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To: Rambi who wrote (38744)	9/27/1999 3:24:00 PM
From: Thomas C. White	Read Replies (4) of 71178

Penni's Paean to Pugilism... Ummm...I believe this one has not made it to the used bookstores yet. But by all means I'll keep an eye out. As to the sad history of matching up professional boxers against various personages in the arts, at least painters have, for the most part, been able to hold their own for several rounds, making at least a semblance of a contest out of it. Far worse was a period in the '50's when all the rage was throwing musicians and vocalists into the ring against the knockout machines. Not one made it through the first round. Who can forget Sonny Liston's merciless, almost sadistic pummelling of a game but utterly inadequate Johnny Mathis? What a complete and utter mismatch. And here (in a lovely abstract expressionist painting by none other than William De Koonig, who coincidentally packed a mean left jab), a first-round shellacking of a woefully unprepared and unseasoned Harry Belafonte by an over the hill Rocky Marciano. May we never see the like of this sorry spectacle again. rockymarciano.com

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