From author Roger Zotti (Friday Night World) comes The Proper Pugilist: Essays on the Milling Art (Xlibris).
The warriors written about are Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey, Rocky Marciano and Coley Wallace, Artie Diamond, Stanley Ketchel, Joe Louis and Tony Galento, Sonny Liston, and many others.
As for the book’s author, as a teenager living in New Haven, CT, he was knocked unconscious in the first round by a “friend” who knew how to box and punch. After he regained his senses, he realized it was far less painful to write about boxing.
The Proper Pugilist is a sure bet to inform and entertain the reader.
About the Author
A longtime boxing fan, Roger Zotti and his wife live in Preston, Connecticut, along with their creative dog. He taught in a Connecticut prison for twenty years, retiring in 1993. He is a regular contributor to the International Boxing Research Organization Journal and the Resident. Roger Zotti graduated from Eastern Connecticut College in 1966. In 1971, he received his master’s degree from Wesleyan University.
The book is available on amazon.com or by contacting the author at rogerzotti@aol.com.
Product Details
- Paperback:80 pages
- Publisher:Xlibris (October 21, 2015)
- Language:English
- ISBN-10:1514417073
- ISBN-13:978-1514417072
- Product Dimensions:6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
- Price $10.95 ( includes postage within the continental United States)