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More than any other sport, boxing has a history of being easy to rig. There are only two athletes and one or both may be induced to accept a bribe; if not the fighters, then the judges or referee might be swayed. In such inviting circumstances, the mob moved into boxing in the 1930s and profited by corrupting a sport ripe for exploitation.
In Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science, Jeffrey Sussman tells the story of the coercive and criminal underside of boxing, covering nearly the entire 20th century. He profiles some of its most infamous characters, such as Owney Madden, Frankie Carbo, and Frank Palermo, and details many of the fixed matches in boxing's storied history. In addition, Sussman examines the influence of the mob on legendary boxers-including Primo Carnera, Sugar Ray Robinson, Max Baer, Carmen Basilio, Sonny Liston, and Jake LaMotta-and whether they caved to the mobsters' threats or refused to throw their fights.
Boxing and the Mob is the first book to cover a century of fixed fights, paid-off referees, greedy managers, misused boxers, and the mobsters who controlled it all. True crime and the world of boxing are intertwined with absorbing detail in this notorious piece of American history.
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John "Sonny" Franzese reportedly committed his first murder at the age of fourteen. As a "made man" for the Colombo crime family, he operated out of his Long Island home specializing in racketeering, fraud, and other illicit deeds he would deny to his dying day. His career in organized crime spanned over eight decades - and he was sentenced to fifty years in prison for robbery. This is the true story of an old-school Mafioso as it's never been told. Newsday reporter S. J. Peddie interviewed Franzese in prison and uncovered a lifetime of shocking secrets from the legend himself.
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Absolute BS
- De Brianicole en 04-20-22
De: S.J. Peddie
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The Fight of the Century
- Ali vs. Frazier March 8, 1971
- De: Michael Arkush
- Narrado por: JD Jackson
- Duración: 9 h y 10 m
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The first meeting between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden, transcended the world of sports to become a major international media spectacle with tremendous social and political overtones. Sportswriter Michael Arkush draws from interviews with Ali's trainer, Angelo Dundee; his doctor, Ferdie Pacheco; and more than 100 others to examine how the fight, watched by more than 300 million viewers around the world, ushered in a new era of sports marketing. From then on, every game would be turned into an "event," powered by over-the-top hype and carefully staged pageantry.
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great narration!
- De Dustin F Lindblad en 06-12-24
De: Michael Arkush
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The War
- Hagler-Hearns and Three Rounds for the Ages
- De: Don Stradley
- Narrado por: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Duración: 9 h y 26 m
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The battle between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns is remembered as one of the greatest fights of all time. But in the months before the two finally collided on April 15, 1985, there was a feeling in the air that boxing was in trouble.
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Great Book Takes you back to 1985
- De Carlos Ramon en 02-09-24
De: Don Stradley
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The Boxing Kings
- When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring
- De: Paul Beston
- Narrado por: Alexander Cendese
- Duración: 13 h y 15 m
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The Boxing Kings tells the story of the heavyweight title in the days when it was a defining institution in the United States. Author Paul Beston places special emphasis on those champions who held a central place in American culture beyond just in the boxing ring, including John L. Sullivan, who made the title a commercial property; Jack Johnson, who in 1908 became the first black man to claim the title; Joe Louis, whose contributions to racial tolerance and social progress transcended even his greatness in the ring; and many more.
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An outstanding book on heavyweight champions
- De LSmith en 02-01-18
De: Paul Beston
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The Sweet Science
- De: A. J. Liebling
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 8 h y 40 m
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This collection of A.J. Liebling's classic New Yorker pieces on the "sweet science of bruising" brings vividly to life the boxing world as it once was. It depicts the great events of boxing's American heyday: Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback, Rocky Marciano's rise to prominence, Joe Louis' unfortunate decline. Liebling never fails to find the human story behind the fight, and he evokes the atmosphere in the arena as distinctly as he does the goings-on in the ring.
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Liebling is a master wordsmith, Gardner an incredible narrator
- De Josh en 03-29-16
De: A. J. Liebling
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Terror in the City of Champions
- Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society That Shocked Depression-Era Detroit
- De: Tom Stanton
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 9 h y 37 m
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Detroit, mid-1930s: In a city abuzz over its unrivaled sports success, gun-loving baseball fan Dayton Dean became ensnared in the nefarious and deadly Black Legion. The secretive, Klan-like group was executing a wicked plan of terror, murdering enemies, flogging associates, and contemplating armed rebellion. The Legion boasted tens of thousands of members across the Midwest, among them politicians and prominent citizens - even, possibly, a beloved athlete.
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Interesting stories but oversold
- De Theron Schultz en 09-15-18
De: Tom Stanton
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Sonny
- The Last of the Old Time Mafia Bosses, John "Sonny" Franzese
- De: S.J. Peddie
- Narrado por: Tanya Eby
- Duración: 8 h y 22 m
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John "Sonny" Franzese reportedly committed his first murder at the age of fourteen. As a "made man" for the Colombo crime family, he operated out of his Long Island home specializing in racketeering, fraud, and other illicit deeds he would deny to his dying day. His career in organized crime spanned over eight decades - and he was sentenced to fifty years in prison for robbery. This is the true story of an old-school Mafioso as it's never been told. Newsday reporter S. J. Peddie interviewed Franzese in prison and uncovered a lifetime of shocking secrets from the legend himself.
