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Mailer, Norman, [>], [>], [>], [>]
Malcolm X, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>]
widow of, [>]
Mann, Arthur, [>]
Marciano, Rocky, [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
and D’Amato’s plans for FP, [>]
downplaying of as champion, [>]
and Edward Neil Memorial Plaque, [>]
and IBC/organized crime, [>], [>]
on Johansson’s right, [>]
and Johansson’s training companion, [>]
Moore in title fight with, [>]–[>]
FP studies films of, [>]
retirement of, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
attempt to lure out of, [>]–[>]
and self-managership, [>]
and weight, [>]
Marrone, Frank, [>]
Marshall, Marty, [>]
Martin, Leotis, [>], [>]
Mathis, Buster, [>]–[>]
Maule, Tex, [>]
Maxim, Joey (Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli), [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]
McBride, Archie, [>]–[>], [>]
McCarthy, Joseph, and Cohn, [>]
McGovern, George, [>]
McMurray, Bill, [>]
McNeeley, Tom, [>]–[>], [>]
Media
and Clay-Ali name change, [>] n.40
and FP, [>]–[>]
and Boyle article on FP training camp, [>]–[>]
at first pro fight, [>]–[>]
FP’s criticism of, [>]–[>]
and Talese, [>]–[>]
New Journalism, [>], [>]
See also Breslin, Jimmy; Cannon, Jimmy; Cosell, Howard; Gross, Milton; Hamill, Pete; Heinz, W. D.; Lardner, John; Liebling, A. J.; Mailer, Norman; Shrake, Edwin “Bud”; Smith, Red; Talese, Gay
Mello, Pete, [>], [>], [>], [>]
Mercante, Arthur, [>], [>]
Miami, third Patterson-Johansson fight in, [>], [>]–[>], [>]
Midtown Gym, Chicago, [>]
Mieszala, Chester, [>], [>]
Mildenberger, Karl, [>]
Miller, Alex, [>]
Miller, Freddie, [>]
Mirisch Company, Patterson-Johansson broadcast sponsored by, [>]
Montgomery County, Texas, [>]–[>], [>]
Moore, Archie, [>], [>]–[>], [>] n.1 (ch.6)
as black heavyweight contender, [>]–[>]
on civil rights trip to Mississippi, [>]
Durelle fights, [>]
FP fights, [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]
and birth of FP’s baby, [>]
and Cosell, [>]
delay, [>]–[>]
FP fails to remember, [>]
FP’s training for, [>], [>], [>]
Johansson’s celebrity contrasted with, [>]
prefight insults from Moore, [>]–[>]
and suspect financial arrangements by IBC, [>]
FP receives encouragement and advice from, [>]
Marciano fights, [>]–[>]
in Nixon’s conversation, [>]
picks FP over Liston, [>]
rape allegation against, [>]
Moore, Marianne, praises Victory over Myself, [>]
“Mr. Gray” (Mafia chief of IBC), [>]–[>], [>], [>]
Muhammad, Elijah, [>], [>], [>]
Mukhin, Lev, [>]
Murder Inc., [>]
Murray, Jim, [>]
NAACP, [>]
and denial of license to Liston, [>], [>]
FP addresses, [>]
FP cochairs fundraising drive for, [>]
FP as member of, [>], [>]
See also Civil rights
Nasser, Gamal Abdel, [>]–[>]
Nation of Islam, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
New Brunswick, Patterson vs. Durelle in, [>]
Newcombe, Don, [>]
New Frontier, FP as symbol of, [>]
New Journalism, [>], [>]
Newman, Paul, [>]
New Paltz, New York
FP speaks to students at university in, [>]
FP’s home and training gym in, [>], [>], [>], [>]
FP buried near, [>]
and FP as Eucharistic minister, [>]
Newtown training camp, [>], [>], [>]
New York Boxing Writers Association
FP named fighter of year by, [>]
FP named Ring Rookie of the Year by, [>]–[>]
New York City
as scene of FP’s first professional fight, [>]
See also Gramercy Gym; Madison Square Garden
New York State Athletic Commission
Ali title stripped by, [>] n.11
and D’Amato’s license, [>]
FP’s service on, [>], [>], [>]
and Valan, [>] n.26
Frazier recognized as champ by, [>]
Liston denied license by, [>]
New York State Supreme Court, Ali’s ban lifted by, [>]
New York Times, and Clay-Ali name change, [>] n.40
New York Times Magazine, FP profile in, [>]–[>]
