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A Fistful of Murder - The Fights and Crimes of Carlos Monzon - cover

A Fistful of Murder - The Fights and Crimes of Carlos Monzon

Don Stradley

Publisher: Hamilcar Publications

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“Carlos Monzón’s life was one that could have been defined with an almost unblemished boxing record, but was ultimately overtaken by a completely defaced personality. The only legacy he leaves is that the narrative, told brilliantly in the book, is unfortunately so absorbing.”—The Sportsman"Sports fans will be drawn to the work thanks to Stradley’s considerable powers of description: he is probably one of the best fight writers operating today...A Fistful Of Murder manages to be several things at once: a character study of a brooding, malevolent archetype; a simple but absorbing boxing biography; and a pulpy story of a hideous crime barnacled with conflicting testimonies."—The Fight City"The enormity of the court case in Argentina is explained brilliantly as well as the impact the case had not just on Argentina at the time but in the present time."—Fight Post"In spite of its often gruesome subject matter, A Fistful of Murder is a breezy and enjoyable read."—Fansided

 
Carlos Monzon was one of Argentina's most celebrated figures. A renowned boxing champion and movie actor who enjoyed affairs with beautiful women, he also harbored a secret life of drug use, alcohol, and domestic violence.
 
When his estranged wife was found dead—strangled and tossed from a balcony—Monzon confessed that they'd fought the night before, but he couldn't remember what had happened. The resulting murder trial cast a long shadow over Monzon's legacy and launched a decades-long battle between his critics and defenders.
 
In A Fistful of Murder, Don Stradley explores Monzon's turbulent life, from his beginnings in poverty to his dramatic rise to stardom, all the way to the case that shook a country—and still haunts Argentina today.
Available since: 11/20/2023.
Print length: 144 pages.

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