Glove Affair

My Lifelong Journey in the World of Professional Boxing

Randy Gordon

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN:
  9798216283300
• Edition: 1

Randy Gordon has spent over 40 years in the world of professional boxing, as a broadcaster, ring announcer, New York State's athletic commissioner, editor of TheRing magazine, and host of SiriusXM Radio's At the Fights. No one else has ever seen the sport from so many different angles and from such lofty seats.

In Glove Affair: My Lifelong Journey in the World of Professional Boxing, Gordon recounts never-before-heard stories of the boxing industry and offers insights into some of its most famous figures, including Hall-of-Famers Bert Sugar, Alexis Arguello, Bob Arum, and Mike Tyson. With the perspective only an insider can offer, Gordon also reflects on his times with Muhammad Ali—including the champ's mind-dazzling magic tricks and his thoughts on the "Thrilla' in Manila"—and provides a glimpse into the boxing commissioner's office with stories of a wild and fiery hearing and a commission employee's betrayal of the agency.

From his days as a wheelchair bound, severely injured boy in 1959 to the most-widely-listened-to boxing talk show host on the radio, Gordon recalls his life story with passion, humor, and love. More than just another book on the Sweet Science, Glove Affair is a journey through the world of boxing through the eyes of a man who has seen it all.

Table of contents

• CONTENTS
• FOREWORD
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• Ch01. THE ROCK AND MR. BOXING
• Ch02. GLOVE AFFAIR
• Ch03. EL FLACO EXPLOSIVO
• Ch04. THE RING
• Ch05. A CHOICE TO MAKE
• Ch06. TERRIBLE TEDDY, WILD BILL, AND UNSWERVING IRVING
• Ch07. “MURDER, PLAIN AND SIMPLE”
• Ch08. HANDBALL JIM AND DOLLAR BILL
• Ch09. CATSKILL THUNDER
• Photospread
• Ch010. COMMISSIONER GORDON
• Ch11. IT’S ABOUT TIME
• Ch12. THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME
• Ch13. TWO KING-SIZED WHITE ENVELOPES
• Ch14. TRUTH OR TRICKERATION
• Ch15. THE GOOD GUY AWARD
• Ch16. GENTLEMAN GERRY
• EPILOGUE
• INDEX
• ABOUT THE AUTHOR