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âMarvelousâ Marvin Hagler, dominant middleweight boxer, dies
By John PowersUpdated March 14, 2021, 7:59 p.m.
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Mr. Hagler (left) battled Thomas Hearns in a bout that some considered boxing s greatest match.Jim Wilson/Globe Staff/The Boston Globe
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, the indestructible Brockton boxer who dominated the middleweight division for most of the 1980s, died of undisclosed causes Saturday in New Hampshire. He was 66.
A muscular left-hander with a shaved head who was renowned for his punishing fists, his granite jaw, and for treating bouts as battles, Mr. Hagler retired at 34 having won 62 of his 67 professional matches (52 by knockout) and drawing two. For seven years, he was the undisputed world middleweight champ.