Nine... Ten... And Out!: The Two Worlds of Emile Griffith

by Ron Ross

Emile Griffith, one of boxings all-time greats is the first high profile prizefighter and probably the most celebrated athlete ever to step forward and state I am gay! The product of a culture and a time, victimized by his own celebrity, it took this Hall of Fame world champion a veritable lifetime - 67 years - to bridge his two divergent worlds.

250 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008