On April 15, 1985, the 30-year-old undisputed middleweight world champion, Marvelous Marvin Hagler (60-2-2, 50 KOs), faced a 26-year-old Thomas Hearns (40-1, 34 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Hagler came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 27 days. Hearns was on a 8-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler made easy work of Thomas Hearns, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Hagler improves his record to 61-2-2 (51 KOs), while Hearns adds a loss to his record at 40-2.
On September 27, 1980, a 26-year-old Marvelous Marvin Hagler (49-2-2, 40 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed middleweight championship held by 29-year-old Alan Minter (38-6, 23 KOs).
Hagler came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days. Minter was on a 10-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 30 days.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler made easy work of Alan Minter, stopping the champion via TKO in the 3rd. Hagler improves his record to 50-2-2 (41 KOs), while Minter adds a loss to his record at 38-7.
On October 30, 1982, the 28-year-old undisputed middleweight world champion, Marvelous Marvin Hagler (54-2-2, 45 KOs), faced a 29-year-old Venezuelan boxer Fulgencio Obelmejias (38-1, 35 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Hagler came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 23 days. Obelmejias was on a 8-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 21 days.
In the rematch, Marvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Fulgencio Obelmejias via TKO in the 5th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles. Hagler improves his record to 55-2-2 (46 KOs), while Obelmejias adds a loss to his record at 38-2.
On March 7, 1982, the 27-year-old undisputed middleweight world champion, Marvelous Marvin Hagler (53-2-2, 44 KOs), faced a undefined William Lee undefined in an undisputed title defense fight.
Hagler came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 4 days.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler made quick work of William Lee, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 1st. Hagler improves his record to 54-2-2 (45 KOs)
On January 17, 1981, the 26-year-old undisputed middleweight world champion, Marvelous Marvin Hagler (50-2-2, 41 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Venezuelan boxer Fulgencio Obelmejias (30-0, 27 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Hagler came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 21 days. Obelmejias was on a 30-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 20 days.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Fulgencio Obelmejias via TKO in the 8th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles. Hagler improves his record to 51-2-2 (42 KOs), while Obelmejias adds a loss to his record at 30-1.
On October 19, 1984, the 30-year-old undisputed middleweight world champion, Marvelous Marvin Hagler (59-2-2, 49 KOs), faced a undefined Mustafa Hamsho undefined in an undisputed title defense fight.
Hagler came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 19 days.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler made easy work of Mustafa Hamsho in the rematch, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Hagler improves his record to 60-2-2 (50 KOs)
On May 27, 1983, 29-year-old Marvelous Marvin Hagler (56-2-2, 47 KOs) and Wilford Scypion fought for the vacant middleweight title.
Hagler came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 16 days.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Wilford Scypion via KO in the 4th round of the 15-round world-title fight. Hagler improves his record to 57-2-2 (48 KOs)
On June 13, 1981, the 27-year-old undisputed middleweight world champion, Marvelous Marvin Hagler (51-2-2, 42 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Vito Antuofermo (46-5-2, 19 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Hagler came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 27 days. Antuofermo was on a 1-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 11 days.
In the rematch, the challenger refused to continue the fight in the 4th round, and Marvelous Marvin Hagler is crowned the new middleweight world champion. Hagler improves his record to 52-2-2 (43 KOs), while Antuofermo adds a loss to his record at 46-6-2.
On February 11, 1983, the 28-year-old undisputed middleweight world champion, Marvelous Marvin Hagler (55-2-2, 46 KOs), faced a undefined Tony Sibson undefined in an undisputed title defense fight.
Hagler came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 12 days.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Tony Sibson via TKO in the 6th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles. Hagler improves his record to 56-2-2 (47 KOs)
On November 10, 1983, the 29-year-old undisputed middleweight world champion, Marvelous Marvin Hagler (57-2-2, 48 KOs), faced a 32-year-old Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán (77-4, 58 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Hagler came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 14 days. Durán was on a 3-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 25 days.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler defeated Roberto Durán via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles. Hagler improves his record to 58-2-2, while Durán adds a loss to his record at 77-5.