BEFORE HIS MIDDLEWEIGHT REIGN, BEFORE HE WAS “MARVELOUS,” MARVIN HAGLER PROVED HIS METTLE IN PHILADELPHIA By Dave Wedge BACK TO THE SPECTRUM
Hagler battled middleweight knockout artist Bennie Briscoe in August 1978.
The following excerpt is from the new Hamilcar Publications book titled Blood & Hate: The Untold Story of Marvelous Marvin Hagler’s Battle for Glory , penned by New York Times bestselling author Dave Wedge. The book chronicles Hagler’s early years in Newark, New Jersey, his unlikely pairing – and unbreakable bond – with trainers Goody and Pat Petronelli in Brockton, Massachusetts, and his relentless march to the middleweight championship. The book will be available in the U.S. on June 17 and in the U.K. on June 19. It can be preordered on Amazon.com. »
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