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This is the second collection of articles on professional boxing to be published in book form by acclaimed writer Thomas Hauser. It offers unique insights into Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Shane Mosely, Ray Jones Jr. and many more superstars, as well as an insider's critique of the sweet science today. Satirical, whimsical, and pungent, Hauser deftly maps the politics and poli-tricks of the world's only true universal sport.
Volume 2 explains how Bill Belichick's New England Patriots have won three Super Bowls in four seasons, and includes quotations from Patriots players, coaches, owners, and executives as they describe the team's success factors.
"The definitive inside story of the New England Patriots dynasty"--
Harold Gibbons (1910-1982), leader of St. Louis Teamsters Local 688, fought and defeated Communists and mobsters and was instrumental in ending racial discrimination in the union. His many friends included Frank Sinatra and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. For a few years, he was Jimmy Hoffa's right-hand man--the two fell out after the Kennedy assassination, which Hoffa celebrated and Gibbons mourned. Exploring his day-to-day work, the author reveals the full story of Gibbons' secret effort with Kissinger and Hoffa to bring an end to the Vietnam War.
How Jim Calhoun made the University of Connecticut a basketball powerhouse and became the greatest coach of his generation
A biography of boxing champ Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini who is considered the "real" Rocky.
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