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Rob Sneddon speaking at the Dover Public Library
Date and Time
Tuesday Dec 1, 2015
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST
Tuesday, December 1st at 7pm.Location
Dover Public Library
73 Locust Street
Dover, New Hampshire
http://library.dover.nh.gov
603-516-6050 phoneFees/Admission
The program is free and open to the public. For more information call the Library at 603-516-6050.
Library hours are Monday-Wednesday 9am-8:30pm, Thursday-Friday 9am-5:30pm,
Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 1-5pm.
Contact: Susan Dunker
Phone: 603-516-6050Description
Somersworth resident Rob Sneddon will be speaking at the Dover Public Library on Tuesday December 1st at 7pm. Rob’s latest book by Down East Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, has recently been released to wide acclaim.
The Phantom Punch: The story behind Boxing’s Most Controversial Bout features a New England connection. The two fights between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston were among the most controversial in heavyweight boxing history. Ali, still known as Cassius Clay, won the first bout in Miami Beach in February 1964, when Liston refused to come out for the seventh round. The second fight took place in Lewiston, Maine, fifteen months later. Halfway through the first round, Ali countered a left from Liston with a fast right, knocking Liston down and seemingly out. That single lightning-quick blow, which many spectators didn’t see, was dubbed the Phantom Punch-and it triggered a complex chain reaction of events that few people understood, either then or now. Even if you’ve seen films of the fight and think you know what happened, this book will change your perspective on boxing’s greatest controversy.
Praise for The Phantom Punch: “In this intriguing, exhaustively researched chronicle, Sneddon examines the infamous ‘phantom punch’ that ended the second Ali-Liston bout in May of 1965…. Against a backdrop of political assassinations and the rising turmoil of the ‘60s, one venue after another rejected the chance to present the [fight], leaving Lewiston, Maine, to claim the spotlight. While Sneddon’s ostensible subject is the phantom punch-a
seemingly innocuous blow that K.O.’d Liston in the first round-he is equally concerned with New England characters such as promoters Sam Michael and ‘Suitcase’ Sam Silverman. Diligent historical research allows Sneddon to convincingly evoke the surreal marriage of a heavyweight title bout with an economically struggling city”
- Publisher Weekly
Rob Sneddon is a contributing editor at Down East magazine and author of Boston’s 100 Greatest Games. His work has appeared in a variety of publications, including the Boston Globe, and has been cited in the Best American Sports Writing anthology. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife and son.
Rob will have copies of both his books for sale and will be signing copies.
The program is free and open to the public. For more information call the Library at 603-516-6050.
Library hours are Monday-Wednesday 9am-8:30pm, Thursday-Friday 9am-5:30pm,
Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 1-5pm.Images
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