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A profile of one of the most colorful sports figures of the twentieth century follows the life and career of boxer Barney Ross, from his youth as the child of Eastern European immigrants in a tough Chicago neighborhood and his hardscrabble early life, to his successful boxing career, exploits as a combat Marine during World War II, campaign against drug abuse, and fervent support of a Jewish state.

"[T]his is an excellent story of a man and his times. And proof positive that time does not relinquish its hold over men and monuments. In a sport devoted to fashioning halos for its superstars, Ross wore a special nimbus, and this book properly fits him for that. The sport of boxing could surely use another Barney Ross today."

Bert Randolph Sugar, New York Times Book Review, 02/19/2006

"Mr. Century's strong narrative line and his interviews with Ross's now aged younger brother help to snatch the sweet scientist with the cast iron chin from the waters of oblivion."

Gordon Marino, Wall Street Journal, 03/17/2006

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