The worn boxing gloves and yellowed punching bags tell only part of the story. For the men who used them — many of them superstars in their day — their real-life stories were every bit as dramatic as the bouts they fought in the ring.
Both sides of that life are explored in “The Fighting Irishmen: Celebrating Celtic Prizefighters 1820-Present,” an exhibition on display at the McClelland Irish Library in Phoenix.
The worn boxing gloves and yellowed punching bags tell only part of the story. For the men who used them — many of them superstars in their day — their real-life stories were every bit as dramatic as the bouts they fought in the ring.
ReplyDeleteBoth sides of that life are explored in “The Fighting Irishmen: Celebrating Celtic Prizefighters 1820-Present,” an exhibition on display at the McClelland Irish Library in Phoenix.
Source: Fighting Irishmen exhibition celebrates life, spirit of Celtic boxers