Giving you a few pieces of my mind about local sports scene Nov 5, 2008
Other wall of famers include Bill Cleary, Sonja Henie, Jack Parker, Walter Brown, Aerosmith, J. Geils, Elvis Presley, Anthony "Rip" Valenti, Rocky Marciano, and Marvin Hagler. OK, they all played at the old Garden. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Bazza's switch a no-brainer Oct 25, 2008
Barry "Festival" Hall already has a nickname as good as Carl "The Truth" Williams (the former heavyweight used to boast his opponents could not handle "the truth"), James "Bonecrusher" Smith, "Marvellous" Marvin Hagler and (personal favourite) Michael "Second To" Nunn. There are so many titles floating around in boxing's alphabet soup that winning a couple of six-rounders against overweight tomato cans should make you a world champ. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Scouting Report: Nature of Pats' latest win may spell trouble Oct 8, 2008
Optimistically, Im seeing 2008 Bolts like Marvelous Marvin Hagler. They dont really get going until they get stung, then they get mad. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Klitschko vs. Klitschko: All You Have To Do Is Dream Sep 5, 2008
Nobody really thought Ray Leonard was a middleweight when he went and challenged Marvin Hagler. Margarito is bigger than Leonard, although nowhere near the quality of fighter overall, and Pavlik isn't quite worthy of Hagler-like praise either. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Pacquiao no small challenge for De La Hoya Aug 29, 2008
And consider that six years prior, Duran came within one point of dethroning all-time great middleweight Marvelous Marvin Hagler for that same title. Pacquiao, however, is unique in that unlike Duran who could look sluggish and unmotivated as he occasionally lost to non-descript competition at higher weights he has been consistently dominant. (USA Today -- Sports)
An Interview with Nate Campbell Aug 18, 2008
Then I got into Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Tommy Hearns. I fell in love with these fighters. (Suite101.com)
'Sorcery at Caesars' packs a punch Aug 12, 2008
Journalist Steve Marantz explores the back story that led to Sugar Ray Leonard's victory in Las Vegas over Brockton's Marvelous Marvin Hagler on April 6, 1987 (above) ... Marantz, a longtime Boston journalist who covered boxing for the Globe, pulls no punches of his own in letting the reader know which fighter he was pulling for when Brockton's Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard squared off in their epic title bout on April 6, 1987, in Las Vegas. (Boston Globe)
Legends Weigh In On Cotto-margarito Jul 25, 2008
You think of Tommy's fight with Marvin Hagler and you remember a moment. And you think of Ali and Frazier and Ali and Foreman and all of the other legendary fights because they had moments. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Liens for unpaid taxes filed against Hearns Jun 7, 2008
(AP) -Former boxing champ Thomas "Hitman'' Hearns owes the federal government more than a quarter-million dollars in unpaid income taxes.The Detroit News reported Friday on its Web site that liens filed in Oakland County state that Hearns and wife Renee owe nearly $268,000 in federal taxes from 2004-06.Attorney Michael J. Smith told the newspaper that the 49-year-old Hearns disputes the debt and is working with the Internal Revenue Service to resolve it.advertisementThe seven-time world champion... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Alums "report" back to SU for Alumni Awards Ceremony Jun 7, 2008
Cafardo, who started off working at The Brockton Enterprise covering high school sports, and the early days of "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, currently covers the Red Sox for The Boston Globe ... "While Cafardo is a Globe writer at heart, he still remembers his first job at The Enterprise when he was just 19."I covered high school sports high school football games , high school round-up and Marvin Hagler was rising at that point. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
Belichick offers support May 30, 2008
" Asked if it would be apropos to show the team clips of Marvelous Marvin Hagler, of Brockton, vs. Thomas "Hitman" Hearns, of Detroit, Rivers said with a laugh, "No, because they quit too early. It was three rounds. (Boston Globe)
Belichick has been there for Celtics May 30, 2008
