When Marvelous Marvin Hagler Tamed The Beast | MARCH 10, 1986

#OnThisDay in 1986, #marvinhagler knocked out John 'The Beast' Mugabi. #boxing #boxingknockouts
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[@matthewsumner2678]

Best pound for pound fighter ever any time any where that was hagler met him at Doncaster racecourse a few years ago a true gentleman so sad that he has passed RIP marvelous

[@Sanholomc]

Marvin was the beast inside the ring but a gentleman outside the ring RIP Champ❤

[@AtHomeNA]

Saw this fight on Closed Circuit in the Boston Garden when it was held. One of the greatest fights ever! Two really tough fighters!

[@jcaustin1968]

I remember this AMAZING fight so well. Marvin is my favorite boxer/fighter of all time.

[@decidingpaper6324]

Middleweight GOAT 🐐🥊 R.I.P Marvelous Marvin Hagler 🥊🙏

[@michaellauletti6552]

Thats when boxing was great.Hats off to the fighters of that ERA

[@haroldfloyd5518]

Mugabi was a beast! But Marvelous was a machine and he just kept coming relentlessly.

[@theonewhoisbetterthanyou3570]

A YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

[@FBA-Reddawg2.0]

Marvin hagler was a unstoppable beast in the ring 👏🏼💯

[@henrybrown9702]

Yes Sir he was!!! My favorite fighter and I am very honored to had possess a great friendship as well with Marvelous. He was like a Big Brother unto me. Miss him dearly 😢

[@paulluna6379]

He was the man👍

[@jota55581]

​@@henrybrown9702 i met Marvin in the UK . He was My Idol ..i asked him a couple of questions he took the time to answer . So so sad he's not here no more !

[@MrFchank]

Until the judges robbed him in the fight against Leonard.

[@henrybrown9702]

@@jota55581 Yes Sir he was and still remains in my heart as a Dear friend, Big Brother figure and my idol and favorite boxer of all time. I possessed a great friendship with he and Kay. i care to share also that I was 12 and 13 years of age when I viewed two of his fights back in the 70's at the infamous Spectrum arena in Philidelphia. I am elated that you had the opportunity to chat with him . A great man indeed !!! Missed Dearly !

[@user-uv1rh5ho9j]

Marvellous Marvin, the best boxer fighter, to ever lace up a pair of gloves,God bless you, ❤

[@jerardnorgren3411]

Him & Sugar Ray Robinson

[@michaelj529]

What a brawl! Mugabi was tough but no one was tougher than MMH !!

[@pistolpaulie4871]

When boxing was pure!!! No social media!

[@alanssnackbardailyrelaxati8155]

And still my favourite boxer of all time. Marvelous marvin hagler.

[@WifredoAyala-qk4yi]

The great hagler a great warrior so sad that you are gone but i still like the person that you was rest and peace brother i know that you are in heaven you was a such a good person in Life god bless you Marvin

[@jimb8830]

Excellent! So well put! So right! Blessigs.

[@peacefulwarrior1987]

The Prime of Boxing

[@nevergiveup-eg1io]

no fighter in any division today could fight with both of these guys. no one.

[@jimb8830]

Absolutely correct!

[@timpenfield5]

Just my opinion, but 100% agree

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Canelo would gas with the pace they put on back then. I think a prime GGG could hang in that era but he'd face more adversity

[@JamesE707]

RIP the great Marvin Hagler.

[@vinniedixon1140]

The Beast was defeated the Marvelous one. Hagler took everything Mugabi threw at him and walked through it. Monster of a middleweight.

[@hannibalbeats24]

Always loved this fight from Hagler. Bad man right there. Mugabi was supposed to take the throne, but Hagler didn’t get the memo 😂

[@babsbat]

GRUELLING FIGHT FOR BOTH CONGRATS M.M. THE MAN

[@kufujitsu]

I wish all world title challengers put forth the effort that The Beast did on this day. The Beast walked away from this fight knowing he did his best.

[@ringmasterjeb3453]

Not even Hearns showed any real want to fight Mugabi at that time. He was as dangerous as boxing ever had. Mugabi threw the kitchen sink at Marvin and Marvin seemed to enjoy it. Hagler proved himself to the Man of Steel and fighter of multiple styles to handle all situations. Neither fighter was the same after that night. Great fights come at a cost. And only Legends understand what their moment in time secures for the Legacy they created from all that sweat, work, and discipline. Both fighters great in my book. May never see another like it in my lifetime. So be it !

[@CC-ff7ft]

The Mugabi that fought Hagler beats Hearns imo.

