Most knowMarvelous MarvinHagler from his epic battles against Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, and hiscontroversial split-decision loss to Sugar Ray Leonard. But it is his escapefrom riot-torn Newark in the late 1960s, the unbreakable bond he built with thePetronelli brothers, and his 1980 title fight against Britain's AlanMinter-with its deep racial overtones-that tells the real story of Hagler.

InBlood& Hate,New York Timesbestselling author Dave Wedge tells the rivetingand inspirational tale of how Hagler overcame incredible odds, joined withGoody and Pat Petronelli to rise through the rigged ranks, and morphed from afatherless teenager in Brockton, Massachusetts, into Marvelous Marvin Hagler,one of the top boxers ever and the longest-reigning undisputed middleweightchamp in history.

Through exclusive interviews with Bob Arum, thePetronelli and Hagler families, and a who's who of the boxing world,Blood & Hatereveals fascinating details about Hagler's earlylife as well as the legendary Minter fight, and once and for all delivers thedefinitive chronicle of Marvelous Marvin Hagler.