BOXING FICTION: VINTAGE TITLES!
THE DUMB-BELL
W.B.M. FERGUSON
(1927) Shy, modest, and scholarly boxing champ resists blandishments to cash in on his fame.
KNOCKOUT
CHARLES FRANCIS COE
(1936) The story of Flash Phibin, who goes from circus strongman to become "The Yankee Yahoo," heavyweight champion of the world, told in the hardbitten language Coe employed in his gangster and mystery novels.
RIGHT TO THE HEART
REITA LAMBERT
(1939) High society girl Holly goes to her first fight at the Garden and ends up marring a boxing champ from a poor background – sparks fly.
WATCH OUT FOR WILLIE CARTER
THEODORE NAIDISH
(1944) Boxing prospect marries Greenwich Village nightclub singer with mixed results.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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