"That's basically the real theme of it is how many times can you get hit and keep moving forward, and that's what champions are made of and that's what we talk about." Asked if it would be apropos to show the team clips of Marvelous Marvin Hagler of Brockton, vs. Thomas "Hitman" Hearns of Detroit, Rivers said with a laugh, "No, because they quit too early. It was three rounds." Told that Hagler and Hearns traded haymakers, Rivers replied, "Yeah, they were haymakers. I think the best one, for me,... (Boston Globe)
The new Motor City hit man May 28, 2008
You may remember him: Kronk Gym, seven times a world champion, all those memorable fights with Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler, a local folk hero. The new Motor City hit man is Niklas Kronwall: originally from Stockholm, older brother of Toronto Maple Leafs farmhand Staffan Kronwall, injured for most of his first four NHL seasons, now starring in the Stanley Cup final as the Kron Wall of pain. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
'Legend killer' Calzaghe overcomes Hopkins Apr 21, 2008
What are commonly referred to as "Las Vegas decisions" notably by legendary middleweight Marvin Hagler after he lost a bitter split verdict to rival Ray Leonard in 1987 bedeviled Hopkins again. In Hopkins' first disputed loss to Jermain Taylor in 2005, he landed more punches, according to CompuBox, but Taylor probably won because he was the aggressor and threw 127 more punches. (USA Today -- Sports)
Local Teams Today Apr 6, 2008
1987 -- Sugar Ray Leonard returns to the ring after a three-year layoff to upset Marvelous Marvin Hagler in a 12-round split decision for the middleweight title, becoming boxing's 10th triple champion. 1992 -- Duke becomes the first team in 19 years to repeat as NCAA champion with a 71-51 victory over Michigan's Fab Five freshmen, the youngest team to vie for the title. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Boxer with bruising style hopes for stardom (1) Apr 4, 2008
He declines to compare himself to any one boxer, although his relentless ring stalking and trademark body shots make him more Tony Zale than Marvin Hagler. Like Zale, a middleweight champion in the 1940s, Cotto prefers attacking the body. (Helena Independent Record)
Pugilist Powerhouse...Regional golden gloves champ willie jr. goes pro Mar 15, 2008
His great uncle, Willie "The Worm" Monroe, actually defeated the legendary Marvelous Marvin Hagler in 1976, a historic win that prompted Willie Sr. to devote his life to the pugilistic arts. Twenty years ago, Willie Sr. received a lot of local press, also utilizing the skills of Akers and O'Connor. (Ithaca Times, NY)
The Front Row: Peeking over his shoulder Jan 18, 2008
Money May wants to be mentioned not simply alongside, but ahead of names like Ray Robinson, Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler. That won t happen as long as he pursues rematches that offer little historical significance. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
A shrine to champions Dec 6, 2007
Shores used to spar with Marvelous Marvin Hagler, the middleweight champion who emerged from the gym that Goody and his brother, Pat, opened on Centre Street in 1969 ... If anything, Brockton is poorer now than it was when Marciano was working out at the fire station on Pleasant Street, or when a skinny teenager named Marvin Hagler fled the riots in Newark and showed up at the Petronelli gym and said he wanted to box ... He looks at the Marvin Hagler posters and thinks that could be him someday.... (Boston Globe)
Dennis Eckersley Nov 27, 2007
Sullivan Tire signs Red Sox player Pedroia for promotion - Boston Business Journal. Members: Not Registered. (Boston Business Journal, MA)
WBA champ Calzaghe now targeting Hopkins Nov 5, 2007
"So there's no excuses. Be a (Sugar) Ray Leonard. Be a Marvin Hagler. That's what we want to see from Bernard Hopkins. He can pick the date, he can pick the town.". Having dominated the super-middleweight ranks, Calzaghe wants to move up seven pounds to the 175-pound division. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
The Front Row: The hot seat Sep 5, 2007
He s been in no fewer than five all-time classic bouts, including his infamous fights against Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Ray Lampkin, Iran Barkley and his phenomenal trilogy against Esteban De Jesus. Duran is boxing royalty. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Hopkins outscraps Wright for upset win Jul 22, 2007
Bernard Hopkins poses with former boxer Marvin Hagler after defeating Winky Wright on Saturday. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Hopkins, 42, wins by unanimous decision vs. Wright Jul 22, 2007