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Absolute BS
- De Brianicole en 04-20-22
De: S.J. Peddie
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The Fight of the Century
- Ali vs. Frazier March 8, 1971
- De: Michael Arkush
- Narrado por: JD Jackson
- Duración: 9 h y 10 m
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The first meeting between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden, transcended the world of sports to become a major international media spectacle with tremendous social and political overtones. Sportswriter Michael Arkush draws from interviews with Ali's trainer, Angelo Dundee; his doctor, Ferdie Pacheco; and more than 100 others to examine how the fight, watched by more than 300 million viewers around the world, ushered in a new era of sports marketing. From then on, every game would be turned into an "event," powered by over-the-top hype and carefully staged pageantry.
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great narration!
- De Dustin F Lindblad en 06-12-24
De: Michael Arkush
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- 10-09-19
Brilliant
I loved this book. It presents an objective and historically encompassing view of a fascinating, semi-hidden force, pulling the strings behind curtains that we all suspect know are there but cannot articulate clearly. The author is not pretentious or presumptive and clearly states when he doesn’t know something. I truly appreciate this account of the last century of a sport that continually influences our culture.
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- Steve Adams
- 08-18-23
A very interesting look at the sweet science of boxing an organized crime
This was a particularly interesting book. When I was younger, I was a huge boxing fan. My step grandfather used to tell me stories about gangsters like Lucky Luciano, and boxers like Jake, LaMotta and Carmen Basilio.. I think anybody with an interest in boxing, for the history of organized crime in this country would find this book as interesting as I did
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- Shinki_ryu
- 07-18-23
Very good
this book did not disappoint in any way. Very revealing . the chronology was clear and relevant to the book. the narration was spot on. Not once did the narrator annoy me or become a distraction. 5 stars from me in all categories.
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- Nicholas
- 02-17-24
The Fix is In
This is an amazing book that sheds a spotlight on some of the most fascinating stories from the darkest corners of the history of the sweet science. Any boxing or mob history aficionado will love it.
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- Lester Boggs
- 05-22-19
Great Book
Extremely well researched entertaining history of Mafia involvement in the sport of boxing, the corruption, payoffs, and of course whackings, all the usual suspects are here, Frankie Carbo, Owney Madden, and more.
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- Philo
- 11-05-22
Very listenable. If you like the topic, go for it!
As one might expect, at every turn there are colorful characters and tragic stories. All the familiar names are here, and well fleshed-out. You would feel you knew Arnold Rothstein, Jake LaMotta, "Mr,. Grey," and the rest, and had rubbed shoulders with them in their times and places.
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- Dawanna Lopez
- 12-30-19
Too Deep Into Mobsters background
was pretty cool book, the first hour and half or so was background syories on diferent mob guys. which is ok i guess but i wanted more boxing talk.
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- John Wood
- 05-19-22
Very good for the real Boxing Fan
Excellent story-telling, tho the narration was a bit stilted at times. Learned things I NEVER KNEW about folks I thought were stand-up guys. The treatment of the subject is limited by its VAST scope, but the biggest influences are dealt with well and thoroughly. For the die hard boxing fan and historian this is required reading. Now I know how and why Sonny Liston REALLY died, and the ugly truth about the Raging Bull and not-so-prime Primo. Treat yourself, it’s worth it!
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- John M. Twomey
- 01-23-23
fascinating
This book appealed to me in particular because I have a personal fascination with both boxing and the mob up until sometime in the 80s. After that, much like the world in general, I feel that both of those spheres of operation lost a lot of their grit and flavor, along with a sort of perverse romance that was attached to them.
But the stories like Jake LaMotta reluctantly taking a dive and making it obvious he was doing so so that no one would think he had actually been beaten, just to preserve his pride at losing to a lesser boxer, or poor Primo Carvera being given the championship in a series of fixed bouts because it suited his mob handlers' narrative to present him as the insurmountable giant, only to be taken down by Max Baer whose own personal pride dictated that he should not listen to the mob offers to throw the fight, are real life drama and human interest. Poor Carnera really thought he was a great fighter, watching his opponents drop like flies, until he actually faced a fighter who was there to win. It was doubly unfortunate for Primo that Baer happened to be the possessor of one of the hardest right hands in boxing history. And then of course, you get into the story of Cinderella Man Jim Braddock, who came off the bread lines and a broken-handed wreck of a career, to rise within a year to seizing the championship of the world.
Anyway, I could veer off sideways into my own personal fascination with the fight game of that era, but the point is that this book presents the story in a way which is accessible to those who come to it with no previous knowledge of the subject matter, but also digs deep enough to give people who have read and researched a bit new nuggets of knowledge to discover.
The writing is suitably bombastic when it needs to be, humorous when that serves the story, and occasionally tragic when that is the tale to be told. The narration is superb, enhancing the story without ever making itself the center of attention, and overall I give this a 5 out of 5 across the board.
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- John Jackson
- 12-30-19
okay book
the book is okay. nothing is in depth, and it is fairly scattered throughout the decades
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