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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.
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Originally Posted by Spicoli
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.
Fucking hell, what a shock.
As a fighter, he had everything. Granite chin, fitter than everyone and always turned up in shape, great great technical skills, big puncher, demonic willpower. The most complete fighter I ever saw. Beautiful chip on his shoulder spurred him to true greatness.
A true genuine, deserved bona fide legend
This is terrible news, Marvin "Destruct & Destroy" has left us, may he find peace and eternal rest, one of the scariest fighters you can imagine looking across the ring at waiting for the bell for Round 1. Such an athlete in such impeccable shape all his career, to go so young, is shocking.
The first pro fight I ever attended was in 1984 at MSG to see Hagler vs Hamsho 2, who he KO'ed in the 3rd round.
One of the greatest Middle weight Champions of all time RIP Marvin Hagler.
A true great old school done it the hard way sadly missed .
Shocker ,
R.I.P Marvellous one.
It's ironic we were talking about Hagler last night on zoom Steve what a great fighter he was you myself and Joe.☹️Quote:
Originally Posted by NoSavingByTheBell
I really hated Marvin for years for beating Tommy Hearns, but of course I then accepted how great he really was.
Tommy wrote a fitting tribute to his former bitter rival and now friend.
I really don't remember a more fearsome looking fighter than Marvin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing
Marvellous
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So a perfectly healthy Marvin Hagler who had the "vaccine" has sadly passed away. 2 weeks after having the perfectly safe, fully tested for humans vaccine that's still under trial until 2023.
Right OK.
A man who at the, far from old age of 66 can run a 6 minute mile and is in better shape than guys half age just gets taken out like this.
Right. OK
It takes 10 years of trials and test to get a vaccine half way right, and they pushing that poison after 2 months of development under Trump.
I wouldn’t be shocked if they try to say it was long term trauma from blows to the head. Say no to the #covidvaccine
Another one bites the dust eh Bill ?
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They offer you the vaccine they do not force you to take it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Denilson3.0
Plus do not spoil a tribute to a great fighter with your death cult mind.
Don't put words in my mouth. Never said they forced him to take it[Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Lord AlThey offer you the vaccine they do not force you to take it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Denilson3.0
Plus do not spoil a tribute to a great fighter with your death cult mind.
Please cut it out with this vaccine shit on this thread.
Gutted to wake to to this this morning.
As a youngster I didn't like him mostly because of his look and him being the 'bad guy' rather than pretty boy Ray. As I got older and more informed - especially after reading 4 Kings - I realised how he had risen up and done it the hard way. Massive respect.
A true warrior, awesome fighter and a top bloke. One of the best ever.
RIP champ
I agree lets keep this a tribute to a great fighter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark TKO
"This is K and this is O"
(Before SRL fight)
Rest in Peace Marvin. Terribly sad news. @Denilson 3.0 , show some respect and put it on the Vaccine thread if you must, ya fucking nonce.
RIP Tributes pour in for ‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler who died aged 66, with Lennox Lewis saying he is ‘stunned’, while UFC begin their show by paying respects to boxing icon
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis was among many left stunned by the death of ‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler, who has died at the age of 66.
Hagler’s wife, Kay, announced the news on Saturday, writing on the official Marvelous Marvin Hagler Fan Club Facebook page: “I am sorry to make a very sad announcement. Today unfortunately my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed away unexpectedly at his home here in New Hampshire.”
Hagler won 13 undisputed middleweight title fights, the fifth-most in boxing history and ruled the division from 1979.
His 1985 fight with Thomas Hearns was named ‘Fight of the Year’ by Ring Magazine, despite it only lasting three rounds and was dethroned following a controversial defeat by Sugar Ray Leonard in April 1987.
“I’m simply stunned to hear the news of Marvelous Marvin Hagler,” Lewis tweeted. “Not only was he a living legend, but I was proud to call him my friend. He was so full of life, energy and positivity in our conversations that you would never guess what a wrecking machine he was in the ring.
“Our wives would speak on the phone to connect us and I’ll miss his voice saying ‘It’s Marvelous’ on the other end of the line. We were anxiously looking forward to seeing him at our League of Champions Boxing Camp when it reopened.
“This one hits so hard also because he was the one I emulated my own training camps after when I saw how seriously he took his training camps. The world is one great man less today.”
Eleven-time world champion Oscar De La Hoya said he was ‘saddened’ by the news, adding: “One of the greatest to ever step in the ring!”
Veteran ring announcer, Michael Buffer, meanwhile added he was ‘crushed’.
“He was, in his prime, pound-for-pound the best, going 11 years in 38 fights without defeat. He dominated the middleweight division for a decade!”
And in America, as the UFC begun their broadcast, former heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier spoke about what he meant to him growing up.
“Marvin Hagler was a part of my childhood. Watching him against Sugar Ray and Tommy Hearns, which still may be the greatest short fight in the history of combat sports, it’s a very sad day for the boxing community.”
