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title	:	Punch Lines : Berger On Boxing
author	:	Berger, Phil.
publisher	:	Four Walls Eight Windows
isbn10 | asin	:	094142393X
print isbn13	:	9780941423939
ebook isbn13	:	9780585217703
language	:	English
subject	Boxing--United States, Newspapers--Sections, columns, etc.--Sports.
publication date	:	1993
lcc	:	GV1125.B48 1993eb
ddc	:	796.8/3/0973
subject	:	Boxing--United States, Newspapers--Sections, columns, etc.--Sports.

Page iii Punch Lines Berger on Boxing by Phil Berger FOUR WALLS EIGHT WINDOWS New York/London

Page iv 1993 Phil Berger Published by: FOUR WALLS EIGHT WINDOWS PO Box 548, Village Station New York, New York 10014 U.K. offices: FOUR WALLS EIGHT WINDOWS/TURNAROUND 27 Horsell Road, London, N51XL, England First printing April 1993 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a data base or other retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, by any means, including mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Berger, Phil Punch lines: Berger on boxing/Phil Berger. P. cm. Includes index. ISBN: 0-941423-93-X (cloth) ISBN: 0-941423-95-6 (paper) 1. BoxingUnited States. 2. NewspapersSections, columns, etc.Sports. I. Title. GV1125.B48 1993 796.8'3'0973dc20 92-38537 CIP Designed by Cindy LaBreacht. Printed in the United States.

Page v DEDICATION To my father, Jack Berger, who shared my early enthusiasm for boxing....and to L.B.D., who made the circle complete.

Page vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The author wishes to thank The New York Times for permission to reprint articles on Kid Akeem Anifowoshe, Trevor Berbick, Riddick Bowe, Leon Calvin, Hector Camacho, Gerry Cooney, Bobby Czyz, Buster Douglas, Lou and Dan Duva, Joe and Marvis Frazier, Eddie Futch, Paul Gonzales, Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield, Dave Jaco, Don King, Sugar Ray Leonard, John Mugabi, Vinny Pazienza, Felix Rodriguez, Michael Spinks, Mike Tyson, and Rickey Womack. Certain pieces in this collection appeared first in magazine form. The author thanks the following publications for permission to reprint these articles: The Daily News Magazine"Gerry Cooney's Burden" (August 3, 1980); "Ray Arcel and Freddie Brown: The Sushine Boys of Boxing" (June 1980). EsquireJames Scott (1980). Los Angeles Herald Examiner"Tony Ayala Tragedy: A Family Affair" (July 3, 1983). M Inc."Mike Tyson: Tales From The Dark Side" (January 1992). The National Observer"Nino Benvenuti" (September 25, 1967). The New York Times Sunday Magazine"Sugar Ray Leonard: Boxing's His Business" (June 24, 1979); "Dundee: Champ of Corner Men" (November 29, 1981); ''Marvelous Marvin Hagler: Boxing's Angry Man'' (March 22, 1987); ''George Foreman: Body and Soul" (March 24, 1991). PlayboyLeon Spinks (October 1978). Sports Magazine"George Benton: The Ex-middleweight Who Won Ali's Title" (July 1978). Sports Travel"Travels with Tyson" (February 1990; "Lords of the Ring" (September 1989).

Page vii TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword by Bert Randolph Sugar ix Introduction by Phil Berger xi Part One: The Cycle Felix Rodriguez: There's Always Next Time 3 John Mugabi: At Boxing's Front Door 6 Marvis Frazier: Does Father Know Best? 13 Vinny Pazienza: A Comeback in More Ways Than One 19 Paul Gonzales: Yesterday is a Cancelled Check 24 Dave Jaco: A Body for Better Men to Beat On 32 Akeem and The Dream 36 Tony Ayala: The Baby Bull 43 Evander Holyfield and Rickey Womack: Two Paths that Crossed in the Ring 53 James Scott 60 Bonecrusher 73 Leon Spinks: Champagne Days 78 Leon Calvin: Death Outside the Safety of the Ring 103 Tyson at Nineteen 110 Travels with Tyson 115 Tyson Tales from the Dark Side 125 Part Two: The Guys in the Biz Ray Arcel and Freddie Brown: The Sunshine Boys

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