{"product_id":"the-good-son-the-life-of-ray-boom-boom-mancini-9780743286367","title":"The Good Son: The Life of Ray Boom Boom Mancini","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePistol\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNamath\u003c\/i\u003e, a vivid, revealing, and fast-paced biography of the great boxer Ray \"Boom Boom\" Mancini.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrank Sinatra fawned over him. Warren Zevon wrote a tribute song. Sylvester Stallone produced his life story as a movie of the week. In the 1980s, Ray \"Boom Boom\" Mancini wasn't merely the lightweight champ. An adoring public considered him a national hero, the real Rocky. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it all came apart on November 13, 1982, in a brutal battle at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Mancini's obscure Korean challenger, Duk Koo Kim, went down in the fourteenth round and never regained consciousness. Three months later, Kim's despondent mother took her own life. The deaths would haunt Ray and ruin his carefully crafted image, suddenly transforming boxing's All-American Boy into a pariah. With the vivid style and deep reporting that have earned him renown as a biographer, Mark Kriegel has written a fast-paced epic. \u003ci\u003eThe Good Son\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate history, a saga of fathers and fighters, loss and redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKriegel, Mark:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMark Kriegel \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of two critically acclaimed bestsellers, \u003ci\u003eNamath: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePistol: The Life of Pete Maravich\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a veteran columnist and a commentator for the NFL Network. He lives with his daughter, Holiday, in Santa Monica, California.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514369478930,"sku":"9780743286367","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9450df53-df29-4bcd-beb0-89a45b7f1fb8.jpg?v=1730980935","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-good-son-the-life-of-ray-boom-boom-mancini-9780743286367","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}