Brockton-born New York Times bestselling creator and former Boston Herald reporter Dave Wedge will pen the definitive story of middleweight boxing champ Marvelous Marvin Hagler in a brand new ebook for Hamilcar Publications titled Blood & Hate: The Untold Story of Marvelous Marvin Hagler’s Battle for Glory.
“Dave is one of the premier nonfiction storytellers in America today, whether he is writing about the Boston Marathon bombings, Deflategate, the Whitey Bulger saga, or his most recent bestseller about biker subculture, Riding with Evil,” mentioned Hamilcar writer Kyle Sarofeen. “His unrivaled journalistic skills and passionate writing style, coupled with the fact that he grew up in Brockton during the Hagler era, will ensure that this book is the definitive story of one of the all-time greats not only in boxing, but in sports history. It’s a perfect fit for Hamilcar and we look forward to sharing this incredible, never-before-told story.”
BLOOD & HATE will, for the primary time, inform the riveting and inspirational story of the unbreakable bond between undisputed middleweight boxing champ Marvelous Marvin Hagler and his trainers, Goody and Pat Petronelli, and their march to victory in one of the crucial racially-charged championship matches in historical past – Hagler’s first title combat in 1980 in England towards Alan Minter.
The ebook will inform the story of Hagler’s escape from riot-torn Newark to Petronelli Gym in Brockton, Massachusetts, the place the stone-faced younger fighter was skilled right into a contender by two middle-aged, white Italian World War II vets with underwhelming credentials however countless coronary heart. They slowly constructed a triangle of belief – Marvin the fighter, Goody the coach, and Pat the businessman – and have become a household as they fought corrupt boxing forces whereas Marvin ready for his long-awaited title shot in an unpleasant, race-fueled championship bout in England.
Minter, a Brit, was backed by the white supremacist National Front, and infamously boasted that “no Black man” would take his title. Hagler was pelted with cans and bottles on the conclusion of the combat and run out of Wembley Arena in considered one of sports activities historical past’s ugliest moments, captured in considered one of boxing’s most iconic images.
Now, the complete story of what transpired will lastly be instructed by Wedge, a bestselling creator of 12: The Inside Story of Tom Brady’s Fight for Redemption with Casey Sherman, The Last Days of John Lennon with Sherman and James Patterson, and Riding with Evil: Taking Down the Notorious Pagan Motorcycle Gang.
“This is a story I was born to tell,” Wedge mentioned. “Growing up in a proud, blue-collar city like Brockton, with such a rich boxing history and fighting spirit, made me who I am today and prepared me well to take on the challenge of writing such an important story. I’m honored to be able to tell this story of one of the most iconic and inspiring sports figures of the last century, Marvelous Marvin Hagler.”
Source: www.bostonherald.com