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Interviews with 24 Fighters and Boxing Insiders
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About the Book
Twenty-four exclusive interviews with boxing insiders feature the recollections and perspectives of champions, trainers, promoters and officials, as well as those who work behind the scenes.
Interviewees include ring legends “Sugar” Ray Leonard, Leon Spinks and Roy Jones, Jr., trainer Angelo Dundee, promoter Bob Arum, ring announcer Michael Buffer, referee Steve Smoger, cutman Joe Souza, sportscaster Al Bernstein and manager Jackie Kallen.
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Bibliographic Details
Doveed Linder
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 220
Bibliographic Info: 114 photos, index
Copyright Date: 2016
pISBN: 978-1-4766-6441-5
eISBN: 978-1-4766-2624-6
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword by Greg Leon 1
Prologue: Appreciating Fighters 3
1—Larry Merchant: Lunch with a Legend 5
2—Ray Charles Leonard: Coffee with Sugar 17
3—Bob Arum: Inside the Iron Gates 24
4—Naazim Richardson: The City of Brotherly Love 31
5—Leon Spinks: From the Vault 40
6—Michael Buffer: The Ring Announcer 47
7—Jackie Kallen: The First Lady of Boxing 56
8—Gerry Cooney: The Fight 64
9—Joe Souza: The Cutman 72
10—John Scully: The Iceman Tapes 79
11—Roy Jones, Jr.: Pound-for-Pound 87
12—Emanuel Steward: The Kronk Legacy 95
13—Steve Smoger: The Third Man 105
14—Monte Barrett: The Tale of Two Gunz 113
15—Al Bernstein: The Origins of ESPN 122
16—Carlos Varela, Sr.: The National School 130
17—Glen Johnson: The Road Warrior 136
18—Mackie Shilstone: Special Forces 145
19—Harold Lederman: The Pharmacist 154
20—Joe Goossen: Ten Goose Boxing 164
21—Peter McNeeley: The Hurricane 172
22—Melvina Lathan: The Chairwoman 179
23—Exum Speight: The Ex-Files 187
24—Angelo Dundee: Final Words 192
Epilogue: Once Upon a Time in the Suburbs 201
Index 207
