Ringside

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.

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