Boxing Stories, Memoirs, and other Writings

 

Phil Rice
    
     ·The Bantamweight Who Ripened on the Vine
     ·
In Praise of a Prizefighting Leatherneck
     ·On Being a Professional Fighter: an Interview with Jeff Bumpus
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John Tate: Unlocking the Legacy
     ·When Losing Is Winning: Tony Baltazar vs. Howard Davis, Jr.
     ·Holmes-Cooney: The Return of an Afterthought
     ·
Noticing Greg Haugen

 

Jeff Bumpus
 
   
     ·Answering the Question
     ·Julio Cesar Chavez: He Broke Bones
     ·Fighting Greg Haugen: Opening and Closing My Eyes

 

Frank "kiki" Baltazar

     ·Going to the Fights, 1951
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Frankie Baltazar vs. Chango Cruz
    
·With Jimmy Montoya in New York City
     ·The 1951 Fight for Life: Remembering Keeny Teran and Enrique Bolanos

 


 

 
 
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