| Description |
1 online resource (x, 230 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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Includes index. |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
From a referee who officiated more championship fights than any other, this thrilling account provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of professional boxing and into the lives and careers of the greatest boxers of all time. Blow-by-blow accounts?featuring such greats as Jack Dempsey, Muhammad Ali, and George Foreman?are peppered with grit and telling details and also feature a professional?s analysis of what went right for the winners, and wrong for the losers. With intriguing anecdotes drawn from a career lasting more than 50 years?including giving Sugar Ray Leonard a pep-talk moments before a bout?this autobiography is a must-have for any fan of the sweet science. |
| Subject |
Mercante, Arthur, 1920-2010.
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Mercante, Arthur, 1920-2010. (OCoLC)fst01754132
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Boxing referees -- United States -- Biography.
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Boxing referees.
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Mercante, Arthur.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Boxing.
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Boxing referees. (OCoLC)fst00837323
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Added Author |
Guarnieri, Phil, 1957-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mercante, Arthur, 1920- Inside the ropes. Ithaca, N.Y. : McBooks Press, ©2006 9781590131268 1590131266 (DLC) 2005033981 (OCoLC)62348276 |
| ISBN |
9781590133835 (electronic bk.) |
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1590133838 (electronic bk.) |
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1306063957 (electronic bk.) |
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9781306063951 (electronic bk.) |
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