Former Middleweight Boxing Legend Marvin Hagler Dead At 66

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Former Middleweight Boxing Legend Marvin Hagler Dead At 66

Marvin Hagler, the Boxing Hall of Famer who once ruled over the middleweight division and had high-profile battles against Roberto Duran, Thomas "Hitman" Hearns and "Sugar" Ray Leonard, died on Saturday. He was 66.

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