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Anyone here know if 1930's heavyweight contender,Lorenzo Pack had ever published the autobiography
that he was working on in 1969-1970?
Its title was to be.
THIS BLACK CAT HAS 9 LIVES.

Here is a link to the article in the December.11.1969 issue of JET magazine, that states Lorenzo Pack was writing his autobiography.

http://books.google.com/books?id=IDkDAA ... pg=PA51&dq

I was just curious to know if anyone knows if this autobiography was ever published or had ever turned up?
I did read the Barry Gordy(of Motown fame)purchased the manuscript from
Lorenzo Pack around 1974,.and there was talk of making it into a Hollywood movie.
(with music by Stevie Wonder).
IMOP most likely the manuscript is still in Berry Gordy's personal library.

I had read that Lorezo Pack's boxing career went down hill after he was seriously thumped in the eye by Tony Galento in 1937.

http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hu ... &cat=boxer

Berry Gordy trained at the Brewster Gym in Detroit under Eddie Futch.
As a featherweight, Gordy had a professional fight on the undercard of the
Joe Louis-Vern Mitchell 6 round exhibition in Detroit November.1948.

Brutu wrote:Anyone here know if 1930's heavyweight contender,Lorenzo Pack had ever published the autobiography
that he was working on in 1969-1970?
Its title was to be.
THIS BLACK CAT HAS 9 LIVES.

BTW Did you know that Floyd Patterson had participated in an earlier autobiography before VICTORY OVER MYSELF?
but it was never published.
Patterson rejected the manuscript of I NEVER PRAY TO WIN for publication in 1961
because he felt that"It just wasnt me talking".
The co-author Alfred Mann had followed Patterson to Europe with a tape-recorder.
I wonder where the manuscript is now?

Thought I would bump this thread up again.