Knowing Budd Schulberg was a “friendly witness” for HUAC, and who along with Elia Kazan went ahead and named names to the committee, is still a difficult pill for me to swallow.

People are complicated, contradictory, contain multitudes, etc but some things are unforgivable.

It's getting very real!! The cover design is in from McFarland for my upcoming book. Unbelievably exciting!!!
#boxing #boxing history #books

'And the depictions are as dramatic as anything from today, complete with trash talk, merciful stoppages, and one-punch KOs.' Turns out Homer and Virgil were fight fans, just like you. Check it out: thefightcity.com/boxing-history… #Boxing #History #writing #books From Joshua Isard

I don’t know how Michael The Fight City finds so many amazing images, but I’d KILL for this poster.

'Fighters come and go. Managers are here forever. Fighters are dirt.' An exclusive excerpt from 'Smash Hit,' with David Curcio's take on the unflinching fight film classic, 'The Harder They Fall.' Check it out: thefightcity.com/the-harder-the… #Boxing #History #Books #Cinema

Highly recommended, to put it mildly.

Today, in the “noir-not?” dept.
I can’t tell, but this is seriously underrated Bellow.

Bogart as Turkey Morgan in Michael Curtiz’s KID GALAHAD. ‘37

Fucking repugnant - yet not surprising. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

New world champion Joe Louis on the cover of The Boxing News in 1937. Louis knocked out James J. Braddock in the eighth round to take the title. He would reign for eleven years, defending the crown an amazing 25 times before retiring in 1948. #Heavyweight #History #Boxing

World champ Muhammad Ali getting in that roadwork with NFL running back Jim Brown, circa 1966. Brown was an outspoken supporter of Ali's refusal of the military draft during the Vietnam War and helped organize 'The Cleveland Summit.' #Heavyweight #History #Boxing #Legends

Now re-watching The Roaring Twenties. It's awesome.

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'So I got beat up in the ring a few times. It was a few minutes of punishment, and then they paid me'

Chuck Wepner

“When I was a young fellow I was knocked down plenty. I wanted to stay down, but I couldn't. I had to collect the $2 for winning or go hungry. I had to get up. I was one of those hungry fighters. You could have hit me on the chin with a sledgehammer for $5.” - Jack Dempsey

It's great to see such lovely feedback from Golden Age Boxing History for the first episode of my new Boxing Movie Podcast
#boxing #movies #podcast

Jack Blackburn, trainer of World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis, died in Chicago as a result of a heart attack #OnThisDay in 1942 at the age of 59.

NANCY says, penny whistles for the win! Bla bla plink plink!

About to transform this space into a Cagney stan account.

I just listened to the first episode of Boxing Movie Podcast. Johnny Restall leaves us all some big, big shoes to fill. Great work fellas! This is seriously exciting stuff!