Ray Arcel

A Boxing Biography

Donald Dewey (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

219 Seiten

2012
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-6968-0 (ISBN)

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Without Ray Arcel (1899-1994), the 20th century world of boxing would have been markedly different. The credibility of it as a sport would have been greatly lessened. Arcel's prominence is all the more interesting because he made his mark not as a fighter, promoter, or manager, but as a trainer. From Benny Leonard to Roberto Duran and Larry Holmes, Arcel stood in the corner for champions of every weight division that existed in his lifetime, a record that remains unequalled.

This biography chronicles Arcel's life inside the ring--and outside, where he was a highly secretive man who maintained relationships with some of the chief mob figures of his day. Through a wealth of information from Arcel's unpublished memoir, this work offers an extraordinary portrait of one of boxing's most influential and enigmatic figures.

Donald Dewey is the author of 30 books of fiction, nonfiction, and drama, including biographies of actors James Stewart and Marcello Mastroianni and works in baseball history. He lives in Jamaica, New York.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Spare Man

2. The Boy from Indiana

3. Settling In

4. Jungle Gyms

5. Training Wheels

6. Travels with Charlie

7. New Rules

8. Valgarisms

9. Partners

10. The Family Man—Not

11. Paybacks and Comebacks

12. Citizens of the Depression

13. Out on Limbs

14. The Cool and the Crude

15. Bums of the Month

16. Home Away from Home

17. Other Wars

18. In Black and White

19. Short Memories, Long Memories

20. More Champions

21. Separated from the Mob

22. Vows and Disavowals

23. Panama Hats

24. No More

25. The Final Rounds

26. After the Ring

Epilogue

Arcel as Medic

Arcelisms

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	14 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	308 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
ISBN-10	0-7864-6968-4 / 0786469684
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-6968-0 / 9780786469680
Zustand	Neuware