“Blood& Hate reads like a thriller: a raw, unflinching saga of survival,betrayal, and the kind of obsession that turns underdogs into kings. Wedgedelivers Hagler’s story like a haymaker to the jaw—brutal, brilliant, andimpossible to forget.”—Ben Mezrich, New York Times bestsellingauthor of The Accidental Billionaires, Bringing Down theHouse and Dumb Money. Mostknow Marvelous Marvin Hagler from his epic battles against Thomas Hearnsand 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 unbreakablebond he built with the Petronelli brothers, and his 1980 title fight againstBritain’s Alan Minter—with its deep racial animus—that captures the real storyof Hagler.In Blood& Hate, New York Times bestselling author Dave Wedgetells the riveting and inspirational tale of how Hagler overcame incredibleodds, joined with Goody and Pat Petronelli to rise through the rigged ranks,and morphed from a fatherless teenager in Brockton, Massachusetts, intoMarvelous Marvin Hagler, one of the best boxers ever and arguably the greatestmiddleweight in history.Throughexclusive interviews with Bob Arum, the Petronelli and Hagler families, and awho's who of the boxing world, Blood & Hate revealsfascinating details about Hagler's early life as well as the legendary Minterfight, and once and for all delivers the definitive chronicle of MarvelousMarvin Hagler.
