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Roldan Challenges Marvin

After his much criticized performance against the puffed up welterweight Duranin November of 83, Marvin looked to prove himself against the tough Argentinian Juan ‘Domingo’ Roldan. The bout was set for March 30th at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas on HBO television, since Hagler was now one of the network’s stars. I settled for a […]

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Hagler and Duran

Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Roberto Duran signed to meet at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas on November 10th, 1983. I wasn’t thrilled about the bout to be honest, but paid to see it on closed circuit tv at a nearby hotel ballroom. I did have the privilege of meeting the recently retired great Alexis Arguello

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Marvin Marches On.

After the letdown of the Leonard fight, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, now his legal name,  made new plans. His first time in the ring would be in Boston, Massachusetts against Brit Tony Sibson. Hagler easily disposed of him with a 6th round TKO, and solidified his place as one of the top names in the sport.

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Marvin Marches On

After bringing the championship back home to Massachusetts, Marvin prepared for his first title defense in the new year of 1981. It came against Fulgencio Obelmejias on January 17th in Boston and ended in an 8th round TKO. That set up his much wanted rematch against Vito Antuofermo in his next fight in June at

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Marvin Gets His Belt

After his controversial split decision draw with Vito Antuofermo in November of 1979, Marvin Hagler went back to work. He won 3  consecutive fights, 2 by knockout, and earned a shot at Alan Minter’s WBC middleweight championship, the one he took from Antuofermo on March 16, 1980. The defense was set for London at Wembley

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Ali Loses His Belt

After the difficult time he had with Earnie Shavers, Muhammad Ali wanted an easy title defense. His pick was 1976 Olympic gold medalist Leon Spinks, a novice pro at best with a 7-0 record. The bout was set for February 15th at the Hilton in Las Vegas. Ali trimmed down to a fairly fit 224

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