Marvelous Marvin Hagler

The scorecards from the ringside press and broadcast media attest to the polarizing views and opinions of the fight (17 for Leonard, 18 for Hagler, 6 calling it a draw):

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ABC (Howard Cosell): 117–112 Leonard
Associated Press: 117–112 Hagler
Baltimore Sun: 7–5 Leonard (115–113 Leonard)
Boston Globe (Ron Borges): 115–113 Hagler
Boston Globe (Steve Marantz): 117–111 Leonard
Boston Herald: 116–113 Leonard
CBS (Gil Clancy): 115–113 Leonard
CBS (Tim Ryan): 115–114 Hagler
Chicago Sun-Times: 115–114 Hagler
Chicago Tribune (1 – Bob Verdi): 115–113 Hagler
Chicago Tribune (2 – Bernie Lincicome): 115–113 Hagler
Chicago Tribune (3 – Sam Smith): 115–113 Hagler
ESPN (Al Bernstein): 115–113 Hagler
ESPN (Dave Bontempo): 114–114
HBO (Harold Lederman): 115–113 Leonard
HBO (Larry Merchant): 114–114
Houston Chronicle: 115–114 Leonard
KO Magazine: 118–111 Leonard
Los Angeles Times: 117–111 Leonard
Miami Herald: 116–112 Hagler

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Miami News: 116–112 Hagler
Newsday: 115–114 Hagler
New York Daily News (1): 117–111 Leonard
New York Daily News (2 – Michael Katz): 117–112 Leonard
New York Post (1): 114–114
New York Post (2 – Jerry Lisker): 115–113 Hagler
New York Times (Dave Anderson): 114–114
Newark Star-Ledger (Jerry Izenberg): 115–113 Hagler
Oakland Tribune: 117–112 Leonard
Philadelphia Daily News (1): 116–112 Leonard
Philadelphia Daily News (2): 115–113 Hagler
The Ring (Nigel Collins): 115–113 Leonard
The Ring (Phill Marder): 114–114
San Jose Mercury-News: 116–115 Hagler
Seattle Times: 115–113 Hagler
Sports Illustrated (Hugh McIlvanney): 116–112 Hagler
Sports Illustrated (Pat Putnam): 115–113 Hagler
Sports Illustrated (William Nack): 116–114 Leonard
United Press International: 116–112 Leonard
USA Today: 115–113 Leonard
The Washington Post: 114–114

Rematch

Hagler requested a rematch but Leonard chose to retire again (the third of five high-profile retirements announced by Leonard during his professional boxing career), having announced it beforehand. Fourteen months following their fight, Hagler retired from boxing on June 13, 1988, after watching WBA middleweight champion Sumbu Kalambay prevail over his brother, Robbie Sims, via unanimous decision. Hagler declared that he was "tired of waiting" for Leonard to grant him a rematch. Just a month succeeding Hagler's retirement, Leonard announced another boxing comeback to fight against WBC light heavyweight champion Donny Lalonde at the super middleweight limit. In 1990, Leonard finally offered Hagler a rematch which reportedly would have earned him $15 million, but he declined. By then, Hagler had settled down into a new life as an actor in Italy and was now uninterested in his past boxing life. Hagler said "A while ago, yeah, I wanted him so bad, but I'm over that."

Life after boxing

After the loss to Leonard, Hagler moved to Italy, where he became a well-known star of action films. His roles included a U.S. Marine in the films Indio (1989) and Indio 2 (1991). In 1997, he starred alongside Terence Hill and Giselle Blondet in Virtual Weapon. Hagler also provided boxing commentary for British television. Another foray by Hagler into the entertainment field included work on the video game Fight Night: Round 3.

Personal life

Hagler had five children with his first wife, Bertha. In May 2000, he married his second wife, Kay, an Italian, in Pioltello, Italy.

thumb|Hagler attending Parade of Champions at the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008]]

Death

On March 13, 2021, Hagler's wife, Kay, announced that he had died of natural causes at his home in New Hampshire at the age of 66. His son James said his father was taken to a New Hampshire hospital after experiencing chest pains and difficulty breathing.

Honoring and respecting what Hagler would have wanted, his widow, Kay, stated that his family was not thinking about organizing a funeral as ”Marvin hated funerals”.

