Download or read book Boxing in Atlantic City written by John DiSanto and Matthew H. Ward and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the early years of Atlantic City (AC) boxing, the fight game was bustling. An array of ring talent, from club fighters to champions, came to the shore to compete at thriving venues like the Northside's Waltz Dream Arena and Convention Hall on the boardwalk. Although ring action was plentiful, the biggest fights were still happening elsewhere, and boxing was just one of many entertainment options in AC. However, everything changed once gambling came to town. As casinos popped up along the boardwalk, Atlantic City fights got bigger and bigger. By the late 1970s, boxing was on the rise, and within a few years, business was booming. Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson ushered in the city's peak era in the late 1980s, a time when more than just fight fans turned their attention to Atlantic City for some of the biggest sporting events ever. Although AC never again topped the impact of those days, boxing action at the shore remained vital for decades to come.
Download or read book Atlantic City written by Jason Frazier and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atlantic City is a screenplay inspired in part by events that took place in Catskill, NY in the early 1980's. The story follows Leon, a young fighter modeled after a teenage Mike Tyson, who is plucked from a juvenile prison and trained to be a champion boxer. However, despite Leon's considerable talent, he also has a dark side, which creates friction between his two trainers, Teddy and Gus. One of the primary themes of this story is integrity, which is a virtue espoused by both Teddy and Gus. However, this principal is challenged by Leon whose potential offers redemption, particularly for Gus, and a second chance at the glory that was taken away from him in the opening scene. As Gus becomes seduced by Leon's talent, he ignores the growing signs of trouble, and his relationship with Teddy begins to deteriorate. Teddy is well aware of the path Leon is heading down and knows that without discipline, he will become a danger to himself and others. He is also concerned with Gus' willingness to sell out his own ideals due to the prospect of fame. Ultimately this conflict escalates to a level which threatens to alter the lives of all three men.
Download or read book Atlantic City written by Frank Legato and published by Indigo Custom Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atlantic City Queen of Resorts or America's Playground - you decide. Come inside and take a new look at Atlantic City today, a family destination with something for everyone and more surprises to come.
Download or read book Casino Moon written by Peter Blauner and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVDIVA murder draws the son of an Atlantic City mobster deep into the world he has tried to escape from/divDIV /divDIVRaised in the Atlantic City Cosa Nostra, Anthony Russo spent his life trying to escape the mob. But his stepfather has dreams for the boy—to be a consigliere or maybe even the capo of his own crew some day. So far, Anthony has stayed away, but one night at a dive called Rafferty’s, not far from the glitz of the casinos, he gets sucked into the whirlpool of organized crime./divDIV /divDIVHis stepfather brings him there to kill a rival thug, and even though Anthony balks, the man ends up dead, with Anthony an accessory to the killing. As he falls deeper into the world of easy money and quick death, he must draw on talents he didn’t know he had in order to survive./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Peter Blauner including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection./div /div
Download or read book Atlantic City written by Dirk Vanderwilt and published by Channel Lake, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-10-23 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is so much more to Atlantic City than just the casinos! Completely revised and updated, use this comprehensive guide to help separate the best from the rest. Learn about the best resorts and attractions, great dining and shopping, the historic Boardwalk, golf courses, museums, amusement attractions, and more! Whether on your first or tenth visit, this comprehensive guide will help you explore the many wonders that this historic seaside resort has to offer.
Download or read book Viewing Boxing from Ringside written by Thomas Donelson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-08 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I now see Boxing history through a whole new lens. Boxing legends came alive before my eyes and I understood finally what brought them to the levels they attained. Listening to my parents talk about Joe Louis and remembering Cassius Clay/Ali from my own early adult years enhanced the information gleaned from these pages. New names were dangled before me and now I want to know more about them. Where was I when they fought for glory? What kind of lives did they lead? Now I am on a treasure hunt for answers to those questions. This book has whet my appetite for more. Carol Golden-Media Assistant, Marion, IA
Download or read book Third Man in the Ring written by Mike Fitzgerald and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Officiating a professional boxing match can be a thankless job. When a match goes well, no one focuses on the referee. But when a controversy arises, everyone remembers the man who made the call. Third Man in the Ring explores the lives of thirty-three officials as they discuss what goes on inside the ropes and recount the disputes and clashes that have occurred when they worked at home and abroad. The referees share stories from the high-profile fights they worked, with such superstars as Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes, and Julio Cesar Chavez. Readers will hear from Rudy Battle, the first ref to officiate a title fight in an Eastern bloc country, and about Mills Lane, the third man during the infamous Mike Tyson/Evander Holyfield ear-biting match. Several officials reveal memorable moments such as arbitrating contests in nations experiencing civil unrest. One referee admits fearing for his life after disqualifying a hometown hero in front of a packed stadium, while another recalls his experience officiating in communist North Korea. MMA legend Big John McCarthy describes from his experience the differences between officiating a boxing contest in a traditional ring versus the increasingly popular mixed martial arts (MMA) events held in a cage. Readers will also hear stories from refs who have gone Hollywood, consulting on film sets alongside such legends as Sylvester Stallone. An old boxing adage states, The best referees are the ones no one knows are there. Third Man in the Ring sheds much-needed light on these hardworking officials and their stories.
Download or read book Home Boy written by George Pete Nelson and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-08 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homeboy epitomizes the struggle of the author, George Pete Nelson, with that of Atlantic City (Queen of Resorts). The power resurgence of both entities is evident. Atlantic City is showing resiliency in its combat, and so is the author.
Download or read book The Soprano State written by Bob Ingle and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-02-19 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the true story of the corruption that has pervaded New Jersey politics, government, and business for the past thirty years. From Jimmy Hoffa purportedly being buried somewhere beneath the end zone in Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands, through allegations of a thoroughly corrupt medical and dental university, through Mafia influence at all levels, to a governor who suddenly declares himself a "gay American" and resigns, the Garden State might indeed be better named after the HBO mobsters.--From publisher description.
