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The memoirs of a respected referee of boxing. Covers the Golden Days of the sport, spanning half a century. Includes thrilling and touching stories about all the great boxers from Dempsey to Ali to Tyson.

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9781590131404

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I really enjoyed this book. Arthur Mercante is one of the best referees of all time, and Inside the Ropes shows you why. --Jake LaMotta, The Bronx Bull <br>

If you want a real taste of boxing give yourself a treat and read Inside the Ropes ! --Sugar Ray Leonard

I really enjoyed this book. Arthur Mercante is one of the best referees of all time, and Inside the Ropes shows you why. --Jake LaMotta, The Bronx Bull

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Arthur Mercante has been a professional referee since the 1940s. Besides officiating Muhammad Ali–Joe Frazier I, he has been the third man in the ring for championship bouts featuring Floyd Patterson, Emile Griffith, Carlos Ortiz, George Foreman, Sugar Ray Leonard, Wilfred Benitez, Jeff Fenech, Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez, Ike Quartey, Roy Jones Jr., and Shane Mosley, among others. He lives in Garden City, New York.

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