Wenatchee, Wash., Daily World – December 12, 1952
By Roy Snodgrass
How does it feel to be the heavyweight boxing champion of the world . . .
. . . To be wined and dined in all the big cities, and honored by all the important people?
. . . To be feted in Madison Square Garden before thousands upon thousands of avid fight fans?
. . . And then, 20 years later, to climb in the ring in every tank town in the United States as a wrestler . . . mixing sweat and sometimes blood with every Tom, Dick and Harry that comes along? Continue reading →