R.I.P Marvelous Marvin Hagler

[gnasher16 30,217]

Now thats a real shame.....class act Hagler,from a time when fighters still needed to be tough and durable he was without weakness.....an old fashioned box fighter that could also stand and have a war if necessary....probably in the top 3 middleweights of all time in an era of other all time great fighters.....RIP.

[stonewall 1,913]

their could be a connection with marvins sudden death with getting the vaccine days before he died.hope its not true.

[bell 3,605]

Favourite, once bought a cat in a pub that I named Marvin, following day couldn’t remember if it was after Hagler or Marvin Gaye

[Greb147 6,809]

19 minutes ago, bell said:

Favourite, once bought a cat in a pub that I named Marvin, following day couldn’t remember if it was after Hagler or Marvin Gaye

It was after Hank. 

[Astanley 11,568]

Sibson,Finnegan.

[South hams hunter 8,924]

41 minutes ago, sid g said:

hagler in the middle anyone name the other 2 and if anyone can rotate the photo feel free 

 

[South hams hunter 8,924]

42 minutes ago, sid g said:

hagler in the middle anyone name the other 2 and if anyone can rotate the photo feel free 

There you go sid

[Astanley 11,568]

31 minutes ago, sid g said:

i knew you`d get it 

Wouldn't have got it before my jab 

[gnasher16 30,217]

A mate of mine sent me this yesterday said he nicked it off the wall of our old gym about 30 years ago....slippery f****r 

 

[Greb147 6,809]

If you want to find the character of the man then there's no better clip available. 

A proper man's man, no frills and all business. 

The bloke was a machine, arguably the best MW of all time. 

I'm assuming he died of a heart attack, a big loss for boxing. 

[gnasher16 30,217]

1 hour ago, Greb147 said:

If you want to find the character of the man then there's no better clip available. 

A proper man's man, no frills and all business. 

The bloke was a machine, arguably the best MW of all time. 

I'm assuming he died of a heart attack, a big loss for boxing. 

Always thought the English commentary was best.

" he,s trying to draw the long fella into a fight "

" not trying to baffle each other with science "

" absolute mayhem "

" looks like they're going to bite the bullet here its gonna be a hard one "....some of the classic Reg Gutteridge lines.

Probably my most memorable fight ever as a fan of boxing.

[Greb147 6,809]

7 minutes ago, gnasher16 said:

Always thought the English commentary was best.

" he,s trying to draw the long fella into a fight "

" not trying to baffle each other with science "

" absolute mayhem "

" looks like they're going to bite the bullet here its gonna be a hard one "....some of the classic Reg Gutteridge lines.

Probably my most memorable fight ever as a fan of boxing.

Yeah seen it the other day, Donald Curry was guest commentary with Reg. 

A brilliant bloke he was, all the fighters respected him. 

[gnasher16 30,217]

15 minutes ago, Greb147 said:

Yeah seen it the other day, Donald Curry was guest commentary with Reg. 

A brilliant bloke he was, all the fighters respected him. 

Reg Gutteridge you mean ?....absolutely,my ol fella knew him years ago he was a fascinating man you could sit and chat to for hours and not get bored he is so sorely missed as a commentator he brought humour along with unbelievable knowledge and an interesting way of articulating himself.

Regards that Hagler/Hearns first round you made a good point Greb....Hagler was a mans man ive referred back to that fight so many times over the years chatting with young lads about character and facing your fears i still think Hearns expected Hagler to back off in that first round but the look Hagler gave him at the end of the round was a " lets have it you are in over your head " look....if ever a fight was won on mentality rather than physicality that was it.

Edited March 19, 2021 by gnasher16

[Greb147 6,809]

46 minutes ago, gnasher16 said:

Reg Gutteridge you mean ?....absolutely,my ol fella knew him years ago he was a fascinating man you could sit and chat to for hours and not get bored he is so sorely missed as a commentator he brought humour along with unbelievable knowledge and an interesting way of articulating himself.

Regards that Hagler/Hearns first round you made a good point Greb....Hagler was a mans man ive referred back to that fight so many times over the years chatting with young lads about character and facing your fears i still think Hearns expected Hagler to back off in that first round but the look Hagler gave him at the end of the round was a " lets have it you are in over your head " look....if ever a fight was won on mentality rather than physicality that was it.

Yeah Reg, did you hear about the story with him and Sonny Liston? 

Him and Liston became quite friendly, one evening they had a few drinks together with plenty of banter. 

Liston was ribbing Reg about how soft us Brits were, Liston went white when Reg picked up an ice pick and started stabbing himself in the leg with it. 

Little did he know that Reg had lost is leg in WW2 and was stabbing away at his false leg.