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'''Marvelous Marvin Hagler''' (born '''Marvin Nathaniel Hagler'''; May 23, 1954)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/boxer/8684 |title=Marvin Hagler |publisher=Boxrec.com |date= |accessdate=March 23, 2016}}</ref> is a retired American [[professional boxer]] who competed from 1973 to 1987. He reigned as the [[undisputed champion|undisputed]] [[middleweight]] champion from 1980 to 1987,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/middle.htm|title=The Lineal Middleweight Champions|publisher=The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia}}</ref> making twelve defenses of that title, and currently holds the highest [[knockout]] percentage of all undisputed middleweight champions, at 78%. At six years and seven months, his reign as undisputed middleweight champion is the second longest of the last century, behind only [[Tony Zale]], who reigned during World War II. In 1982, annoyed that network announcers often did not refer to him by his nickname, "Marvelous", Hagler legally changed his name to Marvelous Marvin Hagler.<ref>Carter, Bob. "[http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/classic/news/story?page=add_hagler_marvin]", ESPN.com, September 26, 2006. Accessed August 26, 2010.</ref>
Hagler is an inductee of the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] and the World Boxing Hall of Fame. He was named Fighter of the Decade (1980s) by ''Boxing Illustrated'' magazine, and twice named Fighter of the Year by [[The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year|''The Ring'' magazine]] and the [[Sugar Ray Robinson Award|Boxing Writers Association of America]]. In 2001 and 2004, ''The Ring'' named him the third greatest middleweight of all time<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Division-By-Division_-_The_Greatest_Fighters_of_All-Time |title=Division-By-Division – The Greatest Fighters of All-Time |publisher=Boxrec.com |date=March 13, 2013 |accessdate=May 16, 2014}}</ref> and in 2002 named him the 17th greatest fighter of the past 80 years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/ring-magazines-best-fighters-424112|title=Are These Really the 80 Best Boxers Ever?|work=ThoughtCo|access-date=2017-06-13}}</ref> The International Boxing Research Organisation rates Hagler as the sixth greatest middleweight of all time,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ibroresearch.com/?p=424 | title=Middleweight | work=IBRO | accessdate=March 22, 2011}}</ref> while [[BoxRec]] rates him the sixth best middleweight of all time.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://boxrec.com/ratings.php?country=&sex=m&division=Middleweight&status=E&SUBMIT=Go | title=World all middleweight ratings | work=BoxRec | accessdate=March 22, 2011}}</ref> Many analysts and boxing writers consider Hagler to have one of the most durable [[chin (combat sports)|chins]] in boxing history.
==Early life and amateur career==
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