This story Spans over 70 years which is how long the author has been involved in boxing. It's a story of happiness, sadness, anger, corruption, winning, losing and even death. It's a sport, and it is a sport, no matter what the enemies of boxing tell you. It's also a partial history of sorts of the author's early life, his love of and passion for the sport, and his service during WWII in the U.S.Marine Corps.