RIP Marvelous Marvin Hagler

[True Dough]

One of the best ever.


Former boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler has passed away. He was 66.

An official cause of death has not been announced yet. He passed away in New Hampshire.

“I am sorry to make a very sad announcement,” his wife Kay G. Hagler said in a Facebook post on Marvelous Marvin Hagler Fan Club page. “Today unfortunately my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed away unexpectedly at his home here in New Hampshire. Our family requests that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.”

In his boxing career, Hagler went 62-3-2 with 52 knockouts. He competed in the sport from 1973 through 1987.


https://thecapitalsportsreport.com/2021/03/13/marvelous-marvin-hagler-has-passed-away/

[Ponietz]

1. This still is amazing

Link to tweet

[hibbing]

3. I watched that one live

I'm bumming out, I was a big Hagler fan. 66 sounds young these days. Those were some glory days for boxing, Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran.

Peace

[overleft]

5. RIP Marvelous Marvin. Greatest group of middle weights ever!

[True Dough]

7. Yes, that was boxing at its peak

Such great rivalries.

[brush]

8. And Benitez too. And don't forget all the great heavyweights then also.

[underpants]

34. Wow.

That’s was awesome.

[luvs2sing]

2. Oh my. Back in the days..

when I was into boxing, he was my favorite.

[mikeargo]

4. One of the greatest

[multigraincracker]

6. Was in Vegas to see

Hagler vs Mugabi. It was a war.

[True Dough]

9. Indeed. A brutal 11 rounds

between to fierce warriors.

[H2O Man]

11. My brother

sent me lots of pictures from John's training camp. He said that John the the hardest puncher he ever saw. He said Marvin might beat him, but that both men would get hurt.

[True Dough]

16. How are you doing, H2O Man?

About a week ago, you were under the weather. Are you up and about again? Hope all is well with you.

[H2O Man]

19. Some better, thanks.

Odd how it takes so much longer now that I'm old!

[bottomofthehill]

14. I have a Sports Illustrated the Mr Tough Guy one

That Marvin Hagler autographed, “ We feast on the Beast together”
Marvelous Marvin Hagler

He was an amazing fighter

[H2O Man]

10. Rest in peace, Champ.

In my opinion, the greatest middleweight champion.

I posted a picture of Marvin with my younger daughter a few minutes ago on facebook. He was a great guy outside of the ring.

[SergeStorms]

12. A great boxer.

66 is way too young for someone who kept himself in such great shape for most of his life. One of the all time greats, without a doubt.

[Moostache]

13. RIP Marvin...a great light of the sport has gone out.

He was amazing at a time when boxing was so much more than it has faded into...I thought he was older than 66, a sobering reminder that while the party goes on, we all have to leave sooner than we know.

Thanks for the imagery and memories of what heart and courage and determination could be.

[dameatball]

15. Honestly, I have never been a big boxing fan. But what these men were able to will and train their

bodies and minds to do was absolutely amazing. Still is I suppose. I wonder what it was like 1,000 - 2,000 years ago.
RIP Mr. Hagler.

[Pepsidog]

17. I saw him fight Bennie Briscoe in Philly in 1998.I was 14 years old and sat ringside. Briscoe was a

local guy who was a full-time trash man. Battle of the Baldies.

[H2O Man]

21. August 24, 1978.

Bennie was a tough guy, too.

[Pepsidog]

25. 1978 is correct. My Dad had ringside seats to all the fights at the Spectrum back then. We saw many

great fights. In fact, I was interviewed by the PR people after one of the fights and asked what I thought of bowing at the Spectrum. I was 16 years old and said “Boxing at the Spectrum is the greatest” and they made it into a television commercial that ran for years every time the fights were scheduled. My 15 minutes of fame played on tv for years. Best fight I saw there was Johnson vs Franklin who went at it several times. Later, as a lawyer, I had the pleasure of representing another Philly legend Willie “The Worm” Monroe who I watched fight as a kid.

[H2O Man]

26. The Worm!

One of the few with a victory over Hagler, though Marvin reversed it X2 later.

I'm friends with Monroe's grand nephew, Willie Monroe.

[Pepsidog]

30. Small world indeed.

[H2O Man]

31. Earlier this week,

I was watching (on the internet) the son of Eugene "Cyclone" Hart training fighters. What an exciting fighter Cyclone was! I have some great photos of my brothers and I hanging out with him at the 1972 Golden Gloves, when he was briefly trained by Cus D'Amato. If I'm able, I might bring my boy to Philly to get in some real sparring this summer. Philly has a unique history of outstanding fighters.

