Product Description

"Bobby the Lip", a scheming, down-on-his-luck sports promoter, intends to score big by setting up - and fixing - a bout between a big-time heavyweight and a young black contender. But everyone wants a piece of the action, and the Lip finds himself having to outsmart a hungry little crowd of crooks, bookies, detectives and mob goons. The police and the mob are closing in, smelling the fix and a profit, and then, just before the big night, a couple of dead bodies turn up, threatening to upset the big plan... "Genuinely dramatic" - New York Times Book Review

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3174385 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 236 pages

Customer Reviews

Raging Bull meets the Sopranos
I read this book after seeing an interview with the author in the Chicago Tribune. The first twenty pages or so were difficult, because he introduces so many characters. But...I couldn't put it down. It's like a primer on sports bookmaking, the mob, boxing...and it was fascinating!! The beach book of the year.