Robbed against Leonard. The best fighter of the 80s, best Middleweight of all time.

Hagler used to isolate himself at the very tip of Cape Cod (near his hometown Brockton, Massachusetts) in a remote beach hotel. He would wake up at 3 AM every morning and do sprints on the beach at Cape Cod in heavy combat boots- half of it running backwards. Sprints are a great way to build up your endurance and body. Sprinters maximally contract their muscles, which requires a lot more work than a slow, staggered, constant run. Not to mention, your testosterone and hormones are released in greater amounts with short maximal energy bursts. During the winter, it was said to be one of the coldest places on Earth due to the heavy wind. Marvin would actually be screaming due to the pain of the cold and the pain in his legs and lungs. Then he went into "solitary" till six in the evening. At six, he went to the gym they'd set up alongside the pool at a hotel nearby. Your body tends to burn even more calories in the cold, as your energy expenditure increases. Therefore, this could be part of the reason why Hagler was extremely lean. There, they would perform a circuit of jumping rope, heavybag, speedbag, and situps (where they'd do several rounds each), but one strict rule was adhered to: three minutes work, one minute rest, for all of it. This mimics that of a typical boxing match and will get Hagler ready for his matches. After that they would do their sparring routine. Marvin had to have several sparring partners in camp with him because he used them up with such regularity. "Marvin don't ease up on you," said longtime sparring partner and world champion Buster Drayton. There's no play when it comes to Marvelous Marvin; "he comes to work". This is another great way to get him ready for his matches. Marvin would spar with three to four sparring partners, where he went two rounds each before moving on to the next fresh partner. This dramatically improved his conditioning and taught him to remain in great position even while he was tired. Drayton also said that his sparring partners would leave the ring with the insides of their mouths so chewed up from Hagler's blows that they couldn't even eat dinner that night. After that, he would rest, eat, and watch film of himself and his opponents. The workouts were open to the public, so he'd remove his gear, toss a nod to the audience, and return to the self-imposed solitary confinement. Those working with him in camp have said that he wouldn't even socialize, because he wanted to remain so focused on his goals. He stayed in his room, and could be seen frequently sitting alone on his balcony staring out at the Cape water for long periods at a time. Marvin made sure that he worked out 7 days a week and got atleast 100 rounds of sparring in every week, but most importantly, he was always fast asleep by 8 PM to get his 7 hours before his 3 AM run. Source: Ring Magazine article

In my eyes Marvin Hagler was one the greatest middle weights to ever step in the ring. What a amazing fighter.

Hagler is the epitome of a underdog that made it to the top because of sheer hard work determination and a chip on his shoulder because so many people doubted him

Fight with Mugabi was hands down one of the most brutal fights ever

Hagler and Arguello are my two all time favorites. It’s a shame neither are here today. Thank you, Rich

Hagler's overlooked attributes were intelligence and loyalty. Sticking with the Petronelli's paid off. It's smart to have competent friends working your corner. They were a great triangle of strength.

The greatest Middleweight ever in my book. That decision against Leonard still makes me angry on behalf of Marvin Hagler. Rest in Peace champ.

My all time favorite boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler 🌟

Hagler is in the top 3 for me. He basically could be a champ in any generation whether past or present, he was truly one of a kind. It's funny how he could have had a completely perfect record if the judges had not been biased against him but I guess boxing is corrupt sometimes. Shame that we lost a legend like him, RIP Marvelous One

what a fighter...what a chin...what guts and determination...what a man...true Legend ...a force in any generation🍀🍀

A 2-hour documentary on the Marvelous One? Why yes, that is acceptable.

This is awesome! I grew up near Brockton Mass. and worked in Brockton for 5 years in the late 80's. I used to see Mr. Hagler doing his roadwork quite often. I'd always toot my horn and he would always give a wave back. I was only a teenager so that wave meant something to me.

No one could stop this man in his prime.

