Marvelous Marvin Hagler

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Occupation	Boxer
Date Of Birth	May 23, 1954(1954-05-23)
Age	70
Date Of Death	March 13, 2021, Bartlett, NH
Birthplace	Newark
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Gemini

Marvelous Marvin Hagler Biography

Marvelous Marvin Hagler is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on May 23, 1954 in Newark, New Jersey, United States.

In 1969, Hagler took up boxing after being roughed up on the street by a local boxer—whom he later defeated—with his friends watching. The very next day after being roughed up, Hagler, determined to become a boxer himself, walked into a gym owned by brothers Pat and Goody Petronelli, who became his trainers and managers. As Hagler needed to be 16 in order to enter some amateur tournaments, he lied about his age, saying that he was born in 1952 instead of

1954. Hagler’s real birth year publicly came to light in 1982 when he had to state his date of birth in order to change his legal name from Marvin Nathaniel Hagler to Marvelous Marvin Hagler. In 1973, Hagler won the National AAU 165-pound title after defeating a U.S. Marine from Atlanta, GA, Terry Dobbs:

Boston promoter Rip Valenti took an interest in Hagler and began bringing in top ranked opponents for Hagler to face. He fought 1972 Olympics gold medalist Sugar Ray Seales; Hagler won the first time, the second was a draw and Hagler knocked out Seales in the third fight. Number 1 ranked Mike Colbert was knocked out in the twelfth and also had his jaw broken by Hagler. Briton Kevin Finnegan was stopped in eight. Afterwards Finnegan required 40 stitches in his face. He dropped a controversial decision to Bobby ‘Boogaloo’ Watts, but knocked out Watts in two rounds in a rematch. Hagler won a ten-round decision over ‘Bad’ Bennie Briscoe. By then, promoter Bob Arum took notice and signed him.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler Net Worth

Marvelous Marvin Hagler is one of the richest Boxer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marvelous Marvin Hagler 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1987. He reigned as undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987, making twelve successful defenses of that title, and currently holds the highest knockout percentage of all undisputed middleweight champions, at 78%, while also holding the second-longest unified championship reign in boxing history at twelve consecutive defenses. At six years and seven months, his reign as undisputed middleweight champion is the second-longest of the last century, behind only Tony Zale, whose reign included several years of inactivity during his service in World War II. In 1982, annoyed that network announcers often did not refer to him by his nickname “Marvelous”, Hagler legally changed his name to “Marvelous Marvin Hagler”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Marvelous Marvin Hagler height 1.77 m Mathies weight 72 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Marvelous Marvin Hagler Dating?

According to our records, Marvelous Marvin Hagler married to Kay Guarrera , Bertha Hagler. As of December 1, 2023, Marvelous Marvin Hagler’s is not dating anyone.

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On April 15, 1985, Hagler and Thomas Hearns met in what was billed as The Fight; later it would become known as “The War.” Round One: Three minutes of blistering violence. Within the first fifteen seconds, Hearns landed his best punch, a straight right, onto Hagler’s chin. The champion stepped back, then came forward. At this point, Hagler began to walk through Hearns’ power punches.

Facts & Trivia

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Hagler’s next challenger was Sugar Ray Leonard, who was returning to the ring after a three-year retirement (having fought just once in the previous five years). During the pre-fight negotiations, in return for granting Hagler a larger share of the purse, Leonard obtained several conditions which would be crucial to his strategy: a 22x22ft ring instead of a smaller ring, 10 ounce gloves instead of 8 ounce gloves, and the fight was to be over 12 rounds instead of the 15 rounds favoured by Hagler. Leonard was 2 years younger, had half as many fights, and unbeknownst to Hagler, had engaged in several ‘real’ fights behind closed doors (i.e. gloves, rounds, a referee, judges and no head gear) in order to shake off his ring rust. The fight took place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on April 6, 1987. Hagler was the clear betting favorite after a dominant six and a half years as the reigning undisputed middleweight champion of the world, having knocked out all opponents as champion except in winning a very close unanimous decision over 15 rounds against Roberto Durán. It was Leonard’s first fight at middleweight (160lbs weight limit). The fight was to be for Hagler’s WBC, lineal and Ring middleweight titles only, as the WBA stripped Hagler of their belt for choosing to face Leonard instead of WBA mandatory challenger Herol Graham. The IBF, while keeping Hagler as their champion, refused to sanction his fight against Leonard, and said that the IBF middleweight title would be declared vacant if Hagler lost to Leonard.

Why did Marvelous Marvin Hagler retire?

On April 6, 1987, in one of the most renowned middleweight title fights, Hagler lost his long-held crown to Sugar Ray Leonard in a controversial 12-round split decision. Unable to accept the defeat , Hagler retired from boxing.

How many times did Marvin Hagler lose?

Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Total fights| 67
Wins| 62
Wins by KO| 52
Losses| 3

Who won the fight between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard?

Luckily, the two drinking buddies didn’t re-enact the fight and moved on to other business. Sugar Ray Leonard dethroned long-reigning middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler on April 6, 1987, in a sold-out temporary arena at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It was the comeback of comebacks.

How old was Sugar Ray Leonard when he fought Marvin Hagler?

Marvin was 28-years-old; Ray was 26. As huge an attraction as Sugar Ray vs Marvelous was in 1987, a battle in 1983 would have topped any level of hype. More to the point, it would have resulted in a much better fight.