Turning pro to little or no fanfare back in May of 1973, no-nonsense southpaw Marvin Hagler (the ‘Marvelous’ was added much, much later; and legally) slogged his way up the hard way. Fighting tough guys for low pay checks, Hagler’s inner hardness was formed. Nothing came easy to him, and there were very few opponents that could in any way be referred to as anything other than formidable.
45 years ago today: Marvin Hagler goes pro
https://youtu.be/lhz6QFsc6LY?t=9s There was no fanfare whatsoever, there was no big payday and there were hardly any fans … continue