From Boxing Ring to Battlefield - Pantalone, Gene
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This book is about the extraordinary life of Lew Jenkins, a lightweight boxing champion. Raised in poverty during the Great Depression, Jenkins became a celebrated prizefighter in the late 1930s. After he squandered his winnings, Jenkins found purpose during World War II and the Korean War, earning the Silver Star for his bravery.

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This book is about the extraordinary life of Lew Jenkins, a lightweight boxing champion. Raised in poverty during the Great Depression, Jenkins became a celebrated prizefighter in the late 1930s. After he squandered his winnings, Jenkins found purpose during World War II and the Korean War, earning the Silver Star for his bravery.
Autorenporträt
Gene Pantalone is an expert on the golden age of boxing-1920 to 1950-and Madame Bey's boxing camp, which hosted fourteen heavyweight champions and no fewer than eighty International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees. He is a contributing writer to the boxing website The Weigh-In and author of Madame Bey's: Home to Boxing Legends.