Summary: The Good Son tells the story of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, who wasn't merely the lightweight boxing champ{u2014}he was a national sports hero, personifying blue-collar toughness and tight ethnic family ties. His vow to win the championship for his father, the original "Boom Boom", captivated the country. On the cusp of breakout celebrity, Ray fought Korean challenger Duk Koo Kim in an epic bout...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sophia Entertainment 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GOOKriegel, Mark.
Summary: Presents the story of the 1980s champion fighter, describing how he fulfilled a promise to his war-injured father and rose to the status of a national hero before a fateful match against a doomed Korean challenger ruined his image and ended his career.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2012