From Ashes...The Fall and Rise of Gavin Cleary

by Billy Pepitone, Joseph Pepitone (Contributor)

He stood triumphant. For twelve rounds the challenger had out boxed and outclassed the undefeated world champion. All that remained were the judges' anticlimactic decisions and the official coronation.
Five years later he lies on a New York City street, begging for money and food. A tough, soft-souled cop reaches out to him, unaware the disheveled man he is helping was once boxing's golden boy.
While the boxer battles the demons that drove his wife away and left his world in shambles, the cop wages a quiet war with his own personal loss. Together, the two men form a bond that will lead them up against insurmountable odds as they battle the past, their mortality and the greatest champion of their time.

110 pages, Paperback

Published December 10, 2017

About the author

Billy Pepitone is a retired member of the New York City Police Department, having served twenty years in the nation's largest local law enforcement agency. Upon his retirement he co-wrote the novel 'Soul of a Yankee' with his brother Joseph, a two time Emmy Award winner, and the two have collaborated on several novels and novellas in different genres.

Reviews

[Barb · Rating 4 out of 5]

At 107 pages, this is pretty much a short story, but it's a pretty good one

[Gary tuttle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty simple story of a boxers rise and fall.