spanky
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Post by spanky on Mar 15, 2021 9:35:22 GMT -5
Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Dead @ 66. I'm not sure the cause of his death but the middleweight champ from Brockton, Mass. thrilled us with a fight vs. Thomas "Hitman" Hearns and the a close loss to Sugar Ray Leonard, that many including myself thought Hagler won.
This has arguably been called the best round of boxing ever.
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Post by 1hooper on Mar 15, 2021 12:24:45 GMT -5
Very popular guy here in New England. Saw him once at an auto parts store near my house, listed height of 5'10 seemed generous. Friendly and cordial in my brief encounter.
Used to do his road work in the area in heavy combat boots. Old school champ gave me many good memories.
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Post by shoes on Mar 15, 2021 15:35:20 GMT -5
Agreed. That was a golden age of boxing with Hagler, Hearns, Leonard, Duran, Arguello, and Pryor involved in many memorable fights.
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Post by 1hooper on Mar 15, 2021 17:10:17 GMT -5
Don't forget Wilfred Benitez who went 15 rounds with Hearns,Leonard and Duran.
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Post by spanky on Mar 16, 2021 10:06:43 GMT -5
Back when boxing didn't have near the weight divisions either.
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