[@CC-ff7ft]

By the way ,great comment.👍

[@Matt-rq9gh]

Well said

[@russellolenick5642]

...Not possible... I meant, oops! Lol

[@timothygreen8461]

Hagler is a great champion even on the decline he had mental and chin of steel to beat to Mugabi I've never seen Hagler take power punches like that that's why Leonard took the fight bigger gloves and bigger ring it gave him more room to run still think Hagler won the fight RIP champ

[@uckyp1]

What a fight!

[@tibbar1000]

Imagine having never been to the 11th round until you had to go there with Marvin Hagler.

[@andrewgibbs7279]

Hagler, the last great long reigning undisputed MW champ. Hagler systematically wore Mugabi down then finished him. Great performance by both guys, Hagler just had too much. RIP Marvellous

[@michaelsteger3908]

Bernard hopkins

[@andrewgibbs7279]

@@michaelsteger3908 Hopkins fought once as undisputed MW champ, but yes he was a good MW champ, cleaned up the division in the mid 90s to mid 00s.

[@mirtonceka1236]

What a beaty was Marvin to watch. The 6th round fabulous!

[@jaapvandijk5550]

Hands down one of the best middleweight fights of all time. What a fight!

[@DracRummins]

One of the best you'll see on film

[@mrmeener625]

mugabi was a JM

[@Robert-qm5so]

​@@mrmeener625he knocked out all of the other middleweights but he couldn't mess with Hagler. Marvin Hagler was a beast!

[@theonewhoisbetterthanyou3570]

*LEGENDARY SCRAP HERE!!!* RIP THE MARVELOUS ONE, and ref-judge (🤣😂) Mills Lane

[@dotell3359]

I remember watching this live on TV . I always like him.

[@watchmanonthewall14]

One of the great fights of all time!

[@borood1188]

Hagler ruined Mugabi. He was never the same after this.

[@mrmeener625]

neither was hagler. he lost to Leonard next fight then retired

[@nailtoe1]

Exactly. Hagler won that fight because he was the toughest thing on two legs. Mugabi hit Marvin with everything but a Chevy, but Hagler simply refused to be hurt.

[@jota55581]

​@@mrmeener625 Hagler had logged changed changed Styles Hagler in his prime was not a slugger . He was Master box puncher . Time caught up with him .

[@MrJbee73]

​@@mrmeener625that was some total bs.

[@mrmeener625]

@@MrJbee73 haglers biggest fights were against LW WW JM. mugabi was a JM. leonard did not want to fight hagler until he saw the mugabi fight. hagler pissed blood for days after. then leonard wanted to fight and hagler was a shell of himself and lost. mugabi fight ruined both of them

[@CSOne_]

Legend! Long Live, MH.

[@emanuele1334]

That round 6 was so brutal indeed.......Mugabi being able to absorb that punishment and keep coming back, wow just wow

[@Robert-qm5so]

Hagler had him there but Referee Mills Lane interfered and got Mugabi off the hook until Hagler got him in the 11th round

[@emanuele1334]

​@@Robert-qm5sonah when Mills Lane warned Marvin, Mugabi was answering punch with punch.....he was hurt badly in the middle of the round but kept find the strength to answer.....watch how they started round 7.

[@Robert-qm5so]

@@emanuele1334 no, Hagler had him, Mugabi was about to go down but then Mills Lane stops them and signals the judges to take away a point from Marvin Hagler, Mills was wrong doing that cuz he took too long to make that call .

[@russellolenick5642]

Wow what a fight! This fight was very consistent in it's cadence and tactics of each fighter but yet still very impressive and even exciting at times. Hagler was wearing down Mugabi round by round with a 2:1 ratio of good shots by my estimation (just a gut impression) but there was still that threat that Mugabi could land a knockout shot to save himself. But the last few rounds, Hagler was just too strong and made it almost impossible for Mugabi to even survive and finished him. Both fighters were incredibly brave but Hagler is the Champion who truly boxed himself to undeniable victory. It's hard to put my finger on how or why but fights rarely seem this genuinely good these days. Hagler wanted to win and definitely showed why he's definitely one of the all time greatest fighters.

[@wlphantom]

I always wondered why more fighters didn’t adopt Marvin’s style. Dominant side forward fighter with a decent rear cross, switch stances when the opponent is in trouble to finish him.

