Marvin Hagler RIP

Galaril · 03-13-2021, 07:20 PM

Oh damn. I grew watching all his fights and he was a local hero from back in Boston. He was top two greatest of all time middleweights. He was only 66 geez. RIP.

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JonInMiddleGA · 03-13-2021, 07:28 PM

1st round, Hagler-Hearns, quite likely the single greatest round in pro boxing history.

Rest in peace.

Edward64 · 03-13-2021, 07:30 PM

Hagler-Hearns was great. I leaned towards Hearns because "hitman" was a cool name but kinda knew that Hagler was bigger and had the advantage.

Here's the first round.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL2a2-8OHdg

Galaril · 03-13-2021, 07:53 PM

He had a decent retirement relocating to Italy of all places marrying an actress and doing some movies there. He eventually became a citizen eventually.

tarcone · 03-13-2021, 08:44 PM

What a great era of boxing. That weight class was loaded.

RIP

Swaggs · 03-13-2021, 08:48 PM

Dang. He seemed like he was the champ for my entire childhood.

RIP

PilotMan · 03-13-2021, 10:03 PM

He was my favorite. Always the guy I wanted to be when I was shadow boxing as a kid. He was the king of the Middleweight division at a time when it was incredible. RIP Champ.

JPhillips · 03-13-2021, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

1st round, Hagler-Hearns, quite likely the single greatest round in pro boxing history.

Rest in peace.

Just watched it again. I don't think there was ever anything like it. Both guys left everything in the ring.

pantera · 03-14-2021, 12:44 AM

I was a senior in college in 1984-85. I worked at a restaurant that Marvin visited several times a year. One night there was a Lionel Richie concert that he attended. Marvin arrived at our restaurant afterward, and my boss told me to just stand by his table and keep autograph hounds away from him, his wife, his brother Robbie and his brother's wife. They stayed for about 3 hours eating dinner and later having drinks in the lounge with the staff. I had the opportunity to speak off and on with him the whole night. When the night was finished he gave me a $50 tip basically for standing there, and also gave me his autograph. When he left --- I kid you not!!! --- he drove his family away in a brand new Cadillac that had an artistic rendition of a championship belt on the door, similar to how you see a badge on a police car door.

He was a very nice, very kind man with a big smile on his face for anyone who knew him. Everyone at our restaurant loved the guy. We lost a great one today. A Marvelous one. RIP.

Galaril · 03-14-2021, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by pantera

I was a senior in college in 1984-85. I worked at a restaurant that Marvin visited several times a year. One night there was a Lionel Richie concert that he attended. Marvin arrived at our restaurant afterward, and my boss told me to just stand by his table and keep autograph hounds away from him, his wife, his brother Robbie and his brother's wife. They stayed for about 3 hours eating dinner and later having drinks in the lounge with the staff. I had the opportunity to speak off and on with him the whole night. When the night was finished he gave me a $50 tip basically for standing there, and also gave me his autograph. When he left --- I kid you not!!! --- he drove his family away in a brand new Cadillac that had an artistic rendition of a championship belt on the door, similar to how you see a badge on a police car door.

He was a very nice, very kind man with a big smile on his face for anyone who knew him. Everyone at our restaurant loved the guy. We lost a great one today. A Marvelous one. RIP.

Thanks for sharing this. He was one of my few childhood sports idols along with Earl Campbell, and Fred Lynn. It is great to hear a story from someone I trust that what we believed he was like he was genuinely a nice guy.

molson · 03-14-2021, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Galaril

He had a decent retirement relocating to Italy of all places marrying an actress and doing some movies there. He eventually became a citizen eventually.

I need to watch one of those Italian Marvin Hagler action movies I've been hearing about for decades.

I was wondering if he was still out there, but I guess at some point he came back to New England, and lived in New Hampshire, in the same county as my old summer camp, and where my sister lives now. I would have lost my shit if I ever ran into Marvin Hagler there.

Leonard/Hagler was one of my first sports memories. That was massive.

BYU 14 · 03-14-2021, 06:09 PM

We were out of town over the weekend and I heard late last night. Still kind of numb, he was one of those guys that you just thought was invincible.

As arguably the biggest boxing aficionado on the board this one hurts. One of the top 3 MW's of all time and round 1 of "The War" is the definition of epic.