My all time favorite Boxer R.I.P Marvelous Marvin Hagler

The great years of boxing. Marvin Hagler - Legend

Thank you for this doc about Hagler.Marvin Hagler is my favourite fighter,he has everything,granite chin,power in both hands,crazy stamina,always in shape,even if he was southpaw he could change hes stance.For me Hagler is the best southpaw,he was a war machine.

Marvelous Marvin! What a treat and privilege it was, as a boxing fan, to watch Hagler and his career. A golden era for boxing.

A great champion. Rose above his circumstances, mapped a path for himself, reached his goal. We can all learn from this champion a lesson on determination. RIP ...

One of Hagler's greatest attributes was his unwillingness to duck competition. Same with Hearns. The same can't be said about Leonard.

Mr. Marvelous Marvin Hagler was a force. He was a destruction machine. His heart and desire were like no other. Thank you for this documentary it will definitely keep the legend of Mr. Hagler alive. RIP champion!

Marvin Hagler never got tired, incredible stamina, powerful punch, very accurate & effective, able to take hit & avoid hit also. If anyone can beat Bruce Lee in the ring, i would pick Marvin Hagler. No respect to Bruce Lee at all, just my observation; Bruce can punch so strong that a 700 lbs punching bag was not a problem to Bruce at all. I love them both, beautiful & talented human beings. Both lived short live & we missed them.

The man who fought against the politics of boxing and won

Yes indeed the Marvelous one was truly something SPECIAL. R.I.P. to an Amazing TALENT/LEGEND 🙏🏽🕊🥊🥊🕊🕊

Great documentary... The fights against, Duran, hearn and Leonard were legendary, and will never be replocated IMHO.. These guys in that era were made of steel.. Rest in peace marvin Hagler, you will always be the true champ in my eyes 💯🙌🥊🔥❤️🔥🥊

Along with Hagler's many other skills, he probably had the greatest chin I ever saw in combat sports. I've never seen Hagler hurt, stunned or even acknowledge a punch landed on him. The man was made of Concrete. RIP Marvelous

My top 5 middleweights of all time are Sugar Ray Robinson, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr., and Carlos Monzon. There are only MAYBE a handful of middleweights I could ever see beating the Marvelous One. Marvin was a huge part of my childhood when it comes to boxing. We NEVER missed one of his fights if we could help it and I very clearly remember watching the Hagler vs Hearns fight and also watching the re-broadcast of the Mugabi vs Hagler fight the next Saturday after the fight as the match had, for some odd reason, taken place on a Monday night if I'm not totally mistaken and I believe Hearns fought on the co-main event as well. Hagler/Hearns is one of the greatest fights of all time. But Mugabi, other than any of the "Kings" Hagler fought, gave Marvin his toughest fight. Marvelous was just a stone cold WARRIOR, an absolute gladiator that would have been just as at home fighting on the sands of the Colosseum as he was in a boxing ring in Atlantic City or Vegas. Another home-run Rich, thanks.

The best boxing documentary I’ve ever seen ,,,,,, by a country mile !! Thanks Rich .

Marvelous Marvin Hagler...The Greatest Middleweight in history! Any doubt? I guess I'm bias! I am from Massachusetts! I saw ALL the great fights and fighters from the 60s on! I met many of the GREATS including Duran...Leonard. Brockton Massachusetts the home of Rocky Marciano and Marvelous Marvin Hagler! Let's make sure Brockton honors Marvin the way they did Rocky...with a statue in his honor! Well deserved!!! Thanks for the memories Champ 🏆❤ 🥊🥊 RIP!🙏

Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Matthew Saad Muhammad are my boxing idols! There should be movies about their lifes! 🥊🥊🥊🥊

Fortunately, I managed to catch the early part of the first upload before it was taken down. Some stuff I had never seen before, despite being a Marvin fan for decades. Great work as always, Rich.

