6mm Remington
Ammo Smith
- Feb 27, 2006
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I just found out that Marvelous Marvin Hagler passed away just recently. He was 66 years old.
Marvin Hagler was one of my all time favorites fighters. He was incredible and the discipline that he had was amazing. I never ever saw him come into a fight out of shape or overweight, which seems to not be the case for some of todays fighters. Not all fighters today certainly, but Marvin was always prepared for his fights, always! There was no quite in him either. Marvin was extremely talented and gifted but he remained true to the person that he was. He was humble and gracious.
One day I found out that Marvin Hagler had been in town with his wife and stayed at a KOA campground very near to where I lived. Marvin was still fighting at the time and I can't recall the exact year. I would have loved to gotten to meet him in person. I never fought professionally but I did fight as an amateur for 12 years, and I was also training and fighting at the same time that Marvin was in town. I would have loved it if I could have talked him into going out with me to where we trained and get the chance to spar with him for a few rounds. Just to share the same ring with Marvin Hagler would have been an amazing experience.
RIP Marvin Hagler
Marvin Hagler was one of my all time favorites fighters. He was incredible and the discipline that he had was amazing. I never ever saw him come into a fight out of shape or overweight, which seems to not be the case for some of todays fighters. Not all fighters today certainly, but Marvin was always prepared for his fights, always! There was no quite in him either. Marvin was extremely talented and gifted but he remained true to the person that he was. He was humble and gracious.
One day I found out that Marvin Hagler had been in town with his wife and stayed at a KOA campground very near to where I lived. Marvin was still fighting at the time and I can't recall the exact year. I would have loved to gotten to meet him in person. I never fought professionally but I did fight as an amateur for 12 years, and I was also training and fighting at the same time that Marvin was in town. I would have loved it if I could have talked him into going out with me to where we trained and get the chance to spar with him for a few rounds. Just to share the same ring with Marvin Hagler would have been an amazing experience.
RIP Marvin Hagler