Glove Affair - My Lifelong Journey in the World of Professional Boxing

This book chronicles Randy Gordon's 40-plus years in professional boxing as a broadcaster, ring announcer, NY State Athletic Commissioner, editor of Ring Magazine, and host of SiriusXM's "At the Fights." It includes stories featuring Muhammad Ali, Alexis Arguello, and Mike Tyson, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at the politics of the sport.

About the author

Randy Gordon has been involved with boxing for over 40 years, as a fighter, writer, reporter, referee, editor-in-chief of The Ring magazine-the biggest and oldest boxing magazine in the world-chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission, and host of SiriusXM's At the Fights. He is the author of Muhammad Ali (2001) and The Ultimate NBA Sticker Book (2002). Gordon was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004 and the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame in 2016.

Summary

This book chronicles Randy Gordon's 40-plus years in professional boxing as a broadcaster, ring announcer, NY State Athletic Commissioner, editor of Ring Magazine, and host of SiriusXM's "At the Fights." It includes stories featuring Muhammad Ali, Alexis Arguello, and Mike Tyson, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at the politics of the sport.

Product details

• Authors: Randy Gordon, Gordon Randy
• Assisted by: Morgan Tracy (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781538121122
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-2112-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Print on Demand
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / Boxing, Biography: sport, Boxing