During his storied career, Hagler was only knocked down once and defended his middleweight crown 12 times.
In September 1980, he fought Alan Minter at Wembley Stadium, winning by a stoppage in the third round – after the British boxer was badly cut – to claim his first world title.
His brutal three rounds against Hearns in Las Vegas became known as ‘The War’.
Then, in 1987, Hagler took on Leonard, a boxer who had retired twice and not fought for almost three years.
Sugar Ray took victory on a split decision, and then retired immediately again afterwards, with Hagler denied a rematch.
Hagler himself retired from boxing in June 1988, with a record of 62 wins, two draws and three defeats.
In 2019, he said he hoped in his lifetime the sport would return to one world champion per division
“They have these three or four belts, I was only looking for one. Years ago, guys like Carlos Monzon, Bennie Briscoe, Emile Griffith, all of us were fighting for one belt.
“Now you’ve got the WBA, the WBC, the IBF (and the WBO) – they say it’s like the alphabet boys.
“If [a fighter] loses a fight or loses a belt, they can always go to another organisation and try for that belt.
“It should be exciting if they bring back one champion [per division].”
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Had to re-watch the Hagler v Hearns fight again to show my kids what a man he was. Insane fight and showed you what a true warrior he was. Granite chin, had to win the hard way and came out on top when it looked like he was going to lose.
I always thought he retired and lived in Italy. Was staggered he had passed away. After he retired people said he mellowed and was a genuinely nice guy.
During his fighting days I am sure no one wanted to get on the wrong side of him. He built up an intense hatred for his opponent and wanted to destroy and humiliate them. Hagler beat top Philly fighters and avenged his losses in the 1970's where he was a quick and solid southpaw. Probably his best boxing years even before he became champ.
When he rightfully became champ, no one was going to take it away easily. Only age and injuries slowed him down as he went through his challengers. So many great fights and one of the best middleweights if not the best. Up there with Grebb, Monzon, Robinson and Hopkins.
Let me end with a positive note. What fighters - What a fight - What a photo.
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I find it interesting that pretty much everyone whose anyone in boxing has offered their condolences or tweeted about Hagler......Bar Sugar Ray Leonard.
His silence is deafening.
I know they didn't get on before, during and after their fight in 87 but even Ali and Frazier kinda put their beef to one side before they met the big man in the sky.
But one of the most things I admire about Hagler is that he went out AT THE VERY TOP and never came bk. Ray Leonard, Duran. Hearns, De La Hoya. Roy Jones, Ali, Ray Robinson and many more greats can't say same the thing
Brilliant Documentary here, one of the toughest fighters I've ever seen.
Sad news
https://youtu.be/eftzBHZTMr4.
Great fighter great Champion gone too soon. R.I.P. champ.
@Dia bando yes Rich very weird how how Joe and you and me and Al were talking about Hagler yesterday. I still feel shocked because 66 is so young and I saw an interview with him last summer and he looked in really good shape and very alert and very bright eyed and healthy. They're saying he died suddenly.
After I just read Master's post, it kind of broke me up a little and also after seeing what Lennox said about him too.
Hagler is right in there for me as one of the most intimidating fighters you could ever look across the ring at. I can't picture a middleweight in history who could whip this guy.
Mike Tyson pays touching tribute to Marvin Hagler after calling boxing icon ‘one of best warriors’ following death at 66
Middleweight legend Hagler sadly passed away on the weekend, as his wife Kay confirmed the sad news on social media.
The boxing world mourned the death of one of the most iconic fighters to ever live.
Promoters Bob Arum and Eddie Hearn, Oscar De La Hoya, Gennady Golovkin and many more paid tribute.
And former heavyweight Mike Tyson was among those, as he took to Twitter to pay his respect.
Tyson, 54, wrote: "Marvin Hagler was one of the best warriors in the sport. Condolences to his family. He will be missed."
Sugar Ray Leonard - who famously beat Hagler in a hotly contested points decision 1987 - was another to post an emotional tribute to the American.
Leonard, 64, wrote: "I was really in shock yesterday after hearing the news of Hagler, it hit me hard. We had just the utmost respect for each other!
"Marvin Hagler had every ingredient that it takes to be a great champion. Marvin, you are definitely gone too soon, but you will forever live on as one of the greats!
"Thoughts and prayers to the entire Hagler family."
Hagler reigned as the undisputed middleweight world champion between 1980 and 1987.
He was part of the iconic 'four kings era' in the 1980s alongside Leonard, Roberto Duran and Tommy Hearns.
A boxing Hall of Famer, Hagler was named Fighter of the Decade (1980s) by Boxing Illustrated and twice named Fighter of the Year (1983 & 1985) by The Ring magazine.
He legally changed his name to 'Marvelous' in 1982, after becoming annoyed that American commentators were not using his nickname.
Regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters ever, while his stunning record of 52 KOs in 62 wins see him ranked among boxing's heaviest hitters.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/14344...-boxing-death/
Kay Hagler posted on his fan page his death is not covid or vaccine related.
Reading what SRL wrote is also touching; gone too soon. Utmost respect.
I stopped in my parents place after work yesterday.
My Dad had just switched on the news.
He's still the hardest working man I know, but he's been through cancer and has just paused to enjoy life now.
I broke the news to him before the sports headlines were announced.
He didn't believe me.
When the story was announced my Dad just shook his head and repeated 'Not Hagler' two, maybe three times; genuinely incredulous.
Hagler was Dad's favourite of the Fab 4, probably the second fighter he introduced me to after Ali.
He couldn't believe anything other than God himself could stop Marvin.
I’ve been thinking about this a bit.
Everybody on the newspapers etc is agreeing that Hagler was absolutely the real deal in the ring, a complete fighter with very very few discernible weaknesses. A guy who came up the hard way and paid all his dues on the way up. A genuine fighter’s fighter.
I’v not been able to find any ‘bad’ stories about him. He stayed loyal to his very first trainers - something just about unheard of in the sport. His sparring partners all say he was a total beast in the ring, and a nice guy outside it. Even the weasel that is Bob Arum said he was the most loyal and dedicated fighter he met.
By his own account, he went a bit haywire after the a Leonard loss/robbery ;D, but can’t really blame him for that and it didn’t seem to last long. He got divorced, which is in itself not unusual and his ex wife has never said anything horrible about him.
He went off to Italy, stayed off the celebrity ex boxer circuit, remarried, learn the language and was apparently very happy.
Good on you, Marvin.
Pure and total bullshite. His death had nothing to do with Covid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Denilson3.0
"This is how our area (the Mount Washington Valley in New Hampshire) reacted. Marvelous Marvin was a long time resident and lived in the Attitash area of Bartlett. It’s about two miles west of my house but the only time I ever saw him on the road was when he was jogging. We did have some lively communications at the IBHOF week every June.
"He was pretty much adored around here mainly for being a pleasant and uplifting guy who had time for anyone as long as they were being civil. He was “our” Marvelous Marvin and he mingled among the town folk without flaunting his fame. He just fit in. His personality—punctuated by a great smile-- lit up every room he entered.
"People like Hagler don’t die. He was an iron man. He was indestructible. But suddenly you hear a “rumor” streaking through town and you check out the news on your phone. It says he’s gone---can’t be so---so you quickly call some friends to confirm that this can’t be so---that’s it’s a hoax. But then hoping against hope, you reluctantly come to grips with the fact he is no longer with us. It makes you realize that no one is indestructible.
His wonderful wife Kay has taken it hard….and so has the Valley…and so have
I recalled quite a few fights I saw while having a brew and at home on a Saturday afternoon but this particular muscularly chiseled fighter who looked like a statue out of a sculpture's imagination with the perfect rock to be shaped and I heard an announcer which the passage of time escapes my memory said about Marvelous Marvin Hagler, "He is a blue collar fighter." You could see the evidence of a training camp that said during the hours of perfecting his fighting plan, his strategy, the hard work and blue collar effort that got him the name Marvelous in addition to the Marvin Hagler we already knew.
does marvin get a pass for fighting smaller guys & cashing out towards the end of his career?
If this is a way of justifying Canelo v Crawford you are way off.Quote:
Originally Posted by TIC
1. Hagler was a career MW. He didn’t yo-yo up and down the weights. The fact that so-called smaller guys came up to his weight as you say, at the end of his career was because they wouldn’t have dreamed of it at Hagler’s peak.
2. These smaller guys are some of the greatest fighters to lace up gloves at any weight.
We cannot compare Crawford with Hearns, Duran or SRL.
3. Hagler was a small MW . I would argue that Hearns was a bigger guy than him. Leonard would probably have beaten any MW or SMW today, and it was Duran cashing out against Hagler, not the other way round.
4. The guys back then earned a fraction of what Canelo does today. Surely they can’t be blamed for trying to get what they’re worth and what they deserve. And it’s not like they were fighting patsies for it.
Let’s be honest , not just Canelo, but none of these top fighters today are worth the millions they are paid, in Canelo’s case tens of millions.
Back then, it was their pensions they were chasing, nowadays Canelo, Fury, Joshua and others could fund multiple generations of their family tree.
& marvin lost to a smaller guy who had been inactive for almost three years
marvin should have fought mike mccallum instead of john mugabi
And your point is? Canelo lost to a smaller man in Floyd. 🤷*♂️ if that is you trying to say “Canelo was better than Hagler” you’re wrong. Don’t forget Hagler used to weigh in on the same day.Quote:
Originally Posted by TIC
Nowadays he would be a Light Middle and he would batter everyone.
Guys get beat by smaller guys. Do you know why? Because they’re getting beat by better guys. That’s all there is to it really.
And the fact that SRL had been out of the ring for 3 years says more about him than Hagler.