Marvelous Marvin Hagler dead at age 66

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62 wins
52 by knockout
U.S. National Champion Undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987
Highest knockout percentage EVER for middleweights

Best fight ever was Hagler vs Tommy "hit man" Hearns

Find the video. Watch it.... only 5 rounds of the best boxing ever.
 

I was a pugilist.
So was my dad.
Hagler tried to pick up my wife in a bar once (before we were married)
Funny story.
 

Tish said:
Wow, were you pro?
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No.
I fought in the minor amature circuit for years.
1981-1983 I fought in the national amatures.
I trained with Nate Bolden (do a google search)
I had this dream of being a pro athlete.
Was primed for the pros. (I washed out in NFL tryouts)
Then it occurred to me.. "what the hell am I doing?"
I saw too much. Kids turned into pulp, for what?
I am much smarter than having to fight for a living. I walked away.
Used my brain instead. That's all she wrote.
 
Yeah.....people like to watch fighting & are willing to pay to watch.
But blows to the head = cumulative brain damage = shorter life span.
And the related disability - even worse.
 
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J.B Books said:
amen brother!
To some, it's a way out of the hood.
Choices.
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True - I read up on some boxer's backgrounds & criminal histories, but I can't help thinking there are other ways out of the hood that don't involve brain damage - both causing & receiving.
 
If you are a boxing fan You really should watch the Hagler vs Tommy Hearns fight.

You can find it on you tube. 5 rounds. It was a war! I think each boxer threw around 165 punches per round!

Seriously one of the best fights you'll ever see.
 
Loved watching his fights. Many of them such as the fights against Vito Antuofermo and Alan Minter were presented on TV for free. That's the way it was every week - lots of pro boxing matches and other sports. Today you need cable, satellite, or online TV to watch them.
 
oldiebutgoody said:
Loved watching his fights. Many of them such as the fights against Vito Antuofermo and Alan Minter were presented on TV for free. That's the way it was every week - lots of pro boxing matches and other sports. Today you need cable, satellite, or online TV to watch them.
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Anyone remember "Pabst Blue Ribbon Friday Fights"?
 
My uncle boxed too but not seriously professional. My son mentioned to me today that Thomas Hearns said Marvin Hagler was in the ICU due to the effects of the COVID vaccine before he died.
 
J.B Books said:
If you are a boxing fan You really should watch the Hagler vs Tommy Hearns fight.

You can find it on you tube. 5 rounds. It was a war! I think each boxer threw around 165 punches per round!

Seriously one of the best fights you'll ever see.
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Awesome! I got it bookmarked on Youtube. I used to follow boxing closely, not sure when my interest waned.

RIP Marvelous Marvin.
 
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