Thread: RIP Marvelous Marvin Hagler

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Long before today he took his place among the very best, but it is sad still to see such a tough man revealed as a mere mortal like the rest of us.

RIP Champ.

This one is actually shocking . Absolute blindside. Fuckin A. God speed legend.

God bless his family.
I remember riding on my friend's motorcycle, with a case of Henry Weinhard beer, to the Los Olivos project to watch him fight Duran.
I remember getting off work at 7 and hauling ass 3 blocks to a friend's house and getting there just in time for the insane start to his fight with Tommy Hearns.
I bought every video out there of his fights and, years after he had lost interest in boxing, Marvin Hagler got my father watching the fights again.
Everyone dies and you are sucker if you don't understand that from the start. If Marvelous Marvin Hagler has decided to leave us, I hope that he exited this world as cleanly as he walked away from boxing.
Personally, I will never forget the first round with Hearns, or the right uppercut he took from Mugabi that only made him mad, or the body shots that discouraged Doug Demmings.

Very sad to hear about this, he really was the "Marvelous" one. A great champion who never balked at any competition.

Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

I really don't remember a more fearsome looking fighter than Marvin.

Originally Posted by Spicoli

This one is actually shocking . Absolute blindside. Fuckin A. God speed legend.

I echo your sentiments exactly. Totally unexpected. Had no idea he was suffering from health issues. We'll probably learn more in the coming days. A true shock and horribly, horribly sad. In today's world, he wasn't an old man.

Rest in Peace, champ.