Glove Affair (eBook)

My Lifelong Journey in the World of Professional Boxing

Randy Gordon (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
272 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-2113-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This book chronicles Randy Gordon’s 40-plus years in professional boxing as a broadcaster, ring announcer, NY State Athletic Commissioner, editor of Ring Magazine, and host of SiriusXM’s “At the Fights.” It includes stories featuring Muhammad Ali, Alexis Arguello, and Mike Tyson, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at the politics of the sport.

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Randy Gordon has spent over 40 years in the world of professional boxing, as a broadcaster, ring announcer, New York State's athletic commissioner, editor of TheRing magazine, and host of SiriusXM Radio's At the Fights. No one else has ever seen the sport from so many different angles and from such lofty seats. In Glove Affair: My Lifelong Journey in the World of Professional Boxing, Gordon recounts never-before-heard stories of the boxing industry and offers insights into some of its most famous figures, including Hall-of-Famers Bert Sugar, Alexis Arguello, Bob Arum, and Mike Tyson. With the perspective only an insider can offer, Gordon also reflects on his times with Muhammad Aliincluding the champ's mind-dazzling magic tricks and his thoughts on the ';Thrilla' in Manila'and provides a glimpse into the boxing commissioner's office with stories of a wild and fiery hearing and a commission employee's betrayal of the agency.From his days as a wheelchair bound, severely injured boy in 1959 to the most-widely-listened-to boxing talk show host on the radio, Gordon recalls his life story with passion, humor, and love. More than just another book on the Sweet Science, Glove Affair is a journey through the world of boxing through the eyes of a man who has seen it all.

Autor

Randy Gordon has been involved with boxing for over 40 years, as a fighter, writer, reporter, referee, editor-in-chief of The Ring magazine—the biggest and oldest boxing magazine in the world—chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission, and host of SiriusXM’s At the Fights. He is the author of Muhammad Ali (2001) and The Ultimate NBA Sticker Book (2002). Gordon was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004 and the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame in 2016.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.4.2019
• Vorwort: Tracy Morgan
• Zusatzinfo: 28 Illustrations including: - 28 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
• Schlagworte: Alexis Arguello • athletic commissioner • At the Fights • Boxing • boxing history • boxing radio host • boxing stories • Broadcasting • George Foreman • Joe Frazier • Memoir • Mike Tyson • ring announcer • Ring Magazine • Sonny Liston • Sports History • Sugar Ray Leonard • The Commish
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-2113-1 / 1538121131
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-2113-9 / 9781538121139