Marvelous: The Marvin Hagler Story

by Damian Hughes, Brian Hughes

Overview

The extraordinary career of a true sports icon

Marvelous Marvin Hagler is a sporting legend. Often called the greatest middleweight boxer of all time, he held the world title for 12 defenses, including bouts with Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, and Roberto Duran which entered fistic folklore. This biography tells the story of Hagler's extraordinary life for the first time, separating truth from myth to get right to the heart of a complex and charismatic man. From his wild early fights in the boxing wilderness of Brockton, Massachusetts, the book follows the blazing trail of Hagler's career: the controversial defeats subsequently avenged, a riot-scarred title win in London, and his unification of the middleweight crown. It also cover the Ring magazine's "greatest round of all time" against Hearns, his ferocious battle with Duran, and the still-controversial loss to his nemesis Leonard.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785311451
Publisher:	Pitch Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	11/01/2016
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	190,106
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.10(d)

About the Author

Damian Hughes and Brian Hughes are coauthors of Hit Man: The Thomas Hearns Story and Peerless: The Sugar Ray Robinson Story. Damian is a sports psychologist, and Brian has been recognized for his Outstanding Contribution to British Boxing.

Table of Contents

The Authors 7

Acknowledgements 10

Introduction 11

The Marvelous Marvin Hagler Story 21

Teaming Up With The Petronelli Brothers 25

Turning Professional 29

The Philadelphia Experience 36

The Cockney Invader 47

Meeting 'Bad' Bennie Briscoe 51

Robbery in Las Vegas 64

Defending His World Championship at Home 77

A Blood Bath in Boston 83

Mustafa Hamsho v Marvin Hagler 87

Caved In 95

San Remo, Italy - Return With Obelmejias 103

A Winter's Night In Worcester 114

Entered the Ring Frozen - The Woeful Wilford Scypion 119

The Build-Up to the Duran Confrontation 127

The 'Bore' Against Hands of Stone 140

Juan Domingo Roldan 146

Hagler v Hamsho II 157

The Marvelous One v The Hit Man 164

The Penultimate Fight - The African Lion 181

Hagler - Leonard 194

Ring The Bell 213

Aftermath 226

Retirement 233

Epilogue 239