In the Red Corner

In the Red Corner

by JohnDuncan (Author)

Synopsis

This is John Duncan's account of his year spent in Havana, attempting to arrange a boxing match where professional boxing is illegal. The heat and bureacracy is intercut with portraits of Cuba's boxing legends: Teofilo Stevenson; Benny Kid Paret; Black Bill; Angel Espinosa; and Kid Choclolate.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 338
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press
Published: 01 Mar 2001

ISBN 10: 0224060945
ISBN 13: 9780224060943
Book Overview: Professional boxing is illegal in Cuba; John Duncan spends a year there trying to arrange a fight between Mike Tyson and Cuban double Olympic champion Felix Savon, the two greatest living heavyweights.

Media Reviews
John Duncan's eye-witness testimony will prove a valuable reminder of an invigorating episode in the history of sport. - Guardian