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« The Mailer ReviewVolume 2 Number 1 • 2008 • In Memorium: Norman Mailer: 1923–2007 »
Written by
John G. Rodwan Jr.
Abstract: A banner hanging on a wall at Gleason’s Gym testifies to boxing’s enduring appeal for writers. Norman Mailer and José Torres (light heavyweight champion and author) were friends, and Mailer admitted to providing editorial aid to the fighter, who did give the novelist some boxing pointers. Mailer did share his friend’s views about pugilistic trickery. In his 1975 account of the Ali-Foreman fight, Mailer explicitly invokes the D’Amato-Torres philosophy, a key component of which is that skilled boxers can block or evade any punch they can see coming.
URL: https://prmlr.us/mr08rodw


Works Cited

  • Campbell, Jeremy. A Liar's Tale.
  • Oats, Joyce Carol (2006). On Boxing.
  • Heinz, W.C (1958). The Professional.
  • Hauser, Thomas (1992). Mohammed Ali: His Life and Times.
  • Kahn, Roger. A Flame of Pure Fire.