Q 01/05

What did Marvin Hagler do after network announcers kept leaving 'Marvelous' off his introductions?

A) Sued a television network

B) Legally changed his name

C) Trademarked the nickname

D) Refused all TV interviews

Answer · why

B) Legally changed his name

Hagler legally changed his name to Marvelous Marvin Hagler in 1982. Filing the papers also forced him to reveal his real birth year, which he had shad...

Q 02/05

Which star ended a three-year retirement to beat Marvin Hagler on a disputed verdict in 1987?

A) Sugar Ray Leonard

B) Wilfred Benítez

C) Donald Curry

D) Matthew Saad Muhammad

Answer · why

A) Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard had boxed only once in five years when he took the 1987 verdict. Ringside reporters were almost evenly divided over who really won.

Q 03/05

Which fighter nicknamed the Hitman did Marvin Hagler knock out inside three rounds in April 1985?

A) Iran Barkley

B) James Toney

C) Thomas Hearns

D) Julian Jackson

Answer · why

C) Thomas Hearns

Thomas Hearns landed his best punch in the opening seconds and Hagler simply walked through it. Their fight was voted Fight of the Year despite ending...

Q 04/05

Marvin Hagler's 1985 classic, billed simply as The Fight, is remembered by which nickname?

A) The Brawl

B) The Showdown

C) The Blitz

D) The War

Answer · why

D) The War

The War earned its label in an opening round often called the greatest in boxing history. The whole fight lasted barely eight minutes.

Q 05/05

Marvin Hagler moved to which European country after boxing and became an action-film star?

A) Italy

B) Spain

C) France

D) Germany

Answer · why

A) Italy

Italy became home for Hagler, who settled in Milan and played tough guys in action films. In 2000 he married his second wife, Kay, who is Italian.