Roberto Duran, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns all formed the pantheon of Boxing greats during the late 1970s and early 1980s--before the pay-per-view model, when prize fights were telecast on network television and still captured the nation\'s attention.
He lives in New York City..
He has covered more than 350 title bouts, and is the author of Only Skin Deep and Sunday\'s Fools.
About the Author: George Kimball spent 25 years as a sports columnist for the Boston Herald and in 1986 received the Nat Fleischer Award for Excellence in Boxing Journalism.
Inside stories full of drama, sacrifice, fear, and pain make up this treasury of Boxing tales brought to life by one of the sport\'s greatest writers.
From training camps to locker rooms, author George Kimball was there to cover every body shot, uppercut, and TKO.
Championship bouts during this era were replete with revenge and fury, often pitting one of these storied fighters against another.
Roberto Duran, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns all formed the pantheon of Boxing greats during the late 1970s and early 1980s--before the pay-per-view model, when prize fights were telecast on network television and still captured the nation\'s attention
