Marvelous Marvin Hagler Record & Stats

Boxing Record

Career Summary

Marvelous Marvin Hagler's professional boxing career spanned more than 13 years — from 1973 to 1987.

Hagler made his debut against Terry Ryan at the age of 18 on May 18, 1973, defeating Ryan via 2nd round KO. He went on to win 16 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 13 wins via stoppage.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler had his first world title fight on November 30, 1979 at the age of 25, after 49 professional fights, against Vito Antuofermo with the WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles on the line. The fight ended in a split-decision draw.

He was a one-time undisputed middleweight world champion, and won four world titles at middleweight. For all the details about Hagler's world title wins and defenses refer to "Marvelous Marvin Hagler World Titles".

Some of Hagler's best fights and notable victories include wins over Thomas Hearns, Alan Minter, Roberto Durán, Tony Sibson, Juan Roldán, Wilford Scypion, and Mustafa Hamsho.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler had a total of three losses in his professional boxing career — one of them in a title bout and two in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Bobby Watts via 10 round majority decision on January 13, 1976, which ended his 25-fight win streak. He was never stopped, all his losses came via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Marvelous Marvin Hagler's losses".

His last professional fight was a middleweight title defense bout against fellow American boxer Sugar Ray Leonard at 32 years of age, on April 6, 1987. Hagler lost the fight via 12 round split-decision — and lost his WBC and The Ring titles.

Hagler retired from professional boxing with a record of 62-3-2, which included 52 knockout wins, and 4 title wins. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1993.

Career Highlights

Marvelous Marvin Hagler fought a total of 67 times during his professional career. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some incredible performances. These 10 fights are the highlight of his career.

• Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Alan Minter

  September 27, 1980

  A 26-year old Marvelous Marvin Hagler (49-2-2, 40 KO) had his first world title fight against Alan Minter for Minter's WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight belts. Minter was 29 years old with a record of 38-6. Minter was on a 10-fight win streak with 23 KO wins. Hagler was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 11 cm reach advantage.

  Hagler defeated Minter via 3rd round TKO to win the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.

• Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. William Lee

  March 7, 1982

  A 27-year old Marvelous Marvin Hagler (53-2-2, 44 KO) faced William Lee in a undisputed middleweight championship bout.

  Hagler defeated Lee via 1st round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.

• Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Fulgencio Obelmejias II

  October 30, 1982

  In a rematch, a 28-year old Marvelous Marvin Hagler (54-2-2, 45 KO) faced Fulgencio Obelmejias, who was now 29 years old with a record of 38-1 in a undisputed middleweight championship bout. Obelmejias was on a eight-fight win streak with 35 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 7 cms but Hagler had a 8 cm reach advantage over Obelmejias.

  Hagler defeated Obelmejias via 5th round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.

• Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Tony Sibson

  February 11, 1983

  A 28-year old Marvelous Marvin Hagler (55-2-2, 46 KO) faced Tony Sibson in a undisputed middleweight championship bout.

  Hagler defeated Sibson via 6th round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.

• Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Wilford Scypion

  May 27, 1983

  A 29-year old Marvelous Marvin Hagler (56-2-2, 47 KO) faced Wilford Scypion in a middleweight title defense fight.

  Hagler defeated Scypion via 4th round KO to win the IBF middleweight title and retain the Ring Magazine middleweight title.

• Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Durán

  November 10, 1983

  A 29-year old Marvelous Marvin Hagler (57-2-2, 48 KO) faced Roberto Durán, who was 32 years old with a record of 77-4 in a undisputed middleweight championship bout. Durán was on a three-fight win streak with 58 KO wins. Hagler was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 23 cm reach advantage.

  Hagler defeated Durán via 15 round unanimous decision to retain the WBA, WBC, IBF, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.

• Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Juan Roldán

  March 30, 1984

  A 29-year old Marvelous Marvin Hagler (58-2-2, 48 KO) faced Juan Roldán in a undisputed middleweight championship bout.

  Hagler defeated Roldán via 10th round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, IBF, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.

• Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Mustafa Hamsho

  October 19, 1984

  In a rematch, a 30-year old Marvelous Marvin Hagler (59-2-2, 49 KO) faced Mustafa Hamsho in a undisputed middleweight championship bout.

  Hagler defeated Hamsho via 3rd round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, IBF, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.

• Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns

  April 15, 1985

  A 30-year old Marvelous Marvin Hagler (60-2-2, 50 KO) faced Thomas Hearns, who was 26 years old with a record of 40-1 in a undisputed middleweight championship bout. Hearns was on a eight-fight win streak with 34 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage over Hagler.

  Hagler defeated Hearns via 3rd round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, IBF, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles.

• Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard

  April 6, 1987

  A 32-year old Marvelous Marvin Hagler (62-2-2, 52 KO) faced Sugar Ray Leonard, who was 30 years old with a record of 33-1 in a middleweight title defense fight. Leonard was on a six-fight win streak with 24 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Hagler had a 3 cm reach advantage over Leonard.

  Leonard defeated Hagler via 12 round split-decision.