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Overview"In this introspective exploration of former boxer Joey Torrey's life, his past, his murder conviction, and his more than 30-year incarceration in a California state prison are each fine-tooth combed. Nearly five years after his original memoir, this new edition is re-written as a biography and delves deeper into circumstances surrounding Torrey's alleged murder of his boxing coach, the lengthy prison sentence handed down, his undercover collaboration with the FBI on ""Operation Matchbook"" in support of John McCain's proposed Professional Boxing Amendments Act, and the inner workings of the prison system in general. From his days as a Compton gang leader and an Olympic boxing hopeful to being tried as an adult rather than a 17-year-old minor, this compelling narrative reflects on his life as a parable as well as examining the strategies used in his conviction, such as establishing the motive as robbery despite a lack of evidence linking the opening of safe to the murderer. And after more than three decades as a model prisoner - and saving the life of a prison guard - Torrey has prolifically written hundreds of letters to Joe Biel, who finds himself in the unlikely situation to share this story." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joey Torrey , Joe BielPublisher: Microcosm Publishing Imprint: Microcosm Publishing Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 10.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.116kg ISBN: 9781621065852ISBN 10: 1621065855 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 03 June 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsIt keeps you wanting more and more. --Antonio Santiago, doghouseboxing.com Everything is here, every imaginable seedy mainspring, a fountain of bathos and pathos, sybaritism and solipsism, vice and violence and sport and sex, and Biel draws up the cup and offers up a cold, clear sip. - Verbicide Magazine It keeps you wanting more and more. - Doghouse Boxing A fascinating story of Joey Torrey, a former boxer heading to the Olympics who cut a deal with the FBI in order to supposedly shorten his 25 to life in prison sentence. The story of murder, redemption, deceit, and many years behind bars, sees the light of day. I was hooked. -- Profane Existence on the previous edition Everything is here, every imaginable seedy mainspring, a fountain of bathos and pathos, sybaritism and solipsism, vice and violence and sport and sex, and Biel draws up the cup and offers up a cold, clear sip. - Verbicide Magazine It keeps you wanting more and more. - Doghouse Boxing Everything is here, every imaginable seedy mainspring, a fountain of bathos and pathos, sybaritism and solipsism, vice and violence and sport and sex, and Biel draws up the cup and offers up a cold, clear sip. - <i>Verbicide Magazine</i> It keeps you wanting more and more. - <i>Doghouse Boxing</i> Has the makings of a best selling book. -- Xerography Debt A fascinating story of Joey Torrey, a former boxer heading to the Olympics who cut a deal with the FBI in order to supposedly shorten his 25 to life in prison sentence. The story of murder, redemption, deceit, and many years behind bars, sees the light of day. I was hooked. -- Profane Existence on the previous edition A fountain of bathos and pathos, sybaritism and solipsism, vice and violence and sport and sex, and Biel draws up the cup and offers up a cold, clear sip. --B. David Zarley, verbicidemagazine.com Complemented with primary source material and press clippings to compare and contrast with Torrey's version, this is a great read and a good package. -- Roctober on previous edition Torrey, a convicted murderer who was temporarily released from prison in 2002, agreed to [clean up fixed fights.] At the age of 42, he resumed his boxing career. . . . By cooperating, he hoped to avoid being returned to jail. -- London Telegraph It keeps you wanting more and more. --Antonio Santiago, doghouseboxing.com Everything is here, every imaginable seedy mainspring, a fountain of bathos and pathos, sybaritism and solipsism, vice and violence and sport and sex, and Biel draws up the cup and offers up a cold, clear sip. - Verbicide Magazine It keeps you wanting more and more. - Doghouse Boxing Author InformationJoey Torrey was convicted for the murder of his boxing manager and is currently in the Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California.Joe Biel is the author of Beyond the Music and Make a Zine. He lives in Portland, Oregon. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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