BONUS - Thomas Aiello interview.

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.

Phil Rogers

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 [https://x.com/PhilR2025] or check out his writing at his website here [https://progers.journoportfolio.com/] 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.

Bill Dettloff

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 Amazon [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Theory-Meditations-Years-Boxing/dp/1960724568/ref=sr_1_1?crid=MQS4HM0GH2OL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jaDsxIT_aJLG_NNvrvVcCg.44H6Lbv54covUZ-i2ii2C7fQbRLdu5VWTJDEEy5uxuY&dib_tag=se&keywords=William+dettloff+ring+theory&qid=1769863456&sprefix=william+dettloff+ring+theory%2Caps%2C85&sr=8-1] You can follow Bill on Twitter [https://x.com/WilliamDettloff] 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.