In a message dated 2/15/07 6:54:36 AM,
markfinn@texas.net writes:
>
> Boxing does seem naturally inclined to Noir writing,
doesn't it? After
> all, it's been alleged for the past hundred years
that boxing was
> crooked, fixed, or otherwise shady-the perfect
breeding ground for
> gangsters and related types. And then there's the
aspect of
> punishment-two guys beating the crap out of each
other. Getting
> knocked to the canvas is a perfect metaphor,
especially considering
> that up until the middle of the 20th century, the
three biggest sports
> in America were, in no particular order, baseball,
horseracing, and
> boxing.
>
the very compelling opening section of Ellroy's Black Dahlia
leads up to a climactic boxing match
John Lau
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