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.