Marvin Hagler was the last of the great undisputed champions, he went to the ring not just to win but destroy his opponents, you box when you are building your career but once your champion you have to fight as if your life depends on it. Loved the marvellous one, he was my childhood champion and I was so upset when I found out that he had passed away. In his prime he would beaten them all, past and present.🥊. God Bless Rich & thank you ever so much for this. 🙏

Hagler definitely deserves this long in depth look at his career. No way you could have done justice to Marvin with a 20 minute documentary. Man, Sugar seems like a guy who could have drove you insane in the ring.

Muhammad Ali used to be my favorite boxer of all time, after learning about and watching Marvin Hagler a lot more. He is my ABSOLUTE favorite fighter EVER, in ANY type of combat sport. His heart, determination, will, and work ethic are ABSOLUTELY UNMATCHED. GREAT video, the best documentary on Marvin Hagler. 👍🏾

He was and always will be the best I've ever seen Sugar waited waited and waited to fight him at the end of his career and still lost in my mind marvelous Was the greatest fighter of his era Period God bless the marvelous one 🙏 ❤️

My favourite boxer ever. Marvellous Marvin Hagler. Enough said

He and Aaron Pryor were my favorites. This was a well-put-together documentary .

Growing up as a kid in Newark,NJ, Marvin Hagler was my dude. I had so many posters of him on my wall as a kid back in the day.😂🥊🥊🥊🥊

I think Hagler was seriously burning out on boxing by the time he fought Leonard. There’s a limit to how many savagely intense performances a fighter can summon up before the well runs dry. He had recently been through a series of tough matches beforehand against Roldan, Hearns and Mugabi. Those fights took a lot out of him, it showed against Leonard..

Hagler was the ultimate fighter.He can box from either stance , he can brawl , Take a mean punch , definitely had the power , always in supreme shape 💯🥊

Thank you. Can't remember where here in YT, that Joe Frazier told him this: you got three strikes against you You're good You're black You re a southpaw Gotta love Joe, too. They were down-to-earth workhorses

How the hell did I miss this drop 10 days ago!! Jesus Rich, you’re dropping full length features on us now?? 👏 👏 👏

RIP Marvin Hagler....the greatest boxer in history. Met him several times and he was the ultimate gentleman.

All these years later and it still sickens me to see them rob Marvin at the end of his career.

Ferocious in the ring and a gentleman out of it, I was lucky to chat to him shortly before he died. RIP Champ

Even after death, Mr Marvelous Marvin Hagler is still one of the baddest men on earth. RIP champ. I loved watching you when I was a boy. Still geek out on your highlights.

The Marvelous one, Marvin Hagler, was a warrior. RIP.

Great documentary thanx. RIP Champ ✝️ One of the best. Legend 💪

It's a privilege to be able to watch these fights again to appreciate them I'm truly beside myself 64 years old and it brings back great memories for when I was young myself

Great, great documentary Rich. Really well done. I think this will become the documentary of reference on the greatest Middleweight of all time. Thank you for this mate. Hagler is my favorite boxer of all time, he moves the emotional needle for me like only Trinidad, Lopez(Ricardo) and Cotto have done. His story is a distinctly American one, the hardship, the streets and the raw grit needed to succeed, as good as his championship run was (reference Rumy's Corner video on Hagler for the context of the fighters fought), his pre-championship run is one of the greatest of the modern era (post 1960). They just don't do it like that anymore, ever. No matter who your favourite current fighters are their records pale and pale badly in contrast to Marvin's record. It's a testament to the man and his attitude. As much as I love Hagler...Ray won that fight (and Marvin knew it, dancing before the cards are read, what was with that?). Sorry guys, it came two fights too late in the career and it showed, had it been earlier, Marvin steam rolls him down the stretch but it didn't play that way and he got pipped by smarts and showiness. Great fight all the same.

This is a masterpiece, Rich! You truly did him justice. It's a crying shame--breaks my heart, really--that the boxing business never did him justice during his career. When he finally won the crown, he was greeted with a bombardment of beer cans, and then had the crown stolen from him.

Again thanks Rich , big sports fans who weren't born in the 80s need to know who Hagler and the other great fighters of that Era are. And what they missed.