[@mikeallen3518]

Hagler was my all-time favorite fighter then and still today. I went to his first middleweight title defense in the Boston Garden in 81 with my two buddies Freddie and Pepper Roach. Freddie fought on the under-card of that fight. I remember watching this fight on Armed Forces Network (AFN) in my barracks room when I was a soldier stationed in South Korea. John "The Best Mugabi" was a middleweight George Foreman at the time just destroying everyone they put in the ring with him........until this fight. Marvelous Marvin Hagler truly tamed the beast in this fight. It was a good fight by both fighters but Hagler was King of the Middleweights, one of the best divisions in boxing during this time, along with Lightweight and Welterweight!

[@brianrobbins3499]

Marvin a great legend from my era for sure saw him 1 night coming out of a package store in Lakeville Massachusetts with a few beautiful ladies. Brockton Massachusetts legend

[@Kevin-zk9tt]

I watched every fight Hagler fought.. This guy was absolutely fantastic,,, a true boxer..⁉️‼️🇺🇸

[@donjames1903]

It would be impossible to bring those type of boxers and fights back to now a days ,

[@MrMarco855]

Hagler 62-2 after this fight. Seems he doesn't get enough recognition on the all-time p4p list. Has to be top 20 I think.

[@Sanholomc]

At least top ten

[@Robert-qm5so]

In my honest opinion he should of been 66- 1 , he was robbed alot of times that because of the Nevada Boxng Commision, they hated Hagler cuz Hagler wouldn't bend backwards for them 😡

[@justthink5854]

both were never the same after

[@hannibalbeats24]

Crawford reminds me so much of Hagler back in the day. Always had to get it the hard way!

[@wacobob56dad]

In the post fight interview Mugabi said he felt he was getting hit with a blackjack.

[@CC-ff7ft]

One of the greatest middleweight fights of all time, and to think the 32yo Hagler wanted this fight. Against a prime 26yo with 27fights & 27 K.Os. Hagler was the Beast here but Mugabi gave Hagler a great fight. Can you imagine these in the middleweight era today, they be done for muder.

[@ChakraOver9k]

Facts 💯% I didn't grow up watching hagler, but i can definitely say boxing back then was way more raw. The best literally fought the best 🔥

[@NoMoreLPCPP-NPA]

@@ChakraOver9k Hagler is the best switch hitter in boxing history

[@MartinSmith-qt3cc]

Tbf Mugabi had done his damage at Light Middle

[@kufujitsu]

@@ChakraOver9k Watch Hagler's fights against Wilford Scypion & Tony Sibson - Prime Hagler displaying switch hitting at it's best.

[@Robert-qm5so]

​@@MartinSmith-qt3ccno he didn't the majority he knocked out were middleweights

[@MartinSmith-qt3cc]

Far too much is made of Hearns bout, this is a ‘war’

[@milojanis4901]

Totally agree. The first round of Hearns/Hagler was as good as any round in history. But Hearns broke his right hand, and the remaining rounds he gave it his best, but the fight pace slowed, and was basically over. Hearns always wanted a rematch but never got it. I'm from Michigan, and saw a lot of writeups about Hearns that didn't make the national news. For a couple of years after their fight, people would ask Tommy how his hand was doing. He almost always would say, "It's good, I'm saving it for Marvins head!!" Can you imagine fighting Hagler with one hand??!!! Wow.....

[@Robert-qm5so]

​@@milojanis4901Hearns broke his hand with Hagler's chin not his head ...😮 Wow Marvin Hagler was a beast!

[@L.E.O.6141]

Nobody wanted to fight Mugabi during this time except Haglar,and the punches he hit Haglar with would have ko'd anybody else.This was a brutal fight and Mugabi was never the same afterwards.

[@tommcdonald1746]

I sure miss the days watching Hagler fight.

[@jimnagel5611]

HE HIT HAGLER WITH EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK -- SO MARVIN USED IT -- BRUTAL FIGHT

[@tomsullivan7820]

In one of the greatest pre-fight interviews of all time, Mugabi answered every single question with "I'm going to knock him out." It was like: "How was your flight over?" "I'm going to knock him out." "Were able to train hard for the fight?" "I'm going to knock him out." It was priceless. And we saw what happened.

[@jeffeverett274]

Marvin was the man!

[@darrylwashington5592]

I love Marvin Marvelous Hagler Best Middleweight ever who fought with Heart and pride such a Great person Rest Well Champ your Best fan ever 🙏

[@BoloFrancis]

Watched this fight 100’s of times as a kid, in awe of how good a technician Marvin was, along with being as tough as nails and in the most amazing physical condition. Only later in life and after seeing his earlier fights did I realise he was even better when he was younger!!! A true legend of the ring 😇 💪. Any 1 who got to watch him, it was a privilege 💪💪💪💪

[@jimb8830]

I remember this fight! It was one of Hagler's most difficult wins. He had STAMINA over Mugabi. Close call.

