In a career spanning 13 years and 10 months, Marvelous Marvin Hagler fought 67 times with 62 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws. By his last professional fight on April 6, 1987, Hagler's boxing record stood at 62-3-2 (52 KO wins).
WBA | WBC | IBF | TheRing |
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MD w1 d11 | MD w1 d11 | MD w1 d5 | MD w1 d12 |
Marvelous Marvin Hagler was an American professional boxer. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, U.S. on May 23, 1954. Hagler made his professional boxing debut at the age of 18 on May 18, 1973. He was a middleweight world champion. He died on March 13, 2021 at the age of 66 years. Hagler is a Hall of Famer.
Total Fights | 67 |
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Wins | 62 |
Losses | 3 |
Draws | 2 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 52 |
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Total Title Wins | 4 |
Title Defenses | 12 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 12 |
Losses via KO | 0 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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67 | Apr 6, 1987 | 32 | Sugar Ray Leonard | Loss | SD |
66 | Mar 10, 1986 | 31 | John Mugabi | Win | KO11 |
65 | Apr 15, 1985 | 30 | Thomas Hearns | Win | TKO3 |
64 | Oct 19, 1984 | 30 | Mustafa Hamsho | Win | TKO3 |
63 | Mar 30, 1984 | 29 | Juan Roldán | Win | TKO10 |
62 | Nov 10, 1983 | 29 | Roberto Durán | Win | UD |
61 | May 27, 1983 | 29 | Wilford Scypion | Win | KO4 |
60 | Feb 11, 1983 | 28 | Tony Sibson | Win | TKO6 |
59 | Oct 30, 1982 | 28 | Fulgencio Obelmejias | Win | TKO5 |
58 | Mar 7, 1982 | 27 | William Lee | Win | TKO1 |
57 | Oct 3, 1981 | 27 | Mustafa Hamsho | Win | TKO11 |
56 | Jun 13, 1981 | 27 | Vito Antuofermo | Win | RTD4 |
55 | Jan 17, 1981 | 26 | Fulgencio Obelmejias | Win | TKO8 |
54 | Sep 27, 1980 | 26 | Alan Minter | Win | TKO3 |
53 | May 17, 1980 | 25 | Marcos Geraldo | Win | UD |
52 | Apr 19, 1980 | 25 | Bobby Watts | Win | TKO2 |
51 | Feb 16, 1980 | 25 | Loucif Hamani | Win | KO2 |
50 | Nov 30, 1979 | 25 | Vito Antuofermo | Draw | SD |
49 | Jun 30, 1979 | 25 | Norberto Rufino Cabrera | Win | TKO8 |
48 | May 26, 1979 | 25 | Jamie Thomas | Win | TKO3 |
47 | Mar 12, 1979 | 24 | Bob Patterson | Win | TKO3 |
46 | Feb 3, 1979 | 24 | Sugar Ray Seales | Win | TKO1 |
45 | Nov 11, 1978 | 24 | Willie Warren | Win | TKO7 |
44 | Aug 24, 1978 | 24 | Bennie Briscoe | Win | UD |
43 | May 13, 1978 | 23 | Kevin Finnegan | Win | TKO7 |
42 | Apr 7, 1978 | 23 | Doug Demmings | Win | TKO8 |
41 | Mar 4, 1978 | 23 | Kevin Finnegan | Win | TKO9 |
40 | Nov 26, 1977 | 23 | Mike Colbert | Win | TKO12 |
39 | Oct 15, 1977 | 23 | Jim Henry | Win | UD |
38 | Sep 24, 1977 | 23 | Ray Phillips | Win | TKO7 |
37 | Aug 23, 1977 | 23 | Willie Monroe | Win | TKO2 |
36 | Jun 10, 1977 | 23 | Roy Jones Sr. | Win | TKO3 |
35 | Mar 16, 1977 | 22 | Reggie Ford | Win | KO3 |
34 | Feb 15, 1977 | 22 | Willie Monroe | Win | TKO12 |
33 | Dec 21, 1976 | 22 | George Davis | Win | TKO6 |
32 | Sep 14, 1976 | 22 | Eugene Hart | Win | RTD8 |
31 | Aug 3, 1976 | 22 | DC Walker | Win | TKO6 |
30 | Jun 2, 1976 | 22 | Bob Smith | Win | TKO5 |
29 | Mar 9, 1976 | 21 | Willie Monroe | Loss | UD |
28 | Feb 7, 1976 | 21 | Matt Donovan | Win | TKO2 |
27 | Jan 13, 1976 | 21 | Bobby Watts | Loss | MD |
26 | Dec 20, 1975 | 21 | Johnny Baldwin | Win | UD |
25 | Sep 30, 1975 | 21 | Lamont Lovelady | Win | TKO7 |
24 | Aug 7, 1975 | 21 | Jesse Bender | Win | KO1 |
23 | May 24, 1975 | 21 | Jimmy Owens | Win | DQ |
22 | Apr 14, 1975 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | Win | SD |
21 | Mar 31, 1975 | 20 | Joey Blair | Win | KO2 |
20 | Feb 15, 1975 | 20 | Dornell Wigfall | Win | KO6 |
19 | Dec 20, 1974 | 20 | DC Walker | Win | TKO2 |
18 | Nov 26, 1974 | 20 | Sugar Ray Seales | Draw | MD |
17 | Nov 16, 1974 | 20 | George Green | Win | KO1 |
16 | Oct 29, 1974 | 20 | Morris Jordan | Win | TKO4 |
15 | Aug 30, 1974 | 20 | Sugar Ray Seales | Win | UD |
14 | Aug 13, 1974 | 20 | Peachy Davis | Win | KO1 |
13 | Jul 16, 1974 | 20 | Bobby Williams | Win | TKO3 |
12 | May 30, 1974 | 20 | Curtis Phillips | Win | TKO5 |
11 | May 4, 1974 | 19 | James Redford | Win | TKO2 |
10 | Apr 5, 1974 | 19 | Tracy Morrison | Win | TKO8 |
9 | Feb 5, 1974 | 19 | Bob Harrington | Win | KO5 |
8 | Dec 18, 1973 | 19 | James Redford | Win | KO4 |
7 | Dec 6, 1973 | 19 | Manny Freitas | Win | TKO1 |
6 | Nov 17, 1973 | 19 | Cocoa Kid | Win | KO2 |
5 | Oct 26, 1973 | 19 | Cove Green | Win | TKO4 |
4 | Oct 6, 1973 | 19 | Dornell Wigfall | Win | PTS |
3 | Aug 8, 1973 | 19 | Muhammed Smith | Win | KO2 |
2 | Jul 25, 1973 | 19 | Sonny Williams | Win | UD |
1 | May 18, 1973 | 18 | Terry Ryan | Win | KO2 |
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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.
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.
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.
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.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.
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.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.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.
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.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.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.
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.
Some of Hagler's best wins were against Thomas Hearns, Alan Minter, Roberto Durán, Tony Sibson, Juan Roldán, Wilford Scypion, and Mustafa Hamsho. Despite the loss, his performance against Sugar Ray Leonard is also among Hagler's best.
Hagler knocked out 52 of his 67 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 77.6%. Of his total 62 wins, 52 of them were via KO (83.9%).
Hagler had 3 losses. Sugar Ray Leonard, Willie Monroe, and Bobby Watts are the three boxers who have beaten Hagler.