[Pepsidog]

36. Certainly does. Saw a lot of greats fight in Philly when I was a kid and recall

Ali living in Cherry Hill where I lived. We used to ride our bikes by his house but never saw him there. My neighbor did though and Ali actually invited him into his house. Philly has quite a tradition, I miss the golden age of boxing and can’t quite understand with the money involved how it’s nit a bigger sport. My Dad never took me to any sporting events except boxing and we were ringside for all the Philly fights. I recall seeing some of the greats there sitting in the seats around me. Never saw Frazier or Ali there but plenty of others. Probably the biggest name I saw fight in Philly besides Hagler was Duran who was one of my favorite fighters before the “No mas” fight.

[JPPaverage]

18. And he beat Sugar Ray Leonard

No matter what the judges said.

[True Dough]

20. Yes,

I believe he did. It was a fight for the ages, but Hagler should have had his hand raised when it was over.

[speak easy]

24. (cliche but) The problem with that fight

was only one of them could win.

[JDC]

22. A great fighter. RIP

[speak easy]

23. Oh no!

[Tommymac]

27. Godspeed Marvelous Marvin

[exboyfil]

28. Shared many moments with my dad watching him fight

66 is way too young. The same age my dad passed away.

And he was ripped off in the Leonard fight decision.

I don't watch boxing anymore, but I would if my dad was still around.

Here is an SNL clip with another side of the man.

[chwaliszewski]

29. R.I.P, oh marvelous one.

The greatest round of boxing (fight, for that matter) I've ever seen was when I watched it live on HBO. Unbelievable.

Edit: someone beat me to it. Alas, it is worthy of being posted again. It was that good.

[nightwing1240]

35. The best round of boxing, ever!

RIP Marvelous Marvin

Quite sad to see he has passed, what a fine boxer and fine man.

I have to admit though, I was rooting for Tommy "Hitman" Hearns in this fight but was not at all disappointed in the outcome. Amazing fight between two incredible warriors

[paleotn]

32. Damn! So many are gone.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

33. So young

Well he's three years older than me so that seems young.

[Brother Buzz]

37. Thomas Hearns just had to stir the shit

Thomas Hearns Says Marvin Hagler Was 'In ICU Fighting The After Effects Of The Vaccine'

The boxing world was stunned to learn of the news that "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler died on Saturday at the age of 66. His wife made the announcement on the legendary boxer's Facebook fan page and said her husband "passed away unexpectedly" in their New Hampshire home.


Absent from all the news coverage and ensuing obituaries has been Hagler's cause of death.

That lack of disclosure drew attention to a couple of social media posts from fellow boxing legend Thomas "Hitman” Hearns, with whom Hagler had arguably his greatest triumph in the ring back in the 1980s. Hearns said on Saturday prior to Hagler's death that his former rival was suffering health problems due to "the vaccine," using an exclamation mark for emphasis.

Hearns posted that message to his verified Instagram account and asked his followers to pray for Hagler, who he called "the king"and his family.

"He's in ICU fighting the after effects of the vaccine!" Hearns claimed in the post without offering any proof or specifying which vaccine.

-more-

https://newsone.com/4105374/tommy-hearns-marvin-hagler-cause-death/

[True Dough]

38. Thomas Hearns should have showed a little discretion

and waited for some reliable information.

Link to tweet

[Brother Buzz]

39. What, and miss an opportunity to shove your name into the story?

What's weird, he posted it BEFORE Hagler's death. One could speculate he was given a heads up their were health issues and, well, he ran with half truths and spun it in an unfortunate direction he shouldn't have gone. Hell, inserting the Covid19 vaccine into the dialog is red meat for the conspiracy whackadoodles; it could have gone viral.

Hagler died suddenly in New Hampshire on Saturday. Shortly before he passed, former opponent turned friend Thomas Hearns posted the following on social media next to a picture of Hagler: “A real true warrior Pray for the king and his family.. he’s in ICU fighting the after effects of the vaccine! He’ll be just fine but we could use the positive energy and Prayer for his Full Recovery!” This reportedly led to suspicion that the cause of Hagler’s death may have been a reaction to the Covid19 vaccine. Hearns, however, came out afterwards and indicated his intent was to have people pray for a friend, not start rumors.