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Thread: RIP Marvin Hagler
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03-14-2021, 07:51 AM #1
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RIP Marvin Hagler
Destruct & Destroy.
Too soon.
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03-14-2021, 08:16 AM #2
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Being frm Massachusetts I was a fan of Marvin from way back, back in the days when nobody wanted to fight him and he couldn't get a shot and then all through his career. I personally believe he got robbed in the Leonard fight, but whatever.
The way he walked away and never looked back when he thought he got robbed was admirable. I read a story yesterday that Bob Arum told: A year or so after the Leonard fight, Leonard, Hagler and Arum were all at the same party. Leonoard asked Arum to approach Hagler about a rematch, the box office potential was off the charts, they each would have made millions. Arum walked over and told Marvin what Leonard had asked him to say. Marvin just looked at him and said, "Tell Ray to get a life." and that was that. He had said he was done, and he was done.
In later years Marvin learned Italian and moved to Italy, where he was kind of the Italian Schwarzenegger, in a bunch of action movies. Sounds like a fun time.
Most people seemed convinced that Tommy Hearns would clean the floor with Hagler but I thought Marvin would do it. A lot of people have called this the greatest three rounds in boxing history and I've never seen anythng that would make me disagree with them.
Watch it again:
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03-14-2021, 08:29 AM #3
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Sorry to see him go.
During covid isolation last year I watched a lot of old fights on youtube from the mid 70s to mid 80s. Not the heavyweights, the flyweight up to middleweights. Now that was the golden era of boxing, and it was on TV every weekend. The speed, balance and conditioning of the fighters was incredible. That's why I can't watch MMA. It disgusts me.
RIP champ.
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03-14-2021, 09:21 AM #4
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What a battle by Hagler constantly wading inside
Originally Posted by ötzi
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03-14-2021, 09:35 AM #5
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After they stopped it in the 3rd Hagler realized he could lose because of the cut. He said it wasn't getting in his eyes and he had no idea how bad it was until that moment so he decided he had to end it and he did.
Watching that again for like the 50th time the adrenaline still pumps.
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03-14-2021, 10:32 AM #6
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RIP Marvin Hagler
Hearing rumors he had Covid. RIP.
Last edited by Self Jupiter; 03-14-2021 at 06:44 PM.
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03-14-2021, 11:36 AM #7
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No shit. Originally Posted by ötzi
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03-14-2021, 04:30 PM #8
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03-14-2021, 04:46 PM #9
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Yeah, really, fuck the MMA.
Real men don't fight with their feet.
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03-14-2021, 05:02 PM #10
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03-14-2021, 05:10 PM #11
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Finally. Originally Posted by Peruvian
He was and always will be Marvelous Marvin
Howard Cosell had the best fight calls.. . .
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03-14-2021, 06:13 PM #12
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That Brit got fucked up.
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03-14-2021, 06:38 PM #13
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Minter was game and had skills but he got lucky all he needed was stitches.
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03-15-2021, 07:11 AM #14
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It’s a victory just lasting that long. Originally Posted by Benny Profane
Rip Marvin. Great memories staying up late and listening to that fight on the short wave radio from Chile.
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03-15-2021, 03:08 PM #15
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I am a little disappointed as I clicked in to hear an amazing anecdote of icetzl being at a bar when Hagler came in or something.
he was a bad bad man and its too bad more people dont kow how amazing of a fighter he was.
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03-16-2021, 09:39 PM #16
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Wow, no shit. Originally Posted by Benny Profane
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03-16-2021, 10:03 PM #17
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Nah. I did almost back over Mike Tyson in a parking lot though. Originally Posted by Woodsy
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03-17-2021, 10:28 AM #18
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Did he call you Paddy? Originally Posted by ötzi
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