Nixon, Richard, [>], [>]–[>]
Norris, James, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>] n.13
North American Boxing Federation, [>]
November, Julius, [>]
and D’Amato, [>]
and D’Amato’s claims against FP, [>]
FP fires, [>]
and Liston fight (first), [>]
and Liston rematch, [>]–[>]
in Sports Illustrated article, [>]–[>]
on trip to Egypt, [>]
and Victory over Myself, [>]
selection of coauthor for, [>]
Nugget magazine, [>]
Oates, Joyce Carol, [>]
O’Donnell, Kenneth, [>]
O’Hare, Bill, [>]
Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck), [>]
Olympic championship (1956), Rademacher wins, [>], [>]
Olympic championship (1960), FP as spectator at, [>]
Olympic competition (1952), [>], [>]–[>]
Johansson in, [>]
Olympic competition (1964), Mathis in, [>]
On the Waterfront (film), [>]
Organized crime
and boxing, [>]–[>]
D’Amato’s involvement with, [>]–[>], [>]
and Eastern Parkway Arena, [>]
and Graziano management, [>]
and Liston, [>], [>]
as challenger, [>]
and Joey Maxim, [>]
and Rosensohn, [>]–[>], [>]
and Lou Viscusi, [>]
See also International Boxing Club
Owen, J. T., [>]
Owens, Jesse, [>], [>]
Pacquiao, Manny, [>]
Page, Patti, [>]
Palermo, Blinky, [>]
Papanek, Ernst, [>], [>]
Parker, William, [>]
Parks, Rosa, [>]
Parnassus, George, [>]
Pastrano, Willie, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Pataki, George, [>]
Patterson, Annabelle (mother of FP), [>], [>], [>], [>]
Patterson, Billy (brother of FP), [>]
and boxing, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>] n.2 (ch.2)
and FP’s prefight run, [>]–[>]
Patterson, Floyd
achievements of, [>], [>]
as African-American hero, [>], [>], [>], [>]
after Johansson victory, [>]–[>]
on “100 Most Influential Negroes” list, [>]
and Ali (Clay), [>], [>]–[>]
Ali’s criticism of FP, [>], [>], [>]
and Ali’s draft refusal, [>]
Ali’s praise of FP, [>]–[>]
and “Clay” as name, [>], [>], [>], [>] n.40
confrontation with, [>]–[>]
FP attends Ali-Liston fight, [>]–[>]
FP obscured by Ali mythology, [>]–[>]
FP as rival, [>], [>]
FP’s criticism of Ali, [>], [>], [>]
FP’s defense of Ali, [>]–[>]
and proposal for third fight, [>]–[>]
rematch discussed, [>]
&n
bsp; autobiography of (Victory over Myself), [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>] n.16
birth of, [>]
childhood and adolescence of
delinquency, [>]–[>]
emotional disturbances of, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
fantasy escapes, [>]
and FP’s dreams for his children, [>]
home conditions of, [>]–[>], [>]
in public school, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
romance with Sandra Hicks, [>]–[>], [>] (see also Hicks, Sandra Elizabeth)
in vocational school, [>], [>]
at Wiltwyck School, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
and civil rights, [>], [>] (see also Race relations and racism)
in Birmingham demonstration, [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]
criticized as Uncle Tom, [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]
and early experience of segregated arena, [>]
and King assassination, [>]
lauded for participation in, [>]–[>]
on trip to Mississippi, [>]
death of, [>]
marriage and family (first), [>], [>]
birth of first child (Seneca), [>], [>]
boxing takes toll on, [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
divorce, [>]
opposing personalities in, [>]
racism in Yonkers, [>]–[>], [>]
and Seaquist, [>]
marriage and family (second), [>]–[>]
son adopted, [>]–[>]
and media, [>]–[>] (see also Media)
and Boyle article on FP training camp, [>]–[>]
and Cannon, [>], [>], [>]–[>]
at first pro fight, [>]–[>]
FP’s criticism of, [>]–[>]
and Talese, [>]–[>]
mental deterioration of, [>]–[>], [>] n.44
operates training facility for neighboring youth, [>]
personal characteristics of, [>]
articulate, [>]
