The wonderful Marvin Hagler, the boxing legend who was an undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987 and registered 52 knockouts during his career, has died, his wife announced on Saturday. He was 66 years old.
His wife, Kay G. Hagler, made the announcement on Facebook.
“I am sorry to make a very sad announcement. Today, unfortunately, my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed away unexpectedly at his home here in New Hampshire. Our family asks you to respect our privacy during this difficult period. With love,” she wrote.
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His cause of death was not immediately known.
Hagler is known to be one of the greatest middleweight fighters of all time. He ended his boxing career with a 62-3-2 record. He was known for his wars with Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard during his career.
The last fight of his career was against Leonard in 1987, at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. Leonard won by split decision and took the WBC and The Ring titles from Hager. Leonard’s split decision victory is one of the most debated decisions in the history of the sport. Several writers from various publications marked the struggle in Hagler’s favor, despite the boxing judges’ own scorecards.
Other tributes began to arrive on social media as news of Hagler’s death spread.
The New Jersey southpaw is an International Boxing Hall of Fame and World Boxing Hall of Fame. Ring Magazine had already ranked him as the fourth best average weight of all time.
After his career in the ring was over, he appeared in the films “Indio” and “Indio 2”, as well as “Virtual Weapon”.
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Hagler had five children and married his second wife, Kay, in 2000.