Hagler – scoring – farewell.
After exiting the ring, Hegler made an acting and career as a boxing commentator. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993.
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