Blood & Hate

"It's a knockout . . ."-The Sun (UK)

"The City of Brotherly Love was where the Hagler legend truly began to take shape, and Wedge beautifully covers not just the fights the future champion had to take to move somewhere in the division, but the fighters he fought, including Bobby Watts, Willie Monroe, Eugene Hart, and Bennie Briscoe."—The Ring

“Inspirational, moving, eye-opening . . . [A] boxing biography that libraries should consider not just adding to their sports collections but profiling on display as a vivid account of how one great boxer rose above prejudice, racism, and preconceptions.”—Midwest Book Review

“It's the book that Hagler’s talent and achievement deserves.”—All Sports Book Reviews

“Dave Wedge's masterpiece about the rise of Marvelous Marvin Hagler stands alone as the undisputed champion of its genre. Wedge has weaved a narrative that is full of action, drama, and political intrigue. But this isn't merely a book about one of boxing's most legendary fighters. It's a universal story about unlikely friendships, earned trust, and bridging the gap of the racial divide. Blood & Hate is a compulsive read.”—Casey Sherman, New York Times bestselling author of Helltown and Blood in the Water

 “With gut-punch prose Wedge dives deep into the violence, politics, and pride that shaped one of boxing’s fiercest warriors—stripping away the myth to reveal the man: quiet, brutal, brilliant. This isn’t just a biography. It’s a battle poem for the forgotten. A love letter to the hard way up.”—Elgin James, filmmaker/musician, creator of the hit TV series Mayans MC