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In the Red Corner: A Journey into Cuban Boxing

Professional boxing has been illegal in Cuba since 1961, so it was no surprise that Felix Savon, Cuba's double Olympic heavyweight champion, had to turn down the $25 million purse offered by Don King to fight Mike Tyson. John Duncan wanted to make the fight happen and so he quit his then job as sports writer for the Guardian and left for Cuba.

His plan was to cut a deal with Cuban boxing authorities to make this fight happen. His account of the year spent in the maelstrom of Havana's heat and bureaucracy is intercut with often poignant portraits of some of Cuba's most famous boxers.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 240
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 978-0-224-05147-7
  • EAN
  • 9780224051477
  • Genres
  • sports
  • Release date
  • 2000