Baldwin on, [>], [>]
celebrity status uncomfortable for, [>]
compassion toward opponents, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
depression after losing, [>], [>]–[>]
fear of flying, [>]
generosity, [>], [>], [>]
hip look, [>]
running, [>], [>], [>]
self-declared cowardice, [>]
spending habits, [>]
and politics (see also Civil rights)
as Kennedy follower, [>]
Mailer on, [>]
meets JFK and Bobby, [>], [>]
meets with Nixon, [>]–[>]
on trip to Egypt, [>]–[>]
and religion, [>]–[>]
vs. Ali, [>]
converts to Catholicism, [>]–[>]
gains audience with John XXIII, [>]
and racial equality, [>]
BOXING CAREER OF, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
and Ali, [>], [>], [>], [>] (see also Ali, Muhammad)
as corporation, [>]–[>]
cutthroat attitude lacking, [>], [>]
D’Amato’s tutelage of, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>] (see also D’Amato, Cus)
dedicated to training program, [>], [>]
roadwork, [>]
distinctive achievements of, [>]–[>]
earnings from, [>]
eye contact at beginning of fights avoided, [>]
on feeling of being knocked out, [>]–[>]
as flawed, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]
easily hit, [>]
as easy knockdown, [>], [>], [>]
and Florio brothers, [>] (see also Florio, Dan)
foot speed of, [>]
Hamill on Patterson-Liston fights as legacy, [>]
hand speed of, [>], [>], [>], [>]
injuries suffered, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
and Lavelle, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>] (see also Lavelle, Frank)
as life ambition, [>]
never quitting, [>]
opponents treated with fairness and compassion, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
peek-a-boo stance of, [>], [>], [>]
as public figure in after-boxing years, [>]
Red Smith’s tribute to, [>]
as spectator at Johansson’s Olympic bout, [>]
Torres on, [>]–[>], [>] n.9
BOXING CAREER OF (EVENTS AND MILESTONES; CHRONOLOGICAL)
first taste of boxing at Wiltwyck, [>]–[>], [>]
beginning of training, [>]–[>], [>]
beginning of relationship with D’Amato, [>]
first amateur fights, [>]–[>]
in Golden Gloves tournament (1951), [>]–[>], [>]
in Amateur Athletic Union championship, [>], [>]
in Golden Gloves tournament (1952), [>]–[>]
in Olympics (1952), [>], [>]–[>]
transition to professional status, [>]–[>]
first professional fight, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
preparatory professional fights, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
named Ring Rookie of the Year by boxing writers, [>]–[>]
training as professional, [>]
fights outside New York to evade IBC, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
first heavyweight fight (McBride), [>]–[>]
Marciano retirement as opportunity, [>]–[>]
as youngest-ever heavyweight champion, [>]–[>]
named Ring magazine fighter of year, [>]
exhibitions as heavyweight champ, [>]
first heavyweight defense (Jackson), [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]
aftermath of first Johansson fight, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
as own manager, [>]–[>]
and D’Amato’s deal for TV retrospective, [>]
end-of-career fights, [>]
end of, [>], [>]
BOXING CAREER OF (major fights; chronological)
Durelle fight (first), [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]
Maxim fight, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
Durelle fight (second), [>]–[>], [>]
McBride fight, [>]–[>], [>]
Jackson fight (first), [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
and race relations, [>]–[>]
Moore fight, [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]
and birth of baby, [>]
and Cosell, [>]
delay, [>]–[>]
FP fails to remember, [>]
FP’s training for, [>], [>], [>]
Johansson’s celebrity contrasted with, [>
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