Editing Marvelous Marvin Hagler (section)

===World champion===
Antuofermo later lost his title to British boxer [[Alan Minter]], who gave Hagler his second title shot. Hagler went to [[Wembley Arena]] to face Minter. The tense atmosphere was stoked further when Minter was quoted as saying that "No black man is going to take my title"<ref>{{cite web
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  | title = Look Back in Anger: Hagler-Minter, Wembley Arena, London, September 27, 1980
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   }}</ref>—Minter later insisted he meant "''that'' black man".<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Clive Gammon |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1123817/index.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720232605/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1123817/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 20, 2012 |title=It Was Blood, Sweat And Beers |magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=October 6, 1980 |access-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref> Hagler took command and his slashing punches soon opened up the cut-prone Minter. With Hagler dominating the action, referee Carlos Berrocal halted the fight during the third round to have the four glaring cuts on Minter's face examined. Minter's manager, Doug Bidwell, almost immediately conceded defeat. Once Berrocal waved the bout off, a riot broke out among the spectators. Clive Gammon of ''Sports Illustrated'' described the scene as "a horrifying ululation of howls and boos." Hagler and his trainers had to be escorted to their locker room by a phalanx of policemen, all the while enduring a steady rain of beer bottles and glasses. After seven years and 50 fights, Hagler was the world middleweight champion.

Hagler proved a busy world champion. He defeated future world champion [[Fulgencio Obelmejias]] of [[Venezuela]] by a knockout in eight rounds and then former world champ Antuofermo in a rematch by [[Technical knockout|TKO]] in four rounds. Both matches were fought at the [[Boston Garden]] near Hagler's hometown, endearing him to Boston fight fans. Syrian born [[Mustafa Hamsho]], who later defeated three-division world champion [[Wilfred Benítez]] and future world champion [[Bobby Czyz]], became Hagler's next challenger, putting up a lot of resistance before finally succumbing in eleven tough rounds. Michigan fighter [[William "Caveman" Lee]] lasted only one round and in a rematch in [[Italy]], Obelmejias lasted five rounds. British champion (and mutual Alan Minter conqueror) [[Tony Sibson]] followed on Hagler's ever-growing list of unsuccessful challengers. Sibson provided one of the most entertaining (to this point) fights of Marvelous Marvin's career, but he ultimately fell short, lasting six rounds. Next came [[Wilford Scypion]], who only lasted four. By then, Hagler was a staple on [[Home Box Office|HBO]], one of the first premium cable TV channels.