The former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston’s headstone had his name, the year of his birth and death and two simple words — “A Man” — that perfectly summed him up.
Those two words are also the perfect summation of Marvelous Marvin Hagler, arguably the greatest middleweight champion who ever lived.
Hagler unexpectedly died Saturday at his Bartlett, New Hampshire, home, his wife of nearly 21 years, Kay, announced on his official Facebook page. Hagler’s son, James, told TMZ that his father was having chest pains and difficulty breathing. He said Hagler was taken to a local hospital where he died four hours later.