Hagler for me is the greatest Middleweight Champion ever. Sugar Ray Robinson by all accounts was at his peak at 147 and I consider him like most the greatest ever P4P. I think Marvin would wear Monzon down and win by decision. It wouldnt be an easy fight as Carlos was an all time great as well, but I have all Monzon title fights on tape and although dominant I think Marvin would give him fits switching from southpaw to orthodox. Gone way too soon.

Got a poster of Marvelous Marvin on my wall,which I ordered from his sports store,I'm from England and this guy was the greatest middleweight EVER..God bless you champ you will never be forgot.

We love u Marvin here in Brockton, ur a legend and the best ever..RIP champ

Leonard said that he never wanted to fight Hagler while Hagler was in his prime. He said he noticed during the Mugabi fight that Hagler wasn't as sharp as he was before and that fight took a lot out of Hagler. He felt that the time was right for him to come out of retirement, make Marvin wait another year and then fight him. He still said during their fight, that he was as close to death as he had ever been before in the ring or outside the ring. That's why he never would follow through on his rematch promise.

king among men hands of god against opponents & made it all look marvelous a forever salute for this brother

People loved Marvin Hagler in Boston. I worked at the Copley Plaza Hotel in Copley Square in the Back Bay area of Boston, where Marvin used to frequent the nice lounge on the first floor, where there were some very attractive young ladies. He was always friendly and never acted like a "celebrity" and not requiring any special treatment, as most celebrities did. I don't think he even thought of himself as a celebrity, but to us in Boston he was, coming from Brockton where the great Rocky Marciano was from, so he was "our man" as far as Boston boxers were concerned. He was down to earth and always a gentleman. I used to talk to him quite a bit about boxing. The only bad memory of Marvin I have, was about the match between Marvin and Sugar Ray Leonard in Las Vegas, NV, in 1987. The criminal Don King was Leonard's manager. Leonard requested a 12 round fight instead of 15 rounds and he also requested a larger ring, and he was given both. Make a long story short, I believe King bribed the fight judges to give the decision to Leonard because he had a big bet on Leonard to win. Apparently, the greedy criminal King wasn't satisfied with just his salary and wanted to make a huge score betting on Leonard. When I heard that Marvin lost I didn't know what to make of it. I saw Marvin but I didn't speak to him. Then later HBO showed the entire fight from beginning to end in full, and I watched it, and I couldn't believe what I saw. Leonard had actually ran away from Marvin for most of that fight, evidently the reason he wanted 12 rounds and a bigger ring. More room and less time to have to run away from Marvin. Marvin chased this running chickenshit Leonard all over the big ring trying to box him but Leonard kept running away at times with his back actually turned to Marvin, and every once in a while Leonard turned around and pretended to throw a flurry of meaningless punches. You never win a fight by running away from your opponent unless Don King has a bet on you to win. And Marvin got winded trying to catch this running chickenshit Leonard After the fight Leonard had to check into the hospital for undisclosed reasons. When I saw Marvin after I saw the fight on HBO, I told him that I thought the fight was fixed, and he acted surprised as if he hadn't heard this or hadn't thought this himself. I told him I'd watched the entire fight and to me it was obvious. I told him that I'd heard that Leonard had to check into the hospital, which he also didn't know. I also told him that he'd better talk to his manger about getting his cut of the HBO money from the broadcast of the fight TV, because he didn't know that either, and HBO would've had to pay a lot of money to do this, and Marvin, an honest and unassuming man didn't know this either. I think he was taken advantage of by crooked people because he thought that everyone was as honest as he was, which of course wasn't true, especially in the boxing world. Marvin Hagler was an honest unassuming man. He had no big contacts in the boxing world, and he had to do things the hard way, fighting 50 fights before he was given a shot at a title fight, which he won. It disgusted me that he was robbed. Another casualty of the criminal filthbag Don King, as well as the "dishonest running chickenshit Leonard." We loved Marvelous Marvin in Boston. RIP Mr. Marvin Hagler. PS: this video of the fight of Hagler vs Leonard in this documentary has had all of the scenes of Leonard running from Hagler edited out. Also, I have never heard these announcers describing the fight before, and it appears as if they're actually rooting for Leonard and are dishonestly calling the play by play trying to make the listeners think that Leonard is winning when in fact he's not. Well, if you can bribe the fight judges, I'm sure you can bribe the announcers too, especially in Las Vegas where you can bribe anyone you have to bribe to get anything you want. I lived for many years in Las Vegas too.

