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The Good Son: The Life of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini

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The Good Son: The Life of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini
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From the bestselling author of Pistol and Namath, a vivid, revealing, and fast-paced biography of the great boxer Ray â€œBoom Boomâ€ Mancini.

Frank Sinatra fawned over him. Warren Zevon wrote a tribute song. Sylvester Stallone produced his life story as a movie of the week. In the 1980s, Ray â€œBoom Boomâ€ Mancini wasnâ€™t merely the lightweight champ. An adoring public considered him a national hero, the real Rocky.

But it all came apart on November 13, 1982, in a brutal battle at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Manciniâ€™s obscure Korean challenger, Duk Koo Kim, went down in the fourteenth round and never regained consciousness. Three months later, Kimâ€™s despondent mother took her own life. The deaths would haunt Ray and ruin his carefully crafted image, suddenly transforming boxingâ€™s All-American Boy into a pariah. With the vivid style and deep reporting that have earned him renown as a biographer, Mark Kriegel has written a fast-paced epic. The Good Son is an intimate history, a saga of fathers and fighters, loss and redemption.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 13377
ReleaseDate 2013-07-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780743286367

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