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A scheming, down-on-his-luck sports promoter, Bobby the Lip tries to come up with a big score by arranging--and fixing--a bout between the reigning heavyweight boxing champ and a young African-American contender, only to find himself caught in a web of corruptions, underworld goons, police probes, and enthusiastic fans. A first novel. 25,000 first printing.

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First published January 1, 2001

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42 reviews
September 21, 2012
Un libro ben scritto con una storia intrigante calata nel sordido mondo delle scommesse clandestine. Qualche errore di troppe nella traduzione.
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December 9, 2023
Libro favoloso con un ritmo incalzante: tratteggia in modo magistrale i personaggi che si aggirano ai bordi del ring e mostra alcuni aspetti della boxe "come era" e come è stata fino a poco tempo fa, quando alcuni impresari erano ancora più "personaggi" dei pugili di cui _teoricamente_ curavano gli interessi.
Vita, morte, fortuna, amori e speranze che hanno preso forma altissima in questo romanzo: da leggere!
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1,232 reviews
October 24, 2012
It took some pages to get into this story of boxing promotion, bookmaking, and the mob but once it started moving it was a ride I stayed on till the end. It includes some sex and violence and racial epithets, a bit of talk of the troubles of making book, and not enough talk about Chicago itself, but the many characters are memorable and the plot drives relentlessly toward the bout when everyone's fate will be decided.
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February 2, 2013
Un bel noir ambientato nellaChicago anni 50 tra allibratori, malavitosi, boxeur esordienti e marpioni del ring. Un bel ritmo che porta avanti la storia con maestria fino ad arrivare al colpo finale, magistralmente raccontato con la dovuta enfasi e suspense.
Per essere un esordio: chapeau!
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