Top 5 greatest to ever fight in the ring. Best of his era.

Outstanding documentary about an outstanding boxer. Thank you 🙏

He was the best. Great documentary. Glad I found it.

Hagler is the Larry Holmes of the Middleweight division. He had to earn every inch of respect and praise, and he often got ripped off by the judges. I love how Hagler didn't care what the judges thought. He knew he won that first title fight against Vito, and he knew he won the fight against Leonard before retirement. The judges used the first opportunity they could to take Haglers belt away from him just like how the judges ripped off Larry Holmes in his second fight against Spinks. Hagler wasn't as appealing to the public as Leonard, he wasn't as appealing to watch as a KO artist like Hearns, and he wasn't as beloved by his country as Duran. In my opinion, despite not being as magnetic to boxing fans, Hagler was better than all 3 of those all-time greats. As for the title defense against Sugar Ray Leonard, Leonard fought the best fight he could at the time, but he really put on more of a show than actually testing Hagler. Leonard was like Ali. He would never show or admit he was hurt, and he would quickly recover from punishment, but during a lot of their exchanges you could see Leonards desperation in his eyes to just survive the round, and keep moving and flurrying out of the ropes, and corners. Hagler never moved backward against Leonard. Of course those desperate facial expressions immediately disappeared after every exchange by hiding the pain, but Hagler landed the far more punishing punches in that fight. Hagler wasn't even damaged after the fight, but unfortunately boxing is entertainment more than it is a competition sometimes, plus Hagler gave Leonard the first 2 rounds for free, and it cost him big in the scoring. A great boxer with extreme critical appeal, skill, resilience, and toughness like Leonard, or Ali can make it look like they are winning a fight that they are actually just surviving against such a dynamic and dangerous boxer/puncher switch hitter. In my opinion, at the very least it should have been a draw, and and at a minimum it should have been a 1 or 2 point victory for Hagler.

This is a true legend in boxing, an absolute beast in the ring and gentlemen outside of it, 1 of the best ever pound for pound, a true icon

Incredible fighter, one of the best to ever enter the game, I was gutted we lost him, and especially like that. Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard were my boxing hero's when I was young, but as much as I loved Sugar Ray, he did not beat Hagler that day and it was a lie to mark it so, he simply didnt beat Hagler, if anything the fight was a draw, not a loss. Either way, what a beast of fighter, absolutely devastating on his day - a true boxing legend.

Hagler was probably the greatest middleweight of all time. At least top 3.

Hagler was the best You will never see a class act like him again in boxing

The last of the Great ones. Glad i was a kid when these guys fought. Champion is a deserved and correct moniker for Hagler.

We need a Movie about this legend!!

For me,{am in m,y mid 50s} this was the GOLDEN AGE" of Boxing.Pryor,Leonard,Hearns,Duran,Arguello,and of course THE MARVELOUS ONE.🥊🥊

A 'MARVELOUS' DOCUMENTARY OF ALL-TIME GREAT BOXING CHAMP MARVIN HAGLER ..

Yes uploaded again thank you lord🙏🙏 Hard work and dedication till the end

Another outstanding peice of work Rich. One I been waiting for, too. Since I'm born and raised in Brockton its of Champs and my dad worked at Sweeneys a downtown bar that Marvin would frequent and I lived in the projects with Rockin Robbie Simms. Marvin would pull up in his white Porshe and play waffleball with us kids and I would go Jogging with Robbie upto Petrocelles gym and watch then train.Its a Shame the City of Brockton demolished the gym. Anyway, I appreciate all your work Rich you are the undisputed Champ of Boxing documentaries on the WWW and YpuTube. Thank you

That first round between Hagler v Hearns was very very special. Hagler is an all time great!! . My father used to talk about Hagler, Hearns, Sugar Ray and Duran all the time. This was a very special time in boxing history.

