LAS VEGAS, Nevada. – Just days after the death of boxing legend Marvin Hagler, a controversy began when his death was used in a campaign against the Covid-19 vaccine, claiming that the vaccine had something to do with Hagler’s death until his wife came out to deny it. .
It all started with a post by former boxer Thomas Hearn: A True Warrior. Pray for the king and his family … he is in intensive care fighting the effects of the vaccine! It will be fine, but we could use positive energy and prayer for its full recovery! “, He published and soon users began to criticize the use of vaccines and their effects.
Days later, Kay, Hagler’s wife, denied the version in a statement: “I was the only person close until the last moment and I am the only person who knows how things were, not even his family knows all the details. and I do NOT agree to read some stupid comments without really knowing what happened. The vaccine certainly did not cause his death. My baby left in peace with his usual smile and now is not the time to say nonsense, “he said.
Marvin Hagler’s miracle eliminated Thomas Hearns in an epic fight that lasted less than eight minutes and still lives in the annals of boxing.
Two years later, he was so disgusted by the loss of a split decision in front of Sugar Ray Leonard – in a robbery of judges, he said – that he never fought again.
Hagler, one of the biggest heavyweights in boxing history, died Saturday at the age of 66. His wife, Lay, announced Hagler’s death on a Facebook page dedicated to the fighter’s fans.
“I’m sorry to make a very sad announcement,” he wrote. “Unfortunately, today, my beloved husband Maravilla Marvin died unexpectedly at his home in New Hampshire. Our family asks you to respect our privacy in these difficult times. “
Hagler fought the biggest stages of boxing against the big ones when he, Leonard, Hearns and Panamanian Roberto Durán dominated the middleweight categories during the golden age of boxing in the 1980s.
Calm and taciturn, Hagler organized 67 fights in more than 14 years as a professional, training in Brockton, Massachusetts. He finished 62-3-2 with 52 eliminators.