Marvin Hagler – a phenomenal talent

‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler, who has just died at 66, will be remembered as one of the greatest boxing middleweight fighters and one the finest at any weight in any era. He was a tough boxer, described as having a chip of both shoulders and a hard hitter. Born on 23 May 1954 5.17am Newark, New Jersey, he grew up fatherless in the ghettoes of Newark, relating more to the wounded birds he helped and his pet turtle. “They were the only friends I could relate to” he once s