Brockton to name street in honor of the late boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler Share Updated: 12:13 PM EDT Apr 28, 2021
Brockton to name street in honor of the late boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler Share Updated: 12:13 PM EDT Apr 28, 2021
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Show Transcript THE RANGERS. IF YOU NEVER SAW HIM FIGHT, YOU MISSED ONE OF THE GREATEST EFFORT GREATEST EVER, MARVIN HAGLER HAS DIED HIS WIFE POSTING THE NEWS ON FACEBOOK TODAY. HE DUCKED THE LIMELIGHT FROM SO MANY JOBS BUT HE COULD NOT DUCKED THE FINAL OPPONENT. HIS REIGN LASTED FROM 1980 TO 1987. IN 1985 AGAINST TOM’S HERDS, THIS FIGHT WAS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING EIGHT MINUTES A BOX WILL EVER SEE. HAGLER WINNING BY KNOCKOUT IN THE THIRD ROUND. IT WAS ONE OF 67 PROFESSIONAL WINS. HA
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Alternative Titles: Joseph Louis Barrow, the Brown Bomber
Joe Louis, byname of
Joseph Louis Barrow, also called
the Brown Bomber, (born May 13, 1914, Lafayette, Alabama, U.S. died April 12, 1981, Las Vegas, Nevada), American boxer who was world heavyweight champion from June 22, 1937, when he knocked out James J. Braddock in eight rounds in Chicago, until March 1, 1949, when he briefly retired. During his reign, the longest in the history of any weight division, he successfully defended his title 25 times, more than any other champion in any division, scoring 21 knockouts (his service in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945 no doubt prevented him from defending his title many more times). He was known as an extremely accurate and economical knockout puncher.