Following his death, a public memorial was held in Brockton, Massachusetts, at Rocky Marciano Stadium. The event was limited to a capacity of 3,000 people, and speeches were given by Bernard Hopkins, Stephen A. Smith, Al Bernstein, and various members of the Hagler family. Mickey Ward and Vinny Pazienza were also in attendance. During the event, Governor Charlie Baker proclaimed May 23, 2021 as Marvelous Marvin Hagler Day in the city and the entire state of Massachusetts; the proclamation was read aloud at the event.

Many tributes came in from numerous celebrities and members of the boxing community such as Oscar De La Hoya, Barry McGuigan, and Sugar Ray Leonard.

Legacy

thumb|Hagler visiting President [[Ronald Reagan at the White House in 1986]]

Hagler is often referred to as one of the greatest middleweights in boxing history, The Associated Press named him the 3rd greatest middleweight of the 20th century. He is also viewed as one of the most relentless and disciplined champions, his undisputed middleweight championship reign from 1980 to 1987 was the second-longest active reign of the 20th century and the sixth-longest in middleweight history. Hagler also holds the highest knockout percentage of all undisputed middleweight champions at 78 percent. In 2002 The Ring named Hagler the 17th greatest fighter of the past 80 years and In 2004 they named him the 4th greatest middleweight of all-time, also being ranked as the 35th greatest puncher of all time.

Hagler was a part of “the four kings of boxing” alongside Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran a period when those 4 who represented “the last great era in boxing” and fought one another several times while crossing their paths. His bout vs Hearns is often considered to be the greatest three rounds in boxing history, with the first round in particular being considered by many as one of the greatest rounds in boxing history.

Teddy Atlas described Hagler as "one of the greatest middleweights ever and one of the greatest southpaws of all time." On June 13, 2024 the city of Brockton unveiled a bronze statue in his honor, the statue is located in Marvelous Marvin Hagler Park which was also dedicated to him.

Professional boxing record

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Result

!Record

!Opponent

!Type

!Round, time

!Date

!Location

!Notes

|67

|Loss

|style="text-align:left;"|Sugar Ray Leonard

|SD

|12

|Apr 6, 1987

|style="text-align:left;"|

|66

|Win

|62–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|John Mugabi

|KO

|11 (12),

|Mar 10, 1986

|style="text-align:left;"|

|65

|Win

|61–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Thomas Hearns

|TKO

|3 (12),

|Apr 15, 1985

|style="text-align:left;"|

|64

|Win

|60–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Mustafa Hamsho

|TKO

|3 (15),

|Oct 19, 1984

|style="text-align:left;"|

|63

|Win

|59–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Juan Roldán

|TKO

|10 (15),

|Mar 30, 1984

|style="text-align:left;"|

|62

|Win

|58–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Roberto Durán

|UD

|15

|Nov 10, 1983

|style="text-align:left;"|

|61

|Win

|57–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Wilford Scypion

|KO

|4 (15),

|May 27, 1983

|style="text-align:left;"|

|60

|Win

|56–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Tony Sibson

|TKO

|6 (15),

|Feb 11, 1983

|style="text-align:left;"|

|59

|Win

|55–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Fulgencio Obelmejias

|TKO

|5 (15),

|Oct 30, 1982

|style="text-align:left;"|

|58

|Win

|54–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|William Lee

|TKO

|1 (15),

|Mar 7, 1982

|style="text-align:left;"|

|57

|Win

|53–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Mustafa Hamsho

|TKO

|11 (15),

|Oct 3, 1981

|style="text-align:left;"|

|56

|Win

|52–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Vito Antuofermo

|RTD

|4 (15),

|Jun 13, 1981

|style="text-align:left;"|

|55

|Win

|51–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Fulgencio Obelmejias

|TKO

|8 (15),

|Jan 17, 1981

|style="text-align:left;"|

|54

|Win

|50–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Alan Minter

|TKO

|3 (15),

|Sep 27, 1980

|style="text-align:left;"|

|53

|Win

|49–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Marcos Geraldo

|UD

|10

|May 17, 1980

|style="text-align:left;"|

|52

|Win

|48–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Bobby Watts

|TKO

|2 (10)

|Apr 19, 1980

|style="text-align:left;"|

|51

|Win

|47–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Loucif Hamani

|KO

|2 (10),

|Feb 16, 1980

|style="text-align:left;"|

|50

|Draw

|46–2–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Vito Antuofermo

|15

|Nov 30, 1979

|style="text-align:left;"|

|49

|Win

|46–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Norberto Rufino Cabrera

|TKO

|8 (10)

