D. Man: My Life and Boxing

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Richie was the real deal. He knew how to work a corner. Yet, his book isn’t a run-of-the-mill boxing story. It’s a record of a time when a guy from the streets would fi nd a place like Mack Lewis’s in Baltimore, not to learn a sport, but to survive. The fact that he spent time in two of the toughest gyms in America, Mr. Mack’s place and Johnny Tocco’s in Vegas, gives him a unique angle on the game. He knew the greats. Oh yeah. And he could write as well as he could throw a left hook. Gene Kilroy, trusted confidante and business manager for Muhammad Ali My friend John White digs deep into the typewritten reminiscences of a troubled man, Richie Westcott, and pulls forth a story much richer than any of us who knew him could ever have expected. Amazing Layla McCarter, Six-time world champion & female boxing pioneer “I bought Richie a computer when I took over the gym. Of course, I had no idea he was turning out such a story. I really liked the guy. He worked hard to help the young fighters.” Luis Tapia, highly successful boxing manager and trainer, and former owner of Johnny Tocco’s Ringside Gym

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