| Description |
xviii, 316 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
In the 1980s, boxer Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini wasn't merely the lightweight champ. An adoring public considered him to be a national hero, the real Rocky. But it all came apart November 13, 1982, in a brutal battle at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Mancini's obscure Korean challenger, Duk Koo Kim, went down in the 14th round and never reagained consciousness. Three months later, Kim's despondent mother took her own life. The deaths would haunt Ray and ruin his carefully crafted image, suddenly transforming boxing's All-American Boy into a pariah. Now, thirty years after that nationally televised bout, Mark Kriegel finally uncovers the story's full dimensions. In tracking the Mancini and Kim families across generations, Kriegel exacts confessions and excavates mysteries-- from the killing of Mancini's brother to the fate of Kim's son. In scenes both brutal and tender, the narrative moves from Youngstown to New York, Vegas to Seoul, Reno to Hollywood, where the inevitably romantic idea of a fighter comes up against reality. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-300) and index. |
| Subject |
Mancini, Ray, 1961-
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Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780743286350: $27.00 |
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