Marvelous - The Marvin Hagler Story

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Marvelous - The Marvin Hagler Story

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Hello all,

I wanted to flag up that I have authored a biography of Marvin Hagler, which is due out on 1 October.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Marvelous-The-M ... rds=hagler

It can be pre-ordered now.

Happy to answer any questions - [email protected] - if needed.

Cheers

Damian Hughes
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My favourite boxer of all time. Hard as nails.

I`ll order this.
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Damian wrote:Hello all,

I wanted to flag up that I have authored a biography of Marvin Hagler, which is due out on 1 October.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Marvelous-The-M ... rds=hagler

It can be pre-ordered now.

Happy to answer any questions - [email protected] - if needed.

Cheers

Damian Hughes
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Re: Marvelous - The Marvin Hagler Story

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Damian wrote:Hello all,

I wanted to flag up that I have authored a biography of Marvin Hagler, which is due out on 1 October.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Marvelous-The-M ... rds=hagler

It can be pre-ordered now.

Happy to answer any questions - [email protected] - if needed.

Cheers


Damian Hughes


Good luck Damian did you get much time interviewing the man himself?
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Excellent, that's definitely going on my Christmas Santa list.
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Re: Marvelous - The Marvin Hagler Story

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Final round wrote:
Damian wrote:Hello all,

I wanted to flag up that I have authored a biography of Marvin Hagler, which is due out on 1 October.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Marvelous-The-M ... rds=hagler

It can be pre-ordered now.

Happy to answer any questions - [email protected] - if needed.

Cheers


Damian Hughes


Good luck Damian did you get much time interviewing the man himself?
Thanks for your messages and interest. I don't get on the forum that regularly and so am happy to respond via email, if needed.

I met Hagler in Milan but agreed that it would be a biography rather than an autobiography. He was very generous and helped me arrange interviews with the Petronelli brothers and other seminal figures from his career.
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I'd love him to come tour the UK for a couple of "evenings with". He'd be great for a few Q&A, great career and great athlete.
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forcefraser wrote:My favourite boxer of all time. Hard as nails.

I`ll order this.
same here the ultimate tough guy
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He used to come over here a few years back, I looked after him for 5 days whilst the Lonsdale club put on a dinner show for him, great guy
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ERIC GUY wrote:He used to come over here a few years back, I looked after him for 5 days whilst the Lonsdale club put on a dinner show for him, great guy
what do you mean by 'looked after' eric?
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Hagler is a nice guy now but he was a surly, embittered figure even before he won the world title from Alan Minter in 1980, almost as if he knew it would all end in pain and regret, and it did.
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Re: Marvelous - The Marvin Hagler Story

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rhino222 wrote:
ERIC GUY wrote:He used to come over here a few years back, I looked after him for 5 days whilst the Lonsdale club put on a dinner show for him, great guy
what do you mean by 'looked after' eric?


Marvin doesn't look like he needs looked after, does he?
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bennie wrote:Hagler is a nice guy now but he was a surly, embittered figure even before he won the world title from Alan Minter in 1980, almost as if he knew it would all end in pain and regret, and it did.
you could be describing me but without the boxing and the glory
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I enjoyed the Hit Man book and have pre ordered this on Amazon - though I'll get grief as I was bought a kindle to stop the books coming through the door.
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Re: Marvelous - The Marvin Hagler Story

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Damian wrote:
Final round wrote:
Damian wrote:Hello all,

I wanted to flag up that I have authored a biography of Marvin Hagler, which is due out on 1 October.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Marvelous-The-M ... rds=hagler

It can be pre-ordered now.

Happy to answer any questions - [email protected] - if needed.

Cheers


Damian Hughes


Good luck Damian did you get much time interviewing the man himself?
Thanks for your messages and interest. I don't get on the forum that regularly and so am happy to respond via email, if needed.

I met Hagler in Milan but agreed that it would be a biography rather than an autobiography. He was very generous and helped me arrange interviews with the Petronelli brothers and other seminal figures from his career.

:TU: sounds great
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Re: Marvelous - The Marvin Hagler Story

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You can read the opening chapter of this Hagler biography, for free, here:
http://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/sites/ ... index.html
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Re: Marvelous - The Marvin Hagler Story

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Tomasino wrote:
rhino222 wrote:
ERIC GUY wrote:He used to come over here a few years back, I looked after him for 5 days whilst the Lonsdale club put on a dinner show for him, great guy
what do you mean by 'looked after' eric?
Marvin doesn't look like he needs looked after, does he?
The Lonsdale club organised his birthday party, they need a reliable guy to drive him, show him round london, etc., hence 'Looking after him'. took him to stringfellows 1 night, Naz was in there as well!!, Naz loved it when I introduced him to Marvin,
Ralph, you know what I do, stupid question really,
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This book is out on Tuesday.
You can read the first chapter for free, here:
http://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/conten ... ddleweight
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Hello Damian,
Is this the only book out on Hagler? How did you manage to get the job of writing it? I read your Dad's book on Jock McAvoy, enjoyed that.
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Re: Marvelous - The Marvin Hagler Story

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Here is an interview from talksport about this Hagler book, which is out today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2GGgcJN36E
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Waiting for my copy to turn up (via Amazon).
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Great job on Talksport. Very interesting chat.
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Ordered mine from Amazon. Does it make any difference to the writer where it's bought from? I'd hate to think you'd lost out after all your work just to save myself a couple of Pounds. (Feeling guilty).
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Strange thing about hagler even in the immediate aftermath of him beating minter and certainly by the time he beat sibson Islamist got the impression he was the epitome of what the London boxing fraternity considered a man's man a true boxer.u sensed the respect monster had for him throughout the 80s.I remember when monster in his commentating stints for the BBC before the srl fight said he thought Marvin would crush ray in one.and I remember as a kid in th he 80s seeing posters of hagler all over the abc
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Re: Marvelous - The Marvin Hagler Story

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King Tubby wrote:Ordered mine from Amazon. Does it make any difference to the writer where it's bought from? I'd hate to think you'd lost out after all your work just to save myself a couple of Pounds. (Feeling guilty).
Thanks mate, that is very kind but please don't feel guilty. I am grateful for your purchase, wherever it comes from.

I hope you enjoy it.
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