Ray Arcel : A Boxing Biography

English

ISBN: 0786469684

EAN: 9780786469680

Category: Sports & Recreation / Boxing/Biography & Autobiography / Sports/

Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

Release Date: 07/01/2012

Synopsis: Without Ray Arcel (1899-1994), the world of boxing during the 20th century would have been markedly different. Indeed, the credibility professional boxing as a sport would have been greatly lessened. Arcels prominence is all the more interesting because he made his mark not as a fighter, promoter, or manager, but as a trainer. From Benny Leonard to Roberto Duran and Larry Holmes, Arcel stood in the corner for champions of every weight division that existed in his lifetime, a record that remains unprecedented. This biography chronicles Arcels life inside the ring, and out--where he remained a highly secretive man and maintained ambiguous relationships with some of the chief mob figures of his day. Through a wealth of information from Arcels unpublished memoir, this work offers an extraordinary portrait of one of boxings most influential and enigmatic figures.

Ray Arcel : A Boxing Biography

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Pages: 219