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Marvin Hagler: the case for the GOAT

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    Marvin Hagler: the case for the GOAT

    Middleweight · USA · Born 23 May 1954, Newark, New Jersey, USA · Died 2021 · Career 1973–1987

    Shaven-headed southpaw who ruled the middleweight division for most of the 1980s. Could box or brawl from either stance and was famously durable.

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    Why Marvin Hagler could be the GOAT

    Hagler was never stopped and held the undisputed middleweight title for nearly seven years, beating Hearns in a famous three-round war and outlasting Durán. He arguably earned his title shot the hard way, fighting in opponents' backyards for years. For a middleweight peak, his reign is hard to beat.

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    Marvin Hagler is #19 of 25 in the fan ranking, with a 0–1 head-to-head record from 19 Men's boxing votes. See the full Men's boxing GOAT ranking

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    How the ranking works. Every head-to-head vote is a result, like a game. The standings use a Bradley–Terry model, the same idea behind chess ratings: beating a highly rated legend counts for more than beating a long shot. Ratings are shown on a chess-style scale centred on 1500.

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