Marvin Nathaniel Hagler (May 23rd, 1954 – March 13th, 2021)
champ would’ve been 72 today. one of the greatest fighters of all-time. undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987, making twelve successful defenses, and holds the highest knockout percentage of all undisputed middleweight champions. the second-longest unified championship reign in boxing history. 2 time Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine and the Boxing Writers Association of America. iron chin.
Joe Frazier told him, “you have three strikes against you: you’re black, you’re a southpaw, and you’re good.”
everything a fighter should be, in and out of the ring.