Desert Island Fights

In this bonus episode of the podcast, I interviewed Professor Thomas Aiello about his recently published book, Return of the King: The Rebirth of Muhammad Ali and the Rise of Atlanta.It's an excellent book which focusses on the lead up to Muhammad Ali's return to boxing after his three year exile. Professor Aiello explores the circumstances behind Ali's enforced lay-off and also how the politics of Atlanta made that city the unlikely venue to host his fight with Jerry Quarry when so many other cities would not go anywhere near it.An abbreviated version of this interview was published on the Boxing Scene website and you can read that hereYou can by the book from AmazonYou can follow Professor Aiello on TwitterYou can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from AmazonCheck out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing to read my writing on boxing history.You can also follow me on Twitter Instagram and FacebookI hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.

Stranded with me on the desert Island for this episode is Charles Farrell.You can buy his book, The Legend of Mitch "Blood" Green and other boxing essays, here.His memoir, (Low)life: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-fixing, and the Mob, is available to buy here.You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from AmazonCheck out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing to read my writing on boxing history.You can also follow me on Twitter Instagram and FacebookI hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.

Stranded with me on the desert Island for this episode is Phil Rogers.Phil is a freelance boxing journalist who has had numerous articles and interviews published in Boxing News.You can follow Phil on Twitter or check out his writing at his website hereYou can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from AmazonCheck out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing to read my writing on boxing history.You can also follow me on Twitter Instagram and FacebookI hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.

Stranded with me on the desert Island for this episode is Bill Dettloff.Bill is the former longtime senior writer at The Ring magazine and former editor in chief of Ringside Seat. He has written several boxing books, the latest of which is Ring Theory: Meditations on 35 years in boxing. You can order that from all good book sellers, including AmazonYou can follow Bill on TwitterYou can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from AmazonCheck out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing to read my writing on boxing history.You can also follow me on Twitter Instagram and FacebookI hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.

Stranded with me on the desert Island for this episode is Eric Raskin.Eric is a veteran boxing journalist with more than 25 years of experience covering the sport for such outlets as BoxingScene, ESPN, Grantland, Playboy, Ringside Seat, and The Ring (where he served as managing editor for seven years). He also co-hosted The HBO Boxing Podcast, Showtime Boxing with Raskin & Mulvaney, The Interim Champion Boxing Podcast with Raskin & Mulvaney, and Ring Theory. He has won three first-place writing awards from the BWAA, for his work with The Ring, Grantland, and HBO. Outside boxing, he is the senior editor of CasinoReports and the author of 2014’s The Moneymaker Effect.You can follow Eric on TwitterYou can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from AmazonCheck out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing to read my writing on boxing history.You can also follow me on Twitter Instagram and FacebookI hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.

Desert Island Fights is a new podcast where interesting people from the world of boxing each choose 5 fights to take to a desert island. It might be the greatest boxing match they ever saw, the first they ever saw live, the best performance from their favourite boxer, the criteria is up to them. On each episode, I'll chat with a guest about their choices and why they picked them. I hope you enjoy the show.