BROCKTON Wearing white T-shirts with his name and image on them and other maroon articles of clothing, family members of the late Marvelous Marvin Hagler sat under a large tent at Marciano Stadium on Sunday as the boxing legend was celebrated.
“When Marvin boxed, he always wore maroon. When I was looking at his pictures, he wore maroon in all of them, said Mae Lang, Hagler s mother. In honor of his birthday, I told the family to wear maroon so we can keep the memory alive. I never saw so many people show love to one person. I feel a little sad it’s been hard but it encourages me to keep going.”
Marvelous Marvin Hagler has been an inspiration and a source of civic pride for Brockton for generations, Sullivan said in a statement. He is one of the primary reasons why we are known as the ‘City of Champions.’ This public memorial will be a fitting tribute to one of our city’s favorite sons and one of boxing’s all-time greats.”
The event, scheduled for 2 p.m. at Marciano Stadium, will feature several celebrity guests and speakers, including legendary boxing champion Bernard Hopkins, ESPN host Stephen A. Smith, Showtime Championship Boxing analyst Al Bernstein, WCVB Channel 5 sports anchor Mike Lynch, acclaimed boxing writer and historian Ron Borges and members of the Hagler family.
On Monday night, the order was unanimously approved by the city council. It s the council s intent to honor Mr. Hagler s boxing achievements and status as a Brockton icon, Thompson said.
The councilor said it s not common for the council to name new streets as he learned from the city clerk s office that it had been about 17 years since the council last did so.
Hagler, who was 62-3-2 with 52 knockouts in his career and the undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to April 6, 1987, died at the age of 66 in March. Hagler was born in Newark, New Jersey, and moved with his family to Brockton in the late 1960s. Some of his family members still live in Brockton today.
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