Hopkins wins in unanimous decision vs. Wright - USATODAY.com. Buy and sell tickets to premium and sold out events. (USA Today -- Sports)
Former pro boxer passeson knowledge to others Jun 20, 2007
Jefferson, a former professional boxer who once fought in the undercard of the Marvin Hagler versus Thomas Hearns fight in 1985 is in town teaching and training those who want to learn from him at the Del Norte Boxing club. "You have to give back to the sport that took me to the top 10 in the world when I retired," he said. (Daily Triplicate)
Colon hit hard in loss to Tigers May 24, 2007
In the Motor City home of Thomas Hearns, this was Hearns and Marvelous Marvin Hagler on the diamond. Detroit's Tigers out-homered their guests by one, out-hit them by two and prevailed in an old-fashioned slugfest, 8-7, snapping the Angels' six-game winning streak in front of 28,105 fans. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Tempted by boxing May 4, 2007
We went to all the big fights in town, although my hero was the American "Marvellous" Marvin Hagler. As for my boxing career, I can't really remember too much of what happened in the ring other than that I had about a dozen fights, lost the first and the last, and won all the others. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Mayweather's timing a tad off (Thom Loverro) May 3, 2007
But, man, he would have been money in the middle of the group that carried the sport more than 25 years ago -- Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns and Marvin Hagler. Floyd could walk the walk and talk the talk with the best of them. (Washington Times, DC)
Pacquiao cannot escape politics Apr 9, 2007
Sugar Ray Leonard celebrated the 20th anniversary Friday of his split-decision victory against Marvin Hagler for the middleweight title. The fight on April 6, 1987, still generates a lot of talk, because there's no middle ground in the way fans saw it or the judges scored it. (AZCentral -- Sports)
BOXING: Leonard: Manfredo can exploit Calzaghe's flaw Apr 7, 2007
No less an authority than Sugar Ray Leonard -- who 20 years and a day ago defeated legendary middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler in one of the most significant upsets in boxing history -- looks at Calzaghe and comes away unconvinced. Calzaghe will defend his WBO super middleweight title today in Wales against Peter Manfredo Jr., runner-up in the first season of the reality TV series "The Contender.". (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Sports)
Hatton has no trouble picking sides Apr 3, 2007
Scripps Howard News Service. Slug: box-ringnotes Date: 2007-04-02 00:00:00 Version: original Wire Category: S Words: 728 Bytes: 23040 E-Pub: N Use Warning: Must credit Las Vegas Sun. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Passing for humble Mar 24, 2007
Rocky fighters - Sly Stallone, Mr. T and Carl Weathers - have outnumbered real ones - Marvin Hagler and Foreman. Manning joins Tarkenton, Montana and Tom Brady to show that quarterbacking really is the glitziest pursuit in sports. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Peyton Manning ready to make a fool of himself Mar 24, 2007
" Fran Tarkenton was the first athlete to host the show (Jan. 29, 1977); Lance Armstrong was the most recent (Oct. 29, 2005). Over the years SNL has featured more than two dozen sports figures as host, including baseball players (Derek Jeter and Bob Uecker), basketball players (Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley), boxers (Marvin Hagler), football players Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Walter Payton, Deion Sanders and O.J. Simpson), hockey players (Wayne Gretzky), and even a pair of George's (Foreman... (CNN)
- Big interview: Evander Holyfield talks to Thomas Hauser Feb 5, 2007
Marvin Hagler and Michael Spinks were still marketable when they left the ring after losses in massive fights. But these men are the exception. (Guardian Unlimited -- Sport)
Hatton's winning talk wows the Vegas veterans Jan 19, 2007
Bob Arum, the veteran promoter who staged many of Muhammad Ali's greatest nights as well as the super-fights of the 80s involving Tommy Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler, described Ricky Hatton last night as a man who could help save professional boxing in the United States. The decline of the sport in the US, especially the paucity of heavyweights, has been accompanied by dwindling TV audiences over the past decade. (Guardian Unlimited)
