Jersey Boy e-bog

FINALLY, THE TRUE STORY of the Mafias execution of Jersey City legend Frankie DePaula can be told:-Was his world title bout with Bob Foster fixed by the Mob?-Did the Mob kill Pat Amato, his first manager,in order to pave the way for him to sign with their front man Gary Garafola?-How did he come to be involved in a notoriousheist of $80,000 worth of electrolytic copper?-Was his dalliance with the step-daughter of a high-ranking mobster the reason for his shooting?-Or did the Mob kill him for giving up informationon their involvement in the copper theft?Although Frankie appeared to some to be atrue life exemplar of a character from DeadEnd; a wild and unreconstructed deviantheaded for disaster, his life is set againstthe backdrop of the oftentimes dysfunctionalenvirons of Jersey City, for long the seatof power of an administration dominated fordecades by Mayoral potentate Frank Hagueand maligned by the corruption of localpoliticians and the increasing influence oforganized crime.PRAISE FOR JERSEY BOYThe author tells it like it was...Anyone who was around boxing in those days or has any knowledge of what the sport was like in the 1960s and early 1970s should read this book. Its worth every penny.---J. Russell Peltz, IBHOF inductee and noted Boxing Historian & Archivist"e;A brilliant biography...Makinde brings it all to life through meticulous research, painstaking chapter notes and a smooth, lyrical writing style."e;---Murray Greig, The Edmonton Sun"e;It's a cracking read"e;---Steve Bunce, BBC Radio London Boxing Hour Show"e;Makinde writes in elegant yet precise prose"e;---eastsideboxing.com"e;A book worthy of a Hollywood encore"e;---maxboxing.com