Download or read book Back From The Edge Of Hell written by Pinklon Thomas and published by Digital 1 Publishing . This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back from the Edge of Hell is Pinklon Thomas’s amazing true story. Born into a stable family unit with loving, hardworking, God fearing parents, Pinklon allows himself to be lured into the gangster lifestyle and becomes a heroin addict at age twelve. When fifteen, he quits school, commits armed robberies, steals from a drug lord and is hunted by hired killers. Boxing offers him a way out and he wins a world heavyweight title, but remains in the clutches of drug addiction. What will happen to Pinklon? The answer comes in an unexpected way.
Download or read book The Final Round Round 16 written by Lisa Maydwell and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The co-founder of the International Boxing Federation, Robert W. Lee, finally breaks his silence on being blackballed from boxing after refusing to testify against controversial boxing promoter Don King. Lee takes you on a journey through his highs and lows. From being the first African American police officer in Scotch Plains, New Jersey and President of the IBF to being an inmate at a correctional facility and suffering from an illness that has resulted in him being legally blind. The Final Round - Round 16 will highlight the challenges of Robert W. Lee, an African American man, surviving at the helm of one of the top boxing organizations.
Download or read book Bringing Back Boxing A Young Journalist s Attempt to Revive the Sweet Science written by and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fixer written by Steve Bunce and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-01-18 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ray Lester is a fixer in the boxing business. He makes fights happen. He builds a bridge and guides boxers across to the negotiating table. Ray Lester is good at his job. One morning, a girl arrives at Ray's door and asks him for help finding her father, an old-school Vegas crooner called Eddie Lights. Ray travels with his questions to Sin City, along with 30,000 other Brits with their Union Jacks on the way to watch Hatton take on Mayweather. But the boys in leather jackets from back east are on his tail and Ray finds himself embroiled in a murderous plot. So begins a journey into the murky world of deals, fights and fighters. A world beyond the glitz, glamour and glory. A world where the fixer is king.
Download or read book Ben s written by Sammy Levitt and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the North Philadelphia neighborhood of Logan experienced a massive change and shifting population. The racial boiling point in Philadelphia was ten years later in 1978. Ben's is set in the summer of that year when turf wars, crime and political upheaval were rampant in the city. The central character, Torch, is a small-time numbers writer who works for Bah-Bah, the head of a lucrative gambling and loan shark operation in south Philadelphia. When Bah-Bah is forced to change the location of his business and go underground, he runs into some tense situations with the members of Ben's. They are a loosely organized group of young men-including Torch-who are engaged in various types of petty crime and hustles. The situation is made more complicated and dangerous by the existence of a hidden meth lab and several, local, rogue cops who want to find it and rip it off.
Download or read book The Statues and Legacies of Combat Athletes in the Americas written by C. Nathan Hatton and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The violence of combat sports left a mark on how fans and communities remembered athletes. As individual endeavors, combat sports have often produced more detailed, emotionally poignant, and deeply personal stories of triumph than those associated with team sports. Commemorative statues to combat athletes are therefore unique as historical markers and sites of memory. These statues tell remarkable stories of the athletes themselves, but also the people and communities that planned and built them, the cities and towns that memorialized them, the fans who followed them, and the evolution of memory and place in the decades that followed their inauguration. Edited by C. Nathan Hatton and David M. K. Sheinin, The Statues and Legacies of Combat Athletes in the Americas brings together an interdisciplinary team of scholars from across North America to interrogate the intimate and layered meanings attached to these monuments to the lives and legacies of combat athletes.
Download or read book TrumpNation written by Timothy L. O'Brien and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extensively researched biography that goes beyond the hype to “separate Trump the reality from Trump the reality show” (USA Today). Now with a new introduction by the author, this entertaining look inside the world of Donald Trump is chock full of rip-roaring anecdotes, jaw-dropping quotes, and rigorous research into the business deals, political antics, curious relationships, and complex background of the forty-fifth US president. Granted unprecedented access, Timothy L. O’Brien traveled across the country and up and down the East Coast with Trump on his private jet, wheeled around Palm Beach with him in his Ferrari, and spent hours interviewing him in his home, in his office, and on the golf course. He met with the entrepreneur’s closest friends and most aggressive rivals, while compiling a treasure trove of Trumpisms from the Donald himself: Trump on the public’s enduring fascination with Trump: “There is something crazy, hot, a phenomenon out there about me, but I’m not sure I can define it and I’m not sure I want to.” Trump on naysayers: “You can go ahead and speak to guys who have four-hundred-pound wives at home who are jealous of me, but the guys who really know me know I’m a great builder.” Trump on the art of self-promotion: “You might as well tell people how great you are, because no one else is going to.” Ultimately, when O’Brien’s research revealed that Trump’s business record and annual spot on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans might be more fantasy than reality, he—like so many others who have dared to tangle with the former host of The Apprentice—found himself in a courtroom. In a new introduction, O’Brien reflects on the recent wave of TrumpMania and updates readers on what it’s like to depose one of the world’s most litigious businessmen—and win.
Download or read book Beyond Glory written by David Margolick and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-02-17 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing in the annals of sports has aroused more passion than the heavyweight fights in New York in 1936 and 1938 between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling — bouts that symbolized the hopes, hatreds, and fears of a world moving toward total war. Acclaimed journalist David Margolick takes us into the careers of both men — a black American and a Nazi German hero — and depicts the extraordinary buildup to their legendary 1938 rematch. Vividly capturing the outpouring of emotion that the two fighters brought forth, Margolick brilliantly illuminates the cultural and social divisions that they came to represent.
