This is the story about two superstars who had unforgettable connections to two Fall River businessmen, who were their intermediaries during their rise to stardom. One was a guiding light for Whitney Houston and the other businessman was a leading light for Marvin Hagler.
When I heard that boxing legend "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler died unexpectedly Saturday, I could almost hear the rasping voice of "Low Price" Lenny Kaplan reminding us he was the one who tagged Hagler with the household name of "Marvelous." Although the wannabes are crawling out of their encasements claiming they were responsible for labeling Hagler with the moniker, now part of his legal name, their claims fall on deaf ears because it was, indeed, Kaplan who named him "Marvelous" when Kaplan was the boxing public address announcer at Lincoln Park.