He took a lad who was an angry 16 year old kid to an ATG in some peoples eyes best middleweight ever. This content is protected This is a pic of Hagler aged 16 who barely knew how to hold his hand in a fighting stance that they had to show him. Shows how far he came with the help of the Petronelli's
I know the Petronellis said in the past that Marvellous Marvin became a family member in their eyes, and they were genuinely close to him. Hope that bond remained strong after Marvin retired to Italy. Marvellous Marvin Hagler is - rightly - recognised as an ATG, and one of the best middleweights of all time. Some of that credit belongs to the Petronellis though. RIP Goody/