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Wife of Boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler Refutes Claims About his Cause of Death

6 Apr 1987: Sugar Ray Leonard, left, battles "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, right, during a middleweight bout at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV. Leonard won the fight in a 12 round decision. (Photo by Icon Sportswire)

Former boxing champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler passed away at his home in New Hampshire on March 13, according to an announcement from his wife, Kay Hagler. In a following statement, Hagler addressed claims about her husband’s cause of death, saying “My baby left in peace with his usually [sic] smile and now is not the time to talk nonsense.”

There were rumors he died of the vaccine, which was set off by boxer Thomas Hearns.

According to Snopes, a statement on the boxer’s website said he died of “natural causes”

Hopefully that puts that rumor to rest.

RIP Marvelous Marvin Hagler.


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