FIGHT CARD: KING OF THE OUTBACK PROMO!

FIGHT CARD: KING OF THE OUTBACK PROMO!

WHILE RESEARCHING FIGHT CARD: KING OF THE OUTBACK, WE FOUND OUT A LOT ABOUT THE CRUELTY OF USING BOXING KANGAROOS BACK IN THE '50S ... AND, WHILE THERE IS A BOXING KANGAROO IN KING OF THE OUNTBACK, WE THINK YOU'LL FIND IT A SYMPATHETIC AND ULTIMATELY UPLIFTING SUB-PLOT ...

DAVID FOSTER GIVES US THE LOWDOWN ON BOXING KANGAROOS ON HIS BLOG, PERMISSION TO KILL, IN PREPARATION FOR THE LAUNCH OF FIGHT CARD: KING OF THE OUTBACK . . .

Obviously fighting a kangaroo is, well in my onion, pretty barbaric really – and certainly not politically correct today. But it was a common practice for Australian carnivals and circuses to have such an attraction in days gone by . . .

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FIGHT CARD: KING OF THE OUTBACK PROMO!

FIGHT CARD: KING OF THE OUTBACK PROMO!

DAVID FOSTER HAS POSTED PART 2 OF THE OUTBACK FIGHT CLUB DOCUMENTARY ON HIS PERMISSION TO KILL BLOG AS PART OF THE PROMO FOR THE UPCOMING FIGHT CARD NOVEL: KING OF THE OUTBACK . . .

 . . . Part 2 of the documentary about Fred Brophy’s Boxing Troupe. As I mentioned yesterday, King of the Outback is set in the world of tent boxing in the 1950s. What this contemporary documentary doesn’t show, is the large amount of aboriginal men who would work the tent boxing circuit as fighters but in the past (probably from the 1920s right through to 1980s) . . .

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FIGHT CARD: KING OF THE OUTBACK PROMO!

FIGHT CARD: KING OF THE OUTBACK PROMO!

IN PREPARTION FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL FIGHT CARD NOVEL, KING OF THE OUTBACK, DAVID FOSTER GIVES US THE LOWDOWN, OVER AT HIS PERMISSION TO KILL BLOG, ON RUBIN ‘HURRICANE’ CARTER AS IMMORTALIZED BY BOB DYLAN . . .

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FIGHT CARD: KING OF THE OUTBACK PROMO!

FIGHT CARD: KING OF THE OUTBACK PROMO!

IN PREPARATION FOR THE MAY FIGHT CARD RELEASE (THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL FIGHT CARD OFFERING) OF, KING OF THE OUTBACK,

DAVID FOSTER OVER AT HIS BLOG, PERMISSION TO KILL, HAS POSTED PART ONE OF A DOCUMENTARY ON THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK FIGHT CLUB, AKA: TENT BOXING . . .

. . . King of the Outback, which is released later this month, is set in the world of outback tent boxing. As tent boxing is pretty much unique to Australia, a brief lesson is probably in order.

[On the bolg] in four snippets, is Part 1 of a documentary about Fred Brophy, who ran the last boxing tent in the world. As you’ll see, tent boxing is very different to traditional ring boxing – and at times, a pretty tough life for the fighters involved . . .

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ROUGH EDGES REVIEWS FIGHT CARD: HARD ROAD!

ROUGH EDGES REVIEWS FIGHT CARD: HARD ROAD!

JAMES REASONER PUNCHES IN ON THE LATEST FIGHT CARD ENTRY, HARD ROAD, OVER AT HIS ROUGH EDGES BLOG . . .

The latest entry in the Fight Card series continues the string of overall excellence in this on-going project masterminded by Paul Bishop and Mel Odom. HARD ROAD, which was written by Kevin Michaels under the Jack Tunney house-name, is the story of Roberto Varga, another two-fisted graduate of St. Vincent's Orphanage in Chicago . . . I'm not familiar with Kevin Michaels or his work, but he does a fine job in HARD ROAD, handling not only the fight scenes with polished ease but also the quieter, more emotional moments as well. He captures the 1957 setting vividly, too, and I really enjoyed his style . . .

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P2K REVIEWS FIGHT CARD: HARD ROAD!

P2K REVIEWS FIGHT CARD: HARD ROAD!

DAVID FOSTER, SOON TO HAVE HIS OWN NOVELIST DEBUT WITH FIGHT CARD: KING OF THE OUTBACK, GIVES US THE LOWDOWN ON THE CURRENT FIGHT CARD ENTRY . . . FIGHT CARD: HARD ROAD . . .

. . . If you have been reading the Fight Card series (and I like to think you are), then you will have noticed that the first four books are set in 1954. I haven’t asked why this is, but I do have a theory – not a very good one, but it’s worth a shot. Here it is.

On March 19, 1954, Joey Giardello knocked out Willie Tory at Madison Square Garden, in what was the first televised boxing prize fight to be shown in color.

Boxing had long been popular, but imagine watching boxing on your television screen, in your own home – in colour. It was a whole new world! Boxing came alive.

Hard Road is set three years later, in 1957. A lot had happened in those three years – chief among them was ‘Rock ‘n Roll’. Boxing now had colour and a beat, and author Kevin Michaels serves up a hard punching tale, set to a hip swiveling soundtrack . . .

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FIGHT CARD: HARD ROAD ~ AVAILABLE NOW!

FIGHT CARD: HARD ROAD ~ AVAILABLE NOW!

JACK TUNNEY (KEVIN MICHAELS)

A MOST COOL NEW FIGHT CARD NOVEL HIT THE VIRTUAL BOOKSHELVES TODAY . . . A HARD PUNCHING TALE OF A FIGHTER AT THE CROSSROAD OF REDEMPTION AND PALOOKAVILLE . . . GET IT TODAY! $2.99 FOR YOUR KINDLE . . .

Atlantic City, 1957

Professional boxers Roberto Varga and Michael Boyle were once pals growing up at St. Vincent’s Asylum for Boys in Chicago. Under the guidance of Father Tim, the fighting priest, they learned values, respect, responsibility, and how to fight fair.

But those lessons didn’t stick with Boyle. Two years after leaving St. Vincent’s, Boyle and Varga face-off in the ring with Boyle pounding out a bloody, lopsided decision, Varga swore wasn’t on the up and up.

In the seven years since, their careers have taken different paths. Guided by unscrupulous manager Tommy Domino, Boyle is positioned for a title shot against Sugar Ray Robinson. Varga, however, has struggled in a career still haunted by the bloody loss to Boyle.

When the boxer scheduled to fight Boyle in Atlantic City breaks his hand two weeks before the fight, Domino scrambles for a replacement. He finds Varga toiling in a Philadelphia gym and offers him the rematch Varga has been waiting years to get. For Varga, it’s a chance to finally even the score, a chance to get the title shot he’s always dreamed about. But Boyle is not the only formidable foe aligned against Varga.

Redemption comes at a bloody price – a price perhaps too high for Varga to pay …