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Here is a link to a really interesting story written by 1930's Heavyweight contender Abe Simon,that originally appeared in the
February 1943 issue of ESQUIRE magazine.pp25-34.

http://books.google.com/books?id=wIZ4ZS ... pg=PA25&dq

Brutu wrote:Here is a link to a really interesting story written by 1930's Heavyweight contender Abe Simon,that originally appeared in the
February 1943 issue of ESQUIRE magazine.pp25-34.

http://books.google.com/books?id=wIZ4ZS ... pg=PA25&dq

Great article. Makes me think twice about boxing.

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Thanks, Brutu. Simon was clearly an intelligent man.

Great article, good find I assuming that it was fairly heavily ghostwritten otherwise Simon was really a fantastic writer.

Two former Heavyweight Contenders talk things over at Stillmans gym.

Abe Simon and Charley Norkus

In 1958 a 45 year old Abe Simon appeared on the album cover of
Marty Gold and his Orchestra, Hi Fi Fo Fum.
(scroll down just below Little Deanie cover)


http://lpcoverlover.com/category/Little-people/page/2/

Brutu wrote:Here is a link to a really interesting story written by 1930's Heavyweight contender Abe Simon,that originally appeared in the
February 1943 issue of ESQUIRE magazine.pp25-34.

http://books.google.com/books?id=wIZ4ZS ... pg=PA25&dq

I guess since I posted the link a couple years ago, Esquire magazine had google books remove the contents from on-line.
It was a really good and interesting article by Abe Simon.

yeah, that was one of the greatest articles I had ever read anywhere
by a former professional contender.
Good luck trying to find a copy now (Esquire had it removed from the google books)

Abe Simon (age 45)plays a goon" Fats Crown" in this film.
(at about 43 minutes into it)
the sudden right reminded me of a swipe from a Grizzly Bear !
-1958-

If you google this you can find the entire article on facebook