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Boxing · Middleweight · United States

Marvelous Marvin Hagler

1973–1987 · Twelve middleweight title defences and the greatest three rounds ever, against Hearns.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
83.2
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 78.7
World titles
1
Title defences
12
Career wins
62
Knockouts
52
Undisputed reigns
1
Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year
2

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
90
Longevity
82
Honours
84
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Form index per season

SeasonForm index per seasonShare of career
19749
19757
19766
19775
19784
19793
19804
19813
19823
19832
19842
19852
19861
19871

Data sources

  • BoxRec
  • The Ring
  • Olympedia

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Marvelous Marvin Hagler ranks #30 in Boxing

Marvelous Marvin Hagler ranks 30th among Boxing athletes on GOAT Rank and 355th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 90, Longevity 82, Honours 84, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Boxing reference universe of 267 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1973–1987 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1974, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles 1, title defences 12, career wins 62, knockouts 52.

Immediately ahead sits Rubén Olivares on 85.3, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Terence Crawford on 86.4. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Hagler stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Boxing cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1974. Scored 90/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours84/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler — frequently asked

Is Marvelous Marvin Hagler the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Marvelous Marvin Hagler ranks 30th in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 85.4, behind Sugar Ray Robinson on 94.3.
What is Marvelous Marvin Hagler's GOAT Score?
85.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Marvelous Marvin Hagler rank all time?
355th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 30th within Boxing.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler vs Rubén Olivares: who ranks higher?
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, on 85.4 against Rubén Olivares's 85.3 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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