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In reading "More Tales From Ringside" I realized that it was not your conventional book. I felt more like I was sitting in on a group discussion. It was not your typical this is the story, here's the facts and stats read. The authors Tom Donelson and Frank Lotierzo make you feel like you're at the local tavern sipping a few brews and talking boxing.
Tom and Frank bring a refreshing twist to an age old sport. There are several chapters so you don't become bored with the material. The format shifts from current fights to historical essays to opinionated commentary.
I very much enjoyed the chapters on forgotten middleweight claimant Billy Soose and the uncrowned middleweight champion Charley Burley.
I believe what I liked the most about this book was that ten, fifteen, maybe twenty years from now a new generation of boxing fans will have a little piece of boxing history. They will be able to read about the real impact of fighters of this era like Lewis, Holyfield, Roy Jones, DeLaHoya, Hopkins and Trinidad. They will read about just how great the Gatti-Ward trilogy really was.
Tom and Frank bring up intelligent options for scoring fights. They give their expert opinion on why some fighters made it and break down why others with the potential did not. One case in point was David Tua.
All and all, a fine piece of work. I liked it so much I went and got a copy of their first book "Tales From Ringside".
Hats off to Tom and Frank. I hope their future work lives up to the high standards they have set for themselves. I'm sure it will.

Jim Amato