Blood & Hate

Most know Marvelous Marvin Haglerfrom his epic battles against Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, and his controversialsplit-decision loss to Sugar Ray Leonard that cost him his title and ended hiscareer. But it is his escape from riot-torn Newark in the late 1960s, theunbreakable bond he built with the Petronelli brothers, their battles againstthe corrupt boxing regime of the 1970s and 80s, and his 1980 title fight against Britain’sAlan Minter—with its deep racial overtones—that tells the real story of Hagler. In Blood & Hate, New York Times bestsellingauthor Dave Wedge tells the riveting and inspirational tale of how Haglerovercame incredible odds, joined with Goody and Pat Petronelli to rise throughthe rigged ranks, and morphed from just another fatherless teenager inBrockton, Massachusetts, into Marvelous Marvin Hagler, one of the top boxers ofall-time and the longest-reigning undisputed middleweight champ in history. With exclusive interviews with BobArum, the Petronelli and Hagler families, and a who's who of the boxing world, Blood & Hate delivers never-before-revealeddetails about Hagler's early life and the legendary Minter fight, and once andfor all delivers the incredible true story of Marvelous Marvin Hagler.