chrisjpainter Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) First Murray now Marvellous Marvin Hagler, only 66. A proper great of his and any generation. His three rounds of carnage vs Hearns is still the best opening to a fight I've ever seen. RIP, Marvin Edited March 14, 2021 by chrisjpainter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 66 is no age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam triple Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Brilliant fighter never stopped going forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 8 hours ago, chrisjpainter said: First Murray now Marvellous Marvin Hagler, only 66. A proper great of his and any generation. His three rounds of carnage vs Hearns is still the best opening to a fight I've ever seen. RIP, Marvin 2nd that, a great boxer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 That’s far too young. Great shame, a great boxer and nice bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Another true 'Great' gone too early, and unexpectedly. RIP Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 The above has passed away. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Hi Steve, there is already a thread running on this ☹️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 26 minutes ago, JKD said: Hi Steve, there is already a thread running on this ☹️ I did look (obviously not hard enough) and couldn't see one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, steve_b_wales said: I did look (obviously not hard enough) and couldn't see one. Easily done Steve,,,, through misty eyes? 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, JKD said: Easily done Steve,,,, through misty eyes? 😢 Well, my excuse is I've just finished 3 x 12hr night shifts, with not much sleep in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 1 minute ago, steve_b_wales said: Well, my excuse is I've just finished 3 x 12hr night shifts, with not much sleep in between. Good excuse,,,, now go and get some sleep 👍 ATVB 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted March 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 A bit of nostalgia for you all. Here's an article/interview with Hagler in the run up to Pac/Mayweather. Some brilliant insights. Marvin Hagler-Tommy Hearns 30 years on - The greatest fight? - BBC Sport 'I ain't missing him, am I?'😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchdickason Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 RIP Marvin. I ain't missing him is priceless. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 I was a big Alan Minter fan and saw him robbed at the Olympics. He seemed to have everything - good brain, decent speed, decent chin and a punch. I then watched the Hagler fight and was astonished. Every time Hagler hit Minter another bump appeared on his face. It was as if he had concrete in his gloves. The scenes that followed were not British boxing's finest hour. I started to follow Hagler and was always impressed. A hard lad, who was on the wrong end of a couple of truly awful decisions. He was a class act inside and outside of the ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hitman Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Hagler was a true great and word legend is appropriate. he didn’t hide from anyone and fought and beat some of the best fighters to grace the sport- the Hearns fight is widely considered the best first round in history. very sad news indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 10 hours ago, scobydog said: 2nd that, a great boxer. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 Just lost myself on YouTube for over an hour reviewing some of his finest moments. He was so obviously head and shoulders above the competition at the prime of his career. What struck me was his physical condition - totally ripped, and compared to Tony Sibson who looked like a bucket of lard it's no wonder he could brush him off with relative ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wharf Rat Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 What an era he represented! Alberto Hands of Stone Duran best middle weight brawler since LaMotta Thomas Hitman/Motorcity Cobra Hearns an allrounder with an explosive punch and the first boxer to win the world champ at five different weights Marvellous Marvin Hagler undefeated for seven years with more knockouts per fight than any other middleweight champion Sugar Ray Leonard arguably the best middleweight boxer since Sugar Ray Robinson, who ended Hagler's unbeaten run, at least according to two out of three judges at ringside. Each was a legend and each fought each other, giving us some of the best fights in history. A spectacular loss to the world of sport. I've had a picture from Hagler v Mugabe on my desk for well over twenty five years. He was an example inside and out of the ring. Chin down, fists up, and swing with precision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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