Marvin Hagler
Marvin Hagler
Marvelous Marvin Hagler is an American former professional boxer who reigned as the undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987. He made twelve defenses of the undisputed title and today holds the highest knockout percentage of all undisputed middleweight champions, at 78%. At six years and seven months, his reign as undisputed middleweight champion is the second longest of the last century, behind only Tony Zale, who reigned during World War II. In 1982, annoyed that network announcers often did...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth23 May 1954
CityNewark, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
I know that when a fighter is out of the ring for more than two years, when he comes back he isn't the same anymore. Each fighter is different. But each must think, even if something goes wrong, 'I have to make this decision and live with it for the rest of my life.'
Some fighters know when to stop on their own and go on to something else, and then some fighters have nothing to go back to after they are finished. Some fighters still have the burning fire and feel that they just need to try one more time. Few can do it.
Sugar Ray wouldn't give me a rematch, and that's the reason I walked away from boxing.
Nothing can intimidate me. I just go out and destruct and destroy....