Tony Zale, the man of steel / Thad Zale & Clay Moyle
- Author:
- Zale, Thad
- Published:
- Iowa City, Iowa : Win By KO Publications, [2014]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2014
- Physical Description:
- 490 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Contents:
- Prologue / by Hank Stram -- Introduction -- The Zaleski clan -- The formative years -- The spirit moves -- The decision -- New management -- Bringing home the N.B.A. Championship -- Tony meets talented Billy Soose -- Undisputed World Champion -- Billy Conn -- The war years -- Return to the ring -- Rocky Graziano -- Zale vs. Graziano I -- Rematch placed in peril -- Zale vs. Graziano II -- Title loss blues -- Zale vs. Graziano III comes together -- Zale vs. Graziano III -- Battles on multiple fronts -- Showdown with the Frenchman -- Retirement -- The real struggle begins -- Finding his way -- The politics of life -- Mighty Mouth enters the ring -- Back on the map -- Bewilderment -- The final round -- Eulogy -- Professional fight record.
- Summary:
- In the 1940s, two-time world middleweight champion Tony Zale seemingly had it all. Battling colorful Rocky Graziano in bouts that are considered as among the most exciting trilogies in boxing history, "The Man of Steel" from Gary, Indiana convincingly won their third and final contest in 1948. The son of Polish immigrants, Zale was a shy and withdrawn young boy who learned boxing because of his older brothers. Once his professional boxing career had ended, botched financial investments and a bitter divorce left little to show for all his pain and sacrifice endured in the ring. But Zale never lost the Spirit within, and he touched the lives of countless young people, both as the head coach of the Chicago Catholic Youth Organization and Chicago Parks Department boxing programs.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780990370314
0990370313 - Collection:
- Ronald A. Smith Sports History Book Collection.
- Note:
- PSU Archives copy signed by authors.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 370) and index.
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