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"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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Author:   Doveed Linder
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9781476664415

ISBN 10:   1476664412
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   06 September 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Greg Leon Prologue: Appreciating Fighters  1—Larry Merchant: Lunch with a Legend  2—Ray Charles Leonard: Coffee with Sugar  3—Bob Arum: Inside the Iron Gates  4—Naazim Richardson: The City of Brotherly Love  5—Leon Spinks: From the Vault  6—Michael Buffer: The Ring Announcer  7—Jackie Kallen: The First Lady of Boxing  8—Gerry Cooney: The Fight  9—Joe Souza: The Cutman 10—John Scully: The Iceman Tapes 11—Roy Jones, Jr.: ­Pound-for-Pound 12—Emanuel Steward: The Kronk Legacy 13—Steve Smoger: The Third Man 14—Monte Barrett: The Tale of Two Gunz 15—Al Bernstein: The Origins of ESPN 16—Carlos Varela, Sr.: The National School 17—Glen Johnson: The Road Warrior 18—Mackie Shilstone: Special Forces 19—Harold Lederman: The Pharmacist 20—Joe Goossen: Ten Goose Boxing 21—Peter McNeeley: The Hurricane 22—Melvina Lathan: The Chairwoman 23—Exum Speight: The ­Ex-Files 24—Angelo Dundee: Final Words Epilogue: Once Upon a Time in the Suburbs Index

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Doveed Linder has been involved in the sport of boxing as an amateur boxer, a trainer, and a writer. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

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