Desert Island Fights

Jack Hirsch

Stranded with me on the desert Island for this episode is boxing writer Jack Hirsch. Jack Hirsch is a former six-term president of the Boxing Writers Association of America. In 2020, Hirsch was inducted into the New York state boxing Hall of fame. He has written for various publications over the years. Foremost among them is Boxing News Monthly, with which he has been associated since 1989, and serves as its Senior American correspondent. Jack also recently appeared on this podcast in a special bonus episode where we spoke at length about his new book which is an authorised biography of all-time great light heavyweight champion, Michael Spinks. That episode is, of course, still available to go back and listen to. The book is simply titled, Michael 'Jinx' Spinks and is available in the US via Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target and Walmart. If you are in the UK, you can buy it here [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michael-Jinx-Spinks-Authorized-Biography/dp/B0GRCZ4K5J/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0]. You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNUOYXOVEBE8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.ZHDLD2Kk4agC9BXgcsfqXkZQ8f0jIB-eo7m3EvVddPo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&qid=1767461075&sprefix=Heavyweight+titl%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1] Check out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing [https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/] to read my writing on boxing history. You can also follow me on Twitter [https://x.com/mrstevehunt] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/desert_island_fights/] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586048909142] I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.

Bonus episode - Jack Hirsch interview

In this special bonus episode of the podcast, I interview boxing writer Jack Hirsch about his new book, an authorised biography of all-tine great light heavyweight champion Michael Spinks. The book is simply titled, Michael 'Jinx' Spinks and is available in the US via Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target and Walmart. If you are in the UK, you can buy it here [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michael-Jinx-Spinks-Authorized-Biography/dp/B0GRCZ4K5J/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0]. You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNUOYXOVEBE8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.ZHDLD2Kk4agC9BXgcsfqXkZQ8f0jIB-eo7m3EvVddPo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&qid=1767461075&sprefix=Heavyweight+titl%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1] Check out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing [https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/] to read my writing on boxing history. You can also follow me on Twitter [https://x.com/mrstevehunt] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/desert_island_fights/] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586048909142] I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.

Declan Warrington

Stranded with me on the desert Island for this episode is Declan Warrington. Declan writes about boxing for Boxing Scene. He has previously written for Boxing News and The Ring. You can follow Declan on Twitter [https://x.com/decwarrington] You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNUOYXOVEBE8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.ZHDLD2Kk4agC9BXgcsfqXkZQ8f0jIB-eo7m3EvVddPo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&qid=1767461075&sprefix=Heavyweight+titl%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1] Check out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing [https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/] to read my writing on boxing history. You can also follow me on Twitter [https://x.com/mrstevehunt] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/desert_island_fights/] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586048909142] I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.

BONUS - Thomas Aiello interview.

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 here [https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/return-of-the-king-the-rebirth-of-muhammad-ali-and-the-rise-of-atlanta] You can by the book from Amazon [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Return-King-Rebirth-Muhammad-Atlanta/dp/1496244184/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WxFaXyzuN7zEjXov7U5hiw_ou6imPs8qZJZzbhqAJqs-EsE5E0982KA_KLuMyrH5_5F23TH4rknkuS3IEmOy6mplO9qLNwddzPWldeEcsN2cP_kznALu3IbRUYmIbZuWTF2UNhT48CclZ0-mc00g0D26mJAtHU5Pr90t65jIoCYPPWW5BY9UJi9C_dXjZXhumZsjXXSmp7HgZhrf0n49x2pElPSZHgmS4jMBT0roo4M.mJKw4UxlS3oOpYLdr24SrESCKUCm4e4H4aozpMxn1sw&qid=1777275045&sr=8-1] You can follow Professor Aiello on Twitter [https://x.com/thomasaiello] You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNUOYXOVEBE8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.ZHDLD2Kk4agC9BXgcsfqXkZQ8f0jIB-eo7m3EvVddPo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&qid=1767461075&sprefix=Heavyweight+titl%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1] Check out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing [https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/] to read my writing on boxing history. You can also follow me on Twitter [https://x.com/mrstevehunt] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/desert_island_fights/] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586048909142] I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.

Charles Farrell

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 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Legend-Mitch-Blood-Boxing-Essays/dp/1949590801/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Y1FJY5JBL6JG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.N1pM-GvObTs4pZl2r9lMt-_6R9T-erLFyEx6yWXBDA1KVXUjodNVnMyifhMMGDzPpNOGqut0ysEhHnpiAPGZgJpimECE7KTFqdSDWeIkWD4w7jAa7JM4pRZmP4lHgpU1UABtqYAXblHgOVG38OMUcs8f56jfFeqbDLFjJsbim4a5o65ChS-NVSRSL9golZlSVfrdzsgKMW1SgUA8GSAUGfA29C35PAghqCygQ1Vxkxc.KMdN-M3SJycufd2upmx4xVAuX2EGk54NW_F4YQl-fdk&dib_tag=se&keywords=Charles+Farrell&qid=1774682352&sprefix=charles+farrell%2Caps%2C332&sr=8-1]. His memoir, (Low)life: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-fixing, and the Mob, is available to buy here [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Low-life-Memoir-Jazz-Fight-Fixing/dp/1949590194/ref=sr_1_2?crid=Y1FJY5JBL6JG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.N1pM-GvObTs4pZl2r9lMt-_6R9T-erLFyEx6yWXBDA1KVXUjodNVnMyifhMMGDzPpNOGqut0ysEhHnpiAPGZgJpimECE7KTFqdSDWeIkWD4w7jAa7JM4pRZmP4lHgpU1UABtqYAXblHgOVG38OMUcs8f56jfFeqbDLFjJsbim4a5o65ChS-NVSRSL9golZlSVfrdzsgKMW1SgUA8GSAUGfA29C35PAghqCygQ1Vxkxc.KMdN-M3SJycufd2upmx4xVAuX2EGk54NW_F4YQl-fdk&dib_tag=se&keywords=Charles+Farrell&qid=1774682524&sprefix=charles+farrell%2Caps%2C332&sr=8-2]. You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNUOYXOVEBE8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.ZHDLD2Kk4agC9BXgcsfqXkZQ8f0jIB-eo7m3EvVddPo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&qid=1767461075&sprefix=Heavyweight+titl%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1] Check out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing [https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/] to read my writing on boxing history. You can also follow me on Twitter [https://x.com/mrstevehunt] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/desert_island_fights/] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586048909142] I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.