Just watched this. Thanks very much Rich. It was breathtaking and very moving. The quality is excellent. Hagler one of the truly greatest boxers in history and the greatest fighter of the 1980’s. The ability, mindset, work ethic. The man. He was great. But in the end he lost on a hotly disputed decision. Leonard goes down in my estimation for avoiding the rematch with such a great champion who gave him a shot. RIP Marvin.

The most dedicated ,disciplined ,devoted fighter I have ever seen,The great Hagler was a machine

When Mugabi is waved off and Hagler first raises his arms in victory, he’s not smiling…he’s snarling. And I’ll be damned if he doesn’t look like a lion in that moment. Simply Marvelous, Rich. Thank you 🥊💙🦁

Great era of boxing 🥊

Thanks man for taking the time out to do this, Brilliant 🥊

A fantastic documentary and for me the greatest fighter of all time but I respect every man that steps through those ropes

One of my favorite fighters of all time. Super tough. All heart n marbles

My all time favorite!!! He was incredible! R.I.P. CHAMP!!!

Hagler had a fantastic ability to range a fighter and his balance and agility were next level...R.I.P Champ.

One of the greatest Boxer! In Boxing history👊🏼 LEGENDARY MARVIN MARVELOUS HAGLER🙏🏼👑

Hagler vs Hearns... Best 1st round in the entire history of boxing.

Thank you for this great biography on one of the most under appreciated great champions of all time

Credit to Sugar Ray Leonard for using his head to win the contest, by not standing in the middle of the ring and trading toe to toe like Mugabe and Hearns did previously, but Hagler must have been kicking himself with his slow start. Gifting early rounds cost him dearly. A credit to the sport as he never avoided anyone and rightfully deserves his moniker as one of the 4 Kings of that era. RIP Legend.

Hagler was a absolute complete fighting machine, unbelievable Sugar Tay Leonard was the bollocks, Duran, and Hearn’s we could go on and on and on loads off greats all forgotten so sad RIP Marvin. I remember him coming to empire pool Wembley 1980 and completely smashed up Minter, remember Alan Minter saying no black man gonna take my title’s 😂😂😂😂 REALLY funny thing the next year 1981 I went away with him on a boxing scholarship by then he was humble

Marvelous Marvin Hagler is a Marvelous Legend....

I rode the bus with Marvin many times in Brockton on his way to the gym. He was just a great dude all around. We used to talk a bit and this world famous boxer treated everyone with courtesy and grace. Truly one of a kind.

The greatest middleweight to ever step inside the ring. RIP the great Marvelous Marvin Hagler

Probably the most disciplined fighter in history. No women, no reporters, no distractions during training camp. Just gym on the island that seemed like prison

Great doco Rich,keep them coming.

I still can`t quite believe he`s gone.

Marvin was one of the most greatest boxers in life

Fantastic job as always Rich, always look forward to watching your documentaries

He’s the reason I watch and love boxing. He truly was marvelous.

Hagler was and Forever Be The Best Middle Weight Of All Time And My Favorite Boxer of All Time Rest In Peace Marvelous Marvin Hagler G. O. A. T. Thanks For Letting Us All Enjoy Watching A True Boxer and Great Man.

Amazing that the two most conditioned boxers in history came from the same town . Great montage at the start and what he was about inside the ring. No messing around . Simply the best middleweight of all time. Granite chin , gas tank on full , ko artist , very skilled boxer , and could hit with both hands . Fought everyone there was ducked knowone. An absolute beast against mugabi, no pun intended. Could of whopped faces in any era. Not a boring fight to be seen with hagler.

Wow I’m amazed at this documentary 2hrs is amazing absolutely amazing great job 👏🏾 ❤🥊💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

My favorite fighter ever!