| Ray Arcel: A Boxing Biography Contributor(s): Dewey, Donald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786469684 ISBN-13: 9780786469680 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Boxing - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2012014489 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 219 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 Through a wealth of information from Arcel's unpublished memoir, this work offers an extraordinary portrait of one of boxing's most influential and enigmatic figures. |