"Blood
& Hate reads like a thriller: a raw, unflinching saga of survival,
betrayal, and the kind of obsession that turns underdogs into kings. Wedge
delivers Hagler's story like a haymaker to the jaw-brutal, brilliant, and
impossible to forget."—Ben Mezrich, New York Times bestselling
author of The Accidental Billionaires, Bringing Down the
House and Dumb Money.
Most
know Marvelous Marvin Hagler from his epic battles against Thomas Hearns
and John Mugabi and his controversial split-decision loss to Sugar Ray Leonard.
But it is his escape from riot-torn Newark in the late 1960s, the unbreakable
bond he built with the Petronelli brothers, and his 1980 title fight against
Britain’s Alan Minter—with its deep racial animus—that captures the real story
of Hagler.
In Blood
& Hate, New York Times bestselling author Dave Wedge
tells the riveting and inspirational tale of how Hagler overcame incredible
odds, joined with Goody and Pat Petronelli to rise through the rigged ranks,
and morphed from a fatherless teenager in Brockton, Massachusetts, into
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, one of the best boxers ever and arguably the greatest
middleweight in history.
Through
exclusive interviews with Bob Arum, the Petronelli and Hagler families, and a
who's who of the boxing world, Blood & Hate reveals
fascinating details about Hagler's early life as well as the legendary Minter
fight, and once and for all delivers the definitive chronicle of Marvelous
Marvin Hagler.