[@Outdoorsy368]

Beast never the same after this. When you pound on someone with everything you have and nothing happens your psyche gets destroyed. Mugabi v hamsho would've been great or mugabi v Duran!

[@Robert-qm5so]

Mugabi would knocked out both of them, Hagler said in a interview that Mugabi hit harder then Hearns and Hearns could punch 😮 imagine then what those blows of Mugabi would do.

[@askia7535]

Marvin hagler was a problem one of my favorite boxer 💯

[@Bruins-vq5ey]

How was mugabi an inch shorter? He was way taller when receiving the instructions

[@marklevenson]

I thought the same thing Mugabi was a Light Heavyweight I guarantee you his walking around weight was 180lb maybe more

[@kenlagernes4669]

Good point same here

[@williamholder182]

I love these old fights .marvin the greatest

[@d0nKsTaH]

11:27 center just outside the ring. Burt Reynolds aaand 35:55 Tom Seleck

[@motuscorporis403]

It's noteworthy that the last three fights of Marvelous Marvin Hagler were pure masterpieces, by comparison, Carlos Monzon achieved lacklustre fights.

[@jerardnorgren3411]

I've never seen anyone punch with such pin point accuracy as Marvin Hagler.

[@TomBTerrific]

I remember this fight. I was always a Hagler fan but when this fight was announced I thought oh boy! The Beast was just that a tough guy. And no guarantees even for Marvin. What a great fight. For me this was definitely a great fight. I know he was angry and when he retired moved to Italy. Glad he came back home before passing away. I also believe he won the first Sugar Ray Lenard fight. Just my opinion! Mugabi was also a champion. Thanks to both of them for entertaining all of us. May they RIP.

[@leone_k]

Round 6🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jerardnorgren3411]

Round 6 was one for the ages!

[@rodneyedwards3431]

Simply marvelous

[@mattjean2652]

I loved Tim and Gil. A very underrated commentary team. This fight finished Mugabi and slowed Marvin. Devastating!

[@757millionaire]

📌 Hagler started well on his toes .. stepping in with the jab .. going to the body on the inside .. stepping outside of the lead foot of the orthodox fighter .. mixing it up in the exchanges .. coming forward with pressure like Aaron Pryor even after getting caught in an exchange .. props to Mugabi for being game and going until he ran out of gas .. Hagler's conditioning and swift jab were definitely underrated as well as his innate ability to switch southpaw to orthodox instinctively to touch up his opponent with his closest hand regardless of where his opponent stepped

[@barneyfamily5178]

Who else remembers the punky brewster episode featuring Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

[@PJP812]

This was an extremely tough fight for the aging Hagler - he was approaching his mid 30s and had been in a lot of wars at this stage - Mugabi was young and upcoming with a powerful punch - Marvin eventually wore him down and stopped him but in the ring afterwards he actually hinted at retirement

[@luke125]

Mugabi was never the same after this fight. Hagler took the beast inside Mugabi and destroyed him.

[@craigallmendinger8404]

That was a very tough fight

[@marklevenson]

Hagler was a great fighter However Mugabi never learned how to box all of his punches were bombs you have to give Marvin credit That one uppercut Mugabi hit him with knocked out or knocked down every other middle weight to that point Hagler was one tough SOB RIP Marvelous one

[@samuelpichowsky3211]

Hey top rank can you post the first Duran Leonard fight in this quality lol

[@theonewhoisbetterthanyou3570]

POST BOTH FIGHTS!!! Not the 3rd that no one remembers.

[@arielgarcia685]

Why does the other guy look taller than hagler but the height said hagler was taller 😅

[@markneff2670]

Incredible fight,this is what boxing is all about,not the circus that it's become these days,and truth be told,I was a little worried before this fight,because Mugabi is extremely dangerous.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

Yes .

[@TheLsduk1]

That uppercut at the end of round 4 would have dropped any fighter today, it took everything from Hagler to soak it up. A defining moment from a true boxing legend. Such a shame that his legacy almost over looks what tremendous fight this was, a ferocious slug fest from 2 incredible athletes.

[@johnsshowmauri2832]

RIP Marvelous one! ☝️ the champ!!

[@user-ky5cn9ov3p]

Marvelous, Marvin Hagler is a great fighter. This is a real boxing match

[@GeorgeRichards-bg4nc]

P marvelous Marvin hagler the greatest pure boxer in history without a doubt my favorite fighter of all times

[@aldodainese6105]

Il più grande peso medio della storia della boxe mondiale.❤😂

[@jacquesblameble3275]

One of the greates midle weigt all time. R.i.p.champ.

