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Marvelous Marvin Hagler has been an inspiration and a source of civic pride for Brockton for generations, Sullivan said in a statement. He is one of the primary reasons why we are known as the ‘City of Champions.’ This public memorial will be a fitting tribute to one of our city’s favorite sons and one of boxing’s all-time greats.”
The event, scheduled for 2 p.m. at Marciano Stadium, will feature several celebrity guests and speakers, including legendary boxing champion Bernard Hopkins, ESPN host Stephen A. Smith, Showtime Championship Boxing analyst Al Bernstein, WCVB Channel 5 sports anchor Mike Lynch, acclaimed boxing writer and historian Ron Borges and members of the Hagler family.
âA fitting tribute to a Brockton iconâ: Street to be named for late boxing middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler
By Travis Andersen Globe Staff,Updated May 4, 2021, 2:16 p.m.
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FILEâIn this April 15, 1985 file photo, Marvin Hagler celebrates after knocking out Thomas Hearns in Las Vegas to win the world middleweight championship. Hagler is being celebrated in his Massachusetts hometown with a street named in his honor to be named Marvin Hagler Drive. The Brockton City Council on Monday, April 26, 2021, approved a proposal by two councilors to name a currently under-construction street Marvin Hagler Drive.(AP Photo, File)Anonymous/Associated Press
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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