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Boxing Writer On Pacquiao-Bradley Fight, New Book

See Dave Newhouse at Ricky's Sports Bar in San Leandro from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 9, before the fight cablecast at 6 p.m.

 

Before tonight's 6 pm cablecast of the bout between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley, author Dave Newhouse will discuss his new book, "Before Boxing Lost Its Punch."

Newhouse, an award-winning long-time sportswriter and columnist for the Oakland Tribune, has written his eighth book about his life-long fascination with the sport of boxing. It is based on fights he heard on the radio with his father in the late-1940s.

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With a foreword from Professional Football Hall-of-Famer, John Madden, Newhouse’s book focuses on what is considered boxing’s premier weight division, the middleweights.

Of this division, Newhouse concentrates on three of boxing’s most recognizable figures from the post-war period: Tony Zale, Rocky Graziano and Marcel Cerdan. It is with these three boxers as the backdrop that Newhouse paves the way for a
present-day understanding of the sports decline in popularity.

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"Before Boxing Lost Its Punch" is available on Amazon.com for $5.99

Established in 1946 by Ricky Ricardo Sr., Ricky’s is one of the nation’s oldest, independent and family-owned/operated sports bars and restaurants. It is owned by Ricky Ricardo Jr. who has worked each day side by side with his wife Tina Ricardo since they were married.  Ricky – who began working with his Dad since he was 12 - assumed control of Ricky’s in the 1970s.

Ricky's Sports Theatre and Grill, 15028 Hesperian Blvd., San Leandro, CA 94578 (www.rickys.com).  510/317-0200.

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