R.I.P

Galaril · 03-14-2021, 06:19 PM

Also am boxing fan and boxed some when I was younger in the military. Yes that fight was epic I just rewatched it. I have almost all of Haglers fights on DVD over 45 of the. And enjoy watching his fights.

BYU 14 · 03-14-2021, 07:06 PM

My wife just humored me and watched that round with me, because she knew I was bummed. At the end, she just said wow and gave me a hug

I had quit boxing when I joined the military a few years earlier, but that fight really made me wish I had'nt.

miami_fan · 03-14-2021, 07:50 PM

The first round of Hagler v. Hearns is the standard to which all boxing is judged for me.

RIP to the Marvelous One.

cuervo72 · 03-14-2021, 08:32 PM

Such classic bouts. He was Marvelous, all right. RIP, champ.

A-Husker-4-Life · 03-15-2021, 07:42 AM

RIP Champ.

angelmarco · 03-15-2021, 07:44 AM

RIP Champ

03-13-2021, 07:28 PM	#2
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	1st round, Hagler-Hearns, quite likely the single greatest round in pro boxing history. Rest in peace. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

03-13-2021, 07:30 PM	#3
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	Hagler-Hearns was great. I leaned towards Hearns because "hitman" was a cool name but kinda knew that Hagler was bigger and had the advantage. Here's the first round. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL2a2-8OHdg Last edited by Edward64 : 03-13-2021 at 07:31 PM.

03-13-2021, 07:53 PM	#4
Galaril Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2004	He had a decent retirement relocating to Italy of all places marrying an actress and doing some movies there. He eventually became a citizen eventually. Last edited by Galaril : 03-13-2021 at 07:54 PM.

03-13-2021, 08:44 PM	#5
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	What a great era of boxing. That weight class was loaded. RIP __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

03-13-2021, 08:48 PM	#6
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Dang. He seemed like he was the champ for my entire childhood. RIP __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

03-13-2021, 10:03 PM	#7
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	He was my favorite. Always the guy I wanted to be when I was shadow boxing as a kid. He was the king of the Middleweight division at a time when it was incredible. RIP Champ. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

03-14-2021, 12:44 AM	#9
pantera n00b Join Date: Mar 2021	I was a senior in college in 1984-85. I worked at a restaurant that Marvin visited several times a year. One night there was a Lionel Richie concert that he attended. Marvin arrived at our restaurant afterward, and my boss told me to just stand by his table and keep autograph hounds away from him, his wife, his brother Robbie and his brother's wife. They stayed for about 3 hours eating dinner and later having drinks in the lounge with the staff. I had the opportunity to speak off and on with him the whole night. When the night was finished he gave me a $50 tip basically for standing there, and also gave me his autograph. When he left --- I kid you not!!! --- he drove his family away in a brand new Cadillac that had an artistic rendition of a championship belt on the door, similar to how you see a badge on a police car door. He was a very nice, very kind man with a big smile on his face for anyone who knew him. Everyone at our restaurant loved the guy. We lost a great one today. A Marvelous one. RIP.

03-14-2021, 06:09 PM	#12
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	We were out of town over the weekend and I heard late last night. Still kind of numb, he was one of those guys that you just thought was invincible. As arguably the biggest boxing aficionado on the board this one hurts. One of the top 3 MW's of all time and round 1 of "The War" is the definition of epic. R.I.P

03-14-2021, 06:19 PM	#13
Galaril Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2004	Also am boxing fan and boxed some when I was younger in the military. Yes that fight was epic I just rewatched it. I have almost all of Haglers fights on DVD over 45 of the. And enjoy watching his fights.

03-14-2021, 07:06 PM	#14
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	My wife just humored me and watched that round with me, because she knew I was bummed. At the end, she just said wow and gave me a hug I had quit boxing when I joined the military a few years earlier, but that fight really made me wish I had'nt. Last edited by BYU 14 : 03-14-2021 at 07:06 PM.

03-14-2021, 07:50 PM	#15
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	The first round of Hagler v. Hearns is the standard to which all boxing is judged for me. RIP to the Marvelous One. __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

03-14-2021, 08:32 PM	#16
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Such classic bouts. He was Marvelous, all right. RIP, champ. __________________ null

03-15-2021, 07:42 AM	#17
A-Husker-4-Life College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nebraska	RIP Champ. __________________ JJ Smitty Owner of the TheC.F.L. - Come by and check us out.

03-15-2021, 07:44 AM	#18
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