MAT TALES

True Stories from the Bizarre, Brutal World of Pro Boxing

   32 "Tales" that go beyond the actual boxing matches themselves. The fans, the boxers, ring announcers, broadcasters all become part of the story when emotions run out of control. Fueled by passion, desire, fanatic loyalty, and human nature. Sometimes it is a simple misunderstanding, but often it can be a combination of testosterone and beer from the concession stands that make fans lose control. 

   And the boxers themselves? A desire to prove that you are the best, pride in your gym, a need to show the fans that their support and belief in you are well placed. A fight plan that starts to go off course can lead to some pretty unexpected happenings.

   And sometimes, it is not a fan or a participant, but some maniac who needs to "fly" into the middle of a world heavyweight championship on the Las Vegas Strip riding a fan powered contraption!

   This book shares a few of those events where things did NOT go as planned!

   But you don't just have to take my word for it. Boxing historians, trainers, officials, fans, even the fighters themselves share their memories of what those nights were like, as they share their take on these bizarre, brutal, and sometimes funny things that really happened.

   The foreword is written by former WBA Heavyweight Champion of the World - Mike Weaver. Who better to write a foreword than a man who has been involved in some of the most memorable matches in boxing history? 

Foreword by WBA Heavyweight Champ - Mike Weaever

   Losing by a wide margin of a 15 round world heavyweight championship against an undefeated champion, in the 15th and final round, he landed one of the most shocking knockout punches in boxing history to win the title, leaving the favored champion lying still, face down in the middle of the ring! That in itself is a boxing legend, but the way Weaver lost his title in his 3rd defense is one of the tales in the book, and that is just as shocking!

   You will probably recall seeing some of these events as they unfolded in front of a world-wide audience tuned in for a championship boxing match gone wrong.  A few of these you probably will hear about for the first time.  And two of them happened at events in which I was present! Both of those were in Albuquerque, and it is no coincidence that they both involved Albuquerque's own - Rudy "Bad Boy" Lovato!

   

Chapter 4: "My first boxing riot!"

   
   You don't have to be a pure boxing fan to appreciate the craziness of these happenings!

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MAT TALES - True Stories from the Bizarre, Brutal World of Pro Boxing