Former undisputed middleweight champion 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler won 62 of his 67 fights in a Hall of Fame career. Marvin Hagler, one of boxing’s all-time greats, has died aged 66, his wife announced on social media. Today unfortunately my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed away unexpectedly at his home here in New Hampshire,” Kay Hagler wrote on Facebook. “Marvelous Marvin Hagler was among the greatest athletes that Top Rank ever promoted,” Hagler’s former promoter Bob Arum said. Hagler legally changed his name from Marvin Nathaniel Hagler to Marvelous Marvin Hagler in 1982 after becoming irritated that ABC TV commentators refused to introduce him as ‘Marvelous Marvin’ before his title defence against William Lee.

Source: Stuff March 13, 2021 23:55 UTC