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Middleweight · Television Era (1960–1989)

Marvelous Marvin Hagler

Top 100 · #26 · 65.4 points
62
Wins
3
Losses
2
Draws
52
KOs
84%
KO %
Born
1954
Died
2021
Nationality
USA
Career
1973–1987

A switch-hitting, shaven-headed force who ruled the middleweights for seven years.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1973–1987
  1. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Terry Ryan · W KO

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  2. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs Johnny Baldwin · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  3. Title history

    Title reign begins

    Undisputed World Middleweight Champion (1980–1987). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.

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  4. Milestone

    50th recorded win

    vs Alan Minter · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  5. Signature fight

    vs Roberto Durán

    W PTS15 Roberto Durán (1983) · Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

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  6. Signature fight

    vs Thomas Hearns

    W TKO3 Thomas Hearns (1985) – 'The War' · Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

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  7. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs Sugar Ray Leonard · L SD. Not necessarily the retirement date.

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  8. Signature fight

    vs Sugar Ray Leonard

    L PTS12 Sugar Ray Leonard (1987) · Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

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Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

President Ronald Reagan During a Photo Op. with Boxer Marvin Hagler in The Oval Office - DPLA - ca27639ea7b6d44f51c5137ad51c9109
President Ronald Reagan During a Photo Op. with Boxer Marvin Hagler in The Oval Office - DPLA - ca27639ea7b6d44f51c5137ad51c9109
Marvelous Marvin Hagler on KO Magazine March 1985 cover
Marvelous Marvin Hagler on KO Magazine March 1985 cover
Parade of Champions at International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, NY, 2008.
Parade of Champions at International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, NY, 2008.
Hagler celebrating the win
Hagler celebrating the win

4 archival photographs under their original licences.

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Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1973-05-18WTerry RyanKO2Brockton High School Gymnasium, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
1973-07-25WSonny WilliamsUD6Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1973-08-08WMuhammed SmithKO2Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1973-10-06WDornell WigfallPTS8Brockton High School Gymnasium, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
1973-10-26WCove GreenTKO4Brockton High School Gymnasium, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
1973-11-17WCocoa KidKO2Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
1973-12-06WManny FreitasTKO1Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, U.S.
1973-12-18WJames RedfordKO4John B. Hynes Memorial Auditorium, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1974-02-05WBob HarringtonKO5Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1974-04-05WTracy MorrisonTKO8WNAC-TV Studio, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1974-05-04WJames RedfordTKO2Brockton High School Gymnasium, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
1974-05-30WCurtis PhillipsTKO5Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, U.S.
1974-07-16WBobby WilliamsTKO3Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1974-08-13WPeachy DavisKO1Sargent Field, New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.
1974-08-30WSugar Ray SealesUD10WNAC-TV Studio, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1974-10-29WMorris JordanTKO4Brockton High School Gymnasium, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
1974-11-16WGeorge GreenKO1Brockton High School Gymnasium, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
1974-11-26DSugar Ray SealesMD10Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
1974-12-20WDC WalkerTKO2Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1975-02-15WDornell WigfallKO6Brockton High School Gymnasium, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
1975-03-31WJoey BlairKO2Harvard Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1975-04-14WJimmy OwensSD10Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1975-05-24WJimmy OwensDQ6Brockton High School Gymnasium, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
1975-08-07WJesse BenderKO1Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, U.S.
1975-09-30WLamont LoveladyTKO7Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1975-12-20WJohnny BaldwinUD10John B. Hynes Memorial Auditorium, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1976-01-13LBobby WattsMD10Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1976-02-07WMatt DonovanTKO2Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1976-03-09LWillie MonroeUD10Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1976-06-02WBob SmithTKO5Roseland Ballroom, Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S.
1976-08-03WDC WalkerTKO6Schneider Arena, North Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1976-09-14WEugene HartRTD8Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1976-12-21WGeorge DavisTKO6John B. Hynes Memorial Auditorium, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1977-02-15WWillie MonroeTKO12John B. Hynes Memorial Auditorium, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1977-03-16WReggie FordKO3Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1977-06-10WRoy Jones Sr.TKO3Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
1977-08-23WWillie MonroeTKO2Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1977-09-24WRay PhillipsTKO7Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1977-10-15WJim HenryUD10Marvel Gymnasium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1977-11-26WMike ColbertTKO12Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1978-03-04WKevin FinneganTKO9Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1978-04-07WDoug DemmingsTKO8Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1978-05-13WKevin FinneganTKO7Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1978-08-24WBennie BriscoeUD10Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1978-11-11WWillie WarrenTKO7Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1979-02-03WSugar Ray SealesTKO1Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1979-03-12WBob PattersonTKO3Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1979-05-26WJamie ThomasTKO3Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine, U.S.
1979-06-30WNorberto Rufino CabreraTKO8Esplanade de Fontvieille, Monte Carlo, Monaco
1979-11-30DVito AntuofermoSD15Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1980-02-16WLoucif HamaniKO2Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine, U.S.
1980-04-19WBobby WattsTKO2Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine, U.S.
1980-05-17WMarcos GeraldoUD10Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1980-09-27WAlan MinterTKO3Wembley Arena, London, England
1981-01-17WFulgencio ObelmejiasTKO8Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1981-06-13WVito AntuofermoRTD4Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1981-10-03WMustafa HamshoTKO11Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.
1982-03-07WWilliam LeeTKO1Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1982-10-30WFulgencio ObelmejiasTKO5Teatro Ariston, Sanremo, Italy
1983-02-11WTony SibsonTKO6Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
1983-05-27WWilford ScypionKO4Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
1983-11-10WRoberto DuránUD15Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1984-03-30WJuan RoldánTKO10Riviera, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
1984-10-19WMustafa HamshoTKO3Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1985-04-15WThomas HearnsTKO3Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1986-03-10WJohn MugabiKO11Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1987-04-06LSugar Ray LeonardSD12Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Showing 67 of 67 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

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