Ringside
Interviews with 24 Fighters and Boxing Insiders
Published on 6. September 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
220 pages
978-1-4766-6441-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
114 photos, index
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
427 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-6441-5 (9781476664415)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
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.
Content
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
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