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Boxer Thomas Hearns has blasted Covid anti-vaxxers for co-opting the death of Marvin Hagler, after the all-time great passed away Saturday at age 66.
Before Hagler s death, Hearns - who was knocked out by Hagler during their famous bout in 1985 - had told followers online that the star was suffering from the after effects of the vaccine .
But no official cause of death has yet been announced, and his family have said he died of natural causes , with no mention of a Covid vaccine being to blame.
Hagler s son James told TMZ his father was rushed to hospital with chest pains and was experiencing trouble breathing before dying about four hours later.
UFC commentator Joe Rogan grew up in Massachusetts, and like every combat sports aficionado in The Bay State, was inspired by Marvelous Marvin Hagler, who
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Ringside Seat: More than a title at stake when Miguel Berchelt faces Oscar Valdez
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Berchelt s level of attacking is GOAT-like (1:14)
Miguel Berchelt has some of the most hard-hitting and consistent strikes in the boxing world today, but will that be enough against Oscar Valdez? (1:14)
Oscar Valdez Jr. and Miguel Berchelt will have a lot to live up to when they step into the ring on Saturday at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, with Berchelt s WBC junior lightweight title on the line (ESPN and ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET).
Berchelt (37-1, 33 KOs) is from Cancun on the Yucatan Peninsula on Mexico s Gulf Coast. Valdez (28-0, 22 KOs) grew up in Arizona and now trains in San Diego, but he was born 30 years ago in Nogales, in the Sonora state in Mexico. He represented the country of his birth in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.