|Jun 30, 1979

|style="text-align:left;"|

|48

|Win

|45–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Jamie Thomas

|TKO

|3 (10),

|May 26, 1979

|style="text-align:left;"|

|47

|Win

|44–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Bob Patterson

|TKO

|3 (10),

|Mar 12, 1979

|style="text-align:left;"|

|46

|Win

|43–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Sugar Ray Seales

|TKO

|1 (10),

|Feb 3, 1979

|style="text-align:left;"|

|45

|Win

|42–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Willie Warren

|TKO

|7 (10)

|Nov 11, 1978

|style="text-align:left;"|

|44

|Win

|41–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Bennie Briscoe

|UD

|10

|Aug 24, 1978

|style="text-align:left;"|

|43

|Win

|40–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Kevin Finnegan

|TKO

|7 (10)

|May 13, 1978

|style="text-align:left;"|

|42

|Win

|39–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Doug Demmings

|TKO

|8 (10)

|Apr 7, 1978

|style="text-align:left;"|

|41

|Win

|38–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Kevin Finnegan

|TKO

|9 (10)

|Mar 4, 1978

|style="text-align:left;"|

|40

|Win

|37–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Mike Colbert

|TKO

|12 (15)

|Nov 26, 1977

|style="text-align:left;"|

|39

|Win

|36–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Jim Henry

|UD

|10

|Oct 15, 1977

|style="text-align:left;"|

|38

|Win

|35–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Ray Phillips

|TKO

|7 (10),

|Sep 24, 1977

|style="text-align:left;"|

|37

|Win

|34–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Willie Monroe

|TKO

|2 (10),

|Aug 23, 1977

|style="text-align:left;"|

|36

|Win

|33–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Roy Jones Sr.

|TKO

|3 (10),

|Jun 10, 1977

|style="text-align:left;"|

|35

|Win

|32–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Reggie Ford

|KO

|3 (10),

|Mar 16, 1977

|style="text-align:left;"|

|34

|Win

|31–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Willie Monroe

|TKO

|12 (12),

|Feb 15, 1977

|style="text-align:left;"|

|33

|Win

|30–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|George Davis

|TKO

|6 (10),

|Dec 21, 1976

|style="text-align:left;"|

|32

|Win

|29–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Eugene Hart

|8 (10)

|Sep 14, 1976

|style="text-align:left;"|

|31

|Win

|28–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|DC Walker

|TKO

|6 (10)

|Aug 3, 1976

|style="text-align:left;"|

|30

|Win

|27–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Bob Smith

|TKO

|5 (10),

|Jun 2, 1976

|style="text-align:left;"|

|29

|Loss

|26–2–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Willie Monroe

|UD

|10

|Mar 9, 1976

|style="text-align:left;"|

|28

|Win

|26–1–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Matt Donovan

|TKO

|2 (10),

|Feb 7, 1976

|style="text-align:left;"|

|27

|Loss

|25–1–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Bobby Watts

|10

|Jan 13, 1976

|style="text-align:left;"|

|26

|Win

|25–0–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Johnny Baldwin

|UD

|10

|Dec 20, 1975

|style="text-align:left;"|

|25

|Win

|24–0–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Lamont Lovelady

|TKO

|7 (10)

|Sep 30, 1975

|style="text-align:left;"|

|24

|Win

|23–0–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Jesse Bender

|KO

|1 (10),

|Aug 7, 1975

|style="text-align:left;"|

|23

|Win

|22–0–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Jimmy Owens

|6 (10)

|May 24, 1975

|style="text-align:left;"|

|22

|Win

|21–0–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Jimmy Owens

|10

|Apr 14, 1975

|style="text-align:left;"|

|21

|Win

|20–0–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Joey Blair

|KO

|2 (10),

|Mar 31, 1975

|style="text-align:left;"|

|20

|Win

|19–0–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Dornell Wigfall

|KO

|6 (10),

|Feb 15, 1975

|style="text-align:left;"|

|19

|Win

|18–0–1

|style="text-align:left;"|DC Walker

|TKO

|2 (10),

|Dec 20, 1974

|style="text-align:left;"|

|18

|Draw

|17–0–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Sugar Ray Seales

|10

|Nov 26, 1974

|style="text-align:left;"|

|17

|Win

|17–0

|style="text-align:left;"|George Green

|KO

|1 (10),

|Nov 16, 1974

|style="text-align:left;"|

|16

|Win

|16–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Morris Jordan

|TKO

|4 (10),

|Oct 29, 1974

|style="text-align:left;"|

|15

|Win

|15–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Sugar Ray Seales

|UD

|10

|Aug 30, 1974

|style="text-align:left;"|

|14

|Win

|14–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Peachy Davis

|KO

|1 (10),

|Aug 13, 1974

|style="text-align:left;"|

|13

|Win

|13–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Bobby Williams

|TKO

|3 (10),

|Jul 16, 1974

|style="text-align:left;"|

|12

|Win

|12–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Curtis Phillips

|TKO

|5 (10)

