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Marvelous Marvin Hagler

1954 - 2021

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Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 – March 13, 2021) was an American professional boxer. He competed in boxing from 1973 to 1987 and reigned as the undisputed champion of the middleweight division from 1980 to 1987, making twelve successful title defenses, all but one by knockout. Hagler also holds the highest knockout percentage of all undisputed middleweight champions at 78 percent. His undisputed middleweight championship reign of six years and seven months is the second-longest active reign of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marvelous Marvin Hagler is the 16th most popular boxer (up from 67th in 2019), the 1,976th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,565th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Marvelous Marvin Hagler ranks 16 out of 496Before him are Vitali Klitschko, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Sonny Liston, Rubin Carter, Teófilo Stevenson, and Carlos Monzón. After him are László Papp, Wladimir Klitschko, Jake LaMotta, Nino Benvenuti, Jack Dempsey, and Evander Holyfield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Marvelous Marvin Hagler ranks 67Before him are Rene Russo, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Bernard Hinault, Phil Taylor, Tony Todd, and Sezen Aksu. After him are Michael Dudikoff, Yanni, Michael Moore, Abdul Rashid Dostum, Uli Stielike, and Ilan Ramon. Among people deceased in 2021, Marvelous Marvin Hagler ranks 101Before him are Christa Ludwig, Abdelkader Bensalah, Max Mosley, Manuel Santana, Bertrand Tavernier, and Kentaro Miura. After him are Cloris Leachman, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Jehan Sadat, Norodom Ranariddh, Tamara Press, and Hannu Mikkola.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marvelous Marvin Hagler ranks 1,976 out of 20,380Before him are Georgina Spelvin (1936), Robert Ryan (1909), Norman Mailer (1923), Harry Harrison (1925), Temple Grandin (1947), and Matt Bomer (1977). After him are Wolfgang Kapp (1858), Eugene Fama (1939), Nina Hartley (1959), Norman Reedus (1969), Kelly Preston (1962), and Frank Stella (1936).

Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Marvelous Marvin Hagler ranks 11Before him are George Foreman (1949), Joe Louis (1914), Sugar Ray Robinson (1921), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), Sonny Liston (1932), and Rubin Carter (1937). After him are Jake LaMotta (1922), Jack Dempsey (1895), Evander Holyfield (1962), Floyd Patterson (1935), Larry Holmes (1949), and Archie Moore (1916).