Odd Marvin Hagler question

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Re: Odd Marvin Hagler question

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MightyWarrior wrote:
Goz wrote: I would absolutely love to see a picture of the Marvellous one with hair. I had never considered he once had some.
Just picked up the new book FOUR KINGS, by George Kimball, and it starts off like it could be a really excellent one. All about the big four of the 80's.
And what do you know, there's an old shot of Hagler in there with hair - so old that he's not sure how he should be holding his hands up for a boxing pose.
He shaved it off while still an amateur around 73.

Interesting take on the early years for all four - first time Marv crossed paths with Ray Leonard, he was fighting as an unknown on a card that Ray headlined - Marv got $1000 while Ray got $50000. So unknown that his local paper refered to him as Marvin Nagler.

His opponent that night was....Roy Jones sr.
Scan the photo, so we can see it then mate
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Coco wrote:
Scan the photo, so we can see it then mate
I said I picked it up, I didn't actually buy it :lol:
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according to a tale my pappi used to tell me at bedtimes....

one day long ago he actually saw a lock from young Marvins head...it was found in a rickety old barn in Newark and was kept for many years in a battered old cigar case...until it was bought by a mysterious rich gentleman known only as 'Game Turkey'

maybe we should check this out :roll:
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