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Andrew Maynard was a baby when it came to boxing experience but he won gold at the 1988 Olympics nonetheless. Today, in conversation with Thomas Gerbasi, he explains why he regrets having Sugar Ray Leonard as his mentor during an eventful but difficult professional career
MINUTES before the biggest fight of his young life, 24-year-old Andrew Maynard warmed up in Jamsil Students’ Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea and waited for his name to be called to fight the Soviet Union’s Nurmagomed Shanavazov in the light-heavyweight division’s gold medal bout of the 1988 Olympics.
As the time slowly ticked by, the Maryland native wondered what was going on in the ring as his Olympic roommate, Roy Jones Jnr, faced South Korea’s Park Si-hun in the light middleweight gold medal bout. There was no television monitor in the locker room, only the sounds from outside the door.
(NNPA) – Marvelous Marvin Hagler, who ruled the middleweight boxing division in the 1980s, yet never received the recognition he deserved as an all-time great, has died.
Hagler was 66. Before Hagler’s death, former boxer Thomas “Hit Man” Hearns posted on Instagram that the legend had “taken ill.”
“A real true warrior,” Hearns wrote.
Later, Hagler’s wife appeared to confirm his death in a post to the boxer’s Facebook fan club page.
“I am sorry to make a very sad announcement,” Kay Hagler wrote.
“Today, unfortunately, my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed away unexpectedly at his home here in New Hampshire. Our family requests that you respect our privacy during this difficult time.”