[@MrAeroled99]

Hagler raises arms...."Are you not entertained"

[@Super_vic]

Why does top rank re upload videos ?

[@ronsmac]

Even though Hagler looks slow he was one tough fighter.

[@daviso4954]

What a war! Non-stop action. God bless Marvin; they don't make them like that anymore.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

The fact that Hagler came out orthodox was quite smart against an explosive power puncher who was dangerous early on in fights. Hagler wanted to take Mugabi's gameplan away from the start, because Mugabi was most likely expecting Hagler to come out southpaw

[@misconductfiles]

RIP Marvelous Marvin Hagler

[@michaelb2388]

Amazing to think that after that Mugabi became the president of Zimbabwe

[@martinalarcon3108]

One of my fav all time fighters fought every one clean his division like a true champ , mugabi was unbeaten and on his prime , no blemish 😮and gave hangler a very tough fight , after this lose to hangler mugabi was never the same fighter , but hangler fought him when he was most dangerous 😮😮when a true champ does what a true champ does 😮

[@user-ix6ix6yt2q]

จอร์น มูกาบี้ เก่งในรุ่น จูเนียร์มิดเดิลเวท ด้วยสถิติชนะน็อค 100% คือ น็อคคู่ต่อสู้ 26 ครั้งรวด จนหาคู่ต่อกรในรุ่นเดียวกันไม่ได้ จำเป็นต้องก้าวข้ามรุ่นมาในรุ่นมิดเดิลเวท ซึ่ง มาร์วิน แฮกเลอร์ ครองแชมป์อยู่อย่างยิ่งใหญ่ ป้องกันแชมป์ได้เกิน 10 ครั้ง และ มูกาบี้ทำได้ดีในการชก 10 ยกแรก ต่อย แฮกเลอร์ จนหน้าตาบวมปูด ภรรยา แทบจำหน้าสามี ไม่ได้ แต่แล้วในยกที่ 11 มูกาบี้กลับทนแรงบดขยี้หนักๆไม่ได้ ช็อตเอาดื้อๆ ด้วยหมัดหนักๆเข้าจุดโฟกัสของแฮกเลอร์ เพียงแค่ 3-4 หมัด ยอมจำนง ลงไปนอนกองให้กรรมการนับ 10 ในกลางยกที่ 11 รู้ตัวดีว่า ขืนลุกขึ้นมา คงต้องโดนยำใหญ่อีกชุด ถึงขนาดต้องนอนหยอดน้ำข้าวต้มเป็นแน่แท้ จึงยอมสิโรราบแต่โดยดี ไม่ต้องเจ็บตัวเพิ่มขึ้นอีก สร้างความยิ่งใหญ่ให้แฮกเลอร์ เพื่อไปเปิดศึก ซุปเปอร์ กับ ซูการ์ เรย์ เลียวนาร์ด นักชกคอมพิวเตอร์ และนักชกอัจฉริยะ ที่ครองแชมป์มาแล้ว2 รุ่น จะขึ้นมาชิงแชมป์รุ่นที่ 3 กับแฮกเลอร์ ในเร็วๆนี้

[@genghiskhan1836]

The key was Marvin switching to right handed on the inside. He did major damage with the right hook from that stance. Beast carried his southpaw right hand low on inside. Marvin consistently made him pay with that.

[@delboyrams363]

Hagler was the best of the best a real beast This is boxing today's boxers don't compare to this

[@oscarmoreno7774]

Any other fighter would not have survived Mugabi. Hagler was a truly elite fighter.

[@pheaflsi]

John “The Beast” Mugabi!

[@sanethehappypill]

Now that was a fight and not just dancing and holding 🎉

[@JohnnyNation]

Hagler was the only middleweight who could take the punishment Mugabi dished out and eventually stop him/ Marvin should have never had his title taken by Leonard in what at most was a draw !!!###

[@encargon9457]

I dnt think hes just Tired he just got his head banged left en right lol

[@luciano-km7mq]

Utter exhaustion. First time since Ray Robinson (who was winning every round) failed to answer the bell due to complete exhaustion.

[@copee2960]

Mugabi was the real deal....nobody but Hagler could have taken them heavy hands...two great warriors....this pair would of marched on with today's middleweights...

[@theartoffighting879]

Hagler had his Feast on the Beast:

[@thejamnasium6447]

wanna say Mugabi was like 27-0 with 27 KOs

[@joejensen311]

20:40 Mugabi is realizing that he’s in the ring with a real life lion… and he doesn’t punch hard enough to knock a lion out.