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Marvin Hagler became Marvellous after humiliating KO victory that turned his opponent to a life of crime
Apr 4, 2025
Marvin Hagler is known for his role in the Four Kings era of boxing, defeating Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns, but it was neither of these wins that made him Marvellous.
Marvin Hagler retired with a record of 62-3-2, and will go down, alongside Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, and Thomas Hearns as a King of boxing.
Hagler got his nickname from an announcer at the Golden Gloves tournaments as an amateur but adopted it legally after a fight he had just three years before his unforgettable clash with Hearns.
Marvin Hagler’s marvellous KO turned Caveman opponent to life of crime
In 1982, Hagler fought William ‘Caveman’ Lee, nicknamed as such due to the sideburns he had as a child.
Caveman was a 21-2 knockout artist at the time of his clash with Hagler, who KO’d John Mugabi, but in reality, boxing was never his dream. His father had been into boxing but was disabled in a work accident, forcing Caveman to follow his dreams for him.
Lee, who trained under Emanuel Steward at the Kronk Gym in Detroit, was stopped by Hagler in just 67 seconds, marking a humiliating and devastating defeat for the ‘Caveman’.
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Frustrated with the loss, and life in general, Caveman Lee fell into a deep depression and resorted to multiple armed robberies, including a bank robbery. He claimed these were done not for the money, but because he wanted to be jailed or killed.
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