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Marvelous Marvin
Probably won't resonate here, but he was my favorite fighter, for many reasons.
People who know boxing, have boxed, understand. I was tall and lanky when I learned how to box and as I grew older I learned to hate to box the Hagler's of the ring. That said, I would have liked to have met him. The video is of one of the greatest first rounds ever. Incredible. Great tribute in the links here: https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/03/marvelous-marvin-rip.php
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I was a huge fan of his, I suspect for many of the same reasons he was your favorite. Not only a fantastically skilled fighter with one of the biggest hearts to ever enter the ring, a class act away from the ring as well. Certainly one of the all-time greats. RIP, Mr. Hagler.
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I can't remember if Marvin was prior to boxing being rigged, but I liked the Haggler. RIP.
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Yup. Hagler/Hearns is one of the greatest fights ever. Those guys made sure the fight would not go the distance. They stood toe-to-toe and hit each other in the face for 2.5 rounds.
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He was my dad’s favorite fighter, and as a result, mine too.
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Deceased buddy & I paid to watch that one on closed circuit...probably the most action in a short time either of us had seen. We were screaming through every round...so was everybody else in the room.
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He was one of my favorites too.
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Only 66, too soon. And I'll add to the dogpile, the Hagler/Hearns fight was the most explosive thing I've seen.
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He was a warrior, just kept coming forward. It’s too bad he was robbed his last fight.
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Huge fan here to. Wow 66 is so young.
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