|May 30, 1974

|style="text-align:left;"|

|11

|Win

|11–0

|style="text-align:left;"|James Redford

|TKO

|2 (10)

|May 4, 1974

|style="text-align:left;"|

|10

|Win

|10–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Tracy Morrison

|TKO

|8 (10),

|Apr 5, 1974

|style="text-align:left;"|

|Win

|9–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Bob Harrington

|KO

|5 (10),

|Feb 5, 1974

|style="text-align:left;"|

|Win

|8–0

|style="text-align:left;"|James Redford

|KO

|4 (8)

|Dec 18, 1973

|style="text-align:left;"|

|Win

|7–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Manny Freitas

|TKO

|1 (8),

|Dec 6, 1973

|style="text-align:left;"|

|Win

|6–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Cocoa Kid

|KO

|2 (8)

|Nov 17, 1973

|style="text-align:left;"|

|Win

|5–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Cove Green

|4 (8),

|Oct 26, 1973

|style="text-align:left;"|

|Win

|4–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Dornell Wigfall

|Oct 6, 1973

|style="text-align:left;"|

|Win

|3–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Muhammed Smith

|KO

|2 (6)

|Aug 8, 1973

|style="text-align:left;"|

|Win

|2–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Sonny Williams

|Jul 25, 1973

|style="text-align:left;"|

|Win

|1–0

|style="text-align:left;"|Terry Ryan

|2 (4)

|May 18, 1973

|style="text-align:left;"|

Titles in boxing

Major world titles

WBA middleweight champion (160 lbs)
WBC middleweight champion (160 lbs)
IBF middleweight champion (160 lbs)

The Ring magazine titles

The Ring middleweight champion (160 lbs)

Regional/International titles

North American middleweight champion (160 lbs)
Massachusetts middleweight champion (160 lbs)

Undisputed titles

Undisputed middleweight champion

Awards and recognitions

Receives Outstanding Fighter Award at the 1973 United States National Amateur Championships
Named Fighter of the Decade (1980s) by Boxing Illustrated
Named Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year for 1983 and 1985
Named The Ring Fighter of the Year for 1983 and 1985
Received the Jackie Robinson Award for Athletes in 1985
The Ring Fight of the Year in 1985 vs. Thomas Hearns and 1987 vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, Class of 1992
Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Class of 1993
Inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame, Class of 2013
Inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame, Class of 2015
Awarded the Excellence Guirlande D'Honneur and was entered in the FICTS Hall Of Fame during the 2016 edition of "Sport Movies & TV – Milano International FICTS Fest"
Brockton city park and statue dedicated in his honor, June 2024

Filmography

Film

{| class="wikitable"

!Year

!Film

!Role

!Note

|1989

|Indio

| rowspan="2" |Jake Iron

| rowspan="2" |1991

|Indio 2: The Revolt

|Across Red Nights

|Man For Cuba

|1997

|Virtual Weapon

|Mike

|2021

|What Goes Around Comes Around

|Himself

Television

{| class="wikitable"

!Year

!Show

!Role

!Note

| rowspan="3" |1985

|Punky Brewster

|Himself

| rowspan="3" |1 episode

|Good Morning America

| rowspan="3" |Guest

|Late Night with David Letterman

|1985–1987

|The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

|2000

|Knockout Kings 2001

|2002

|Knockout Kings 2002

|2003

|Knockout kings 2003

|2006

|Fight Night Round 3

|2009

|Fight Night Round 4

Music videos

{| class="wikitable"

!Year

!Song

!Artist

!Role

|1985

|I'm Fighter

|Van Zant

|Himself

Notes

References

External links

Marvin Hagler's amateur boxing record

Rematch

Life after boxing

Personal life

Death

Legacy

Professional boxing record

Titles in boxing

Major world titles

The Ring magazine titles

Regional/International titles

Undisputed titles

Awards and recognitions

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

See also

Notes

References

External links