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Primo: The Story of `Man Mountain' Carnera

Frederic Mullally

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Description:He was a phenomenon. The most colossal boxer ever to win the world heavy-weight championship, thereby becoming one of the only three Europeans and the first Italian fighter ever to win the crown. They called him 'Man Mountain', and also a fraud far the way he was promoted to contender status by a series of 'fixed' bouts and media ballyhoo. A 1956 Hollywood film, The Harder They Fall starting Humphrey Bogart and Rod Steiger, was a thinly disguised story of a giant peasant ruthlessly exploited and abandoned to poverty. The true life story of Primo Carnera: prizefighter; lover; popular idol; tragic victim and, finally, international star of the wrestling ring is far more fascinating. It is told here, for the first time, in a full-length biography, by novelist, biographer, and one-time boxing critic, Frederic Mullally.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Primo: The Story of `Man Mountain' Carnera. To get started finding Primo: The Story of `Man Mountain' Carnera, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: He was a phenomenon. The most colossal boxer ever to win the world heavy-weight championship, thereby becoming one of the only three Europeans and the first Italian fighter ever to win the crown. They called him 'Man Mountain', and also a fraud far the way he was promoted to contender status by a series of 'fixed' bouts and media ballyhoo. A 1956 Hollywood film, The Harder They Fall starting Humphrey Bogart and Rod Steiger, was a thinly disguised story of a giant peasant ruthlessly exploited and abandoned to poverty. The true life story of Primo Carnera: prizefighter; lover; popular idol; tragic victim and, finally, international star of the wrestling ring is far more fascinating. It is told here, for the first time, in a full-length biography, by novelist, biographer, and one-time boxing critic, Frederic Mullally.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Primo: The Story of `Man Mountain' Carnera. To get started finding Primo: The Story of `Man Mountain' Carnera, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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