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The Secret Government
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This chapter describes Gaspar's encounter with the hidden side of the world of professional boxing in October 1958. On the day of his fight with Don “Geronimo” Jordan, Gaspar was visited by an Italian mystery man who asked him to go down in the fourth round in exchange for $10,000. Gaspar refused and declared his intention to win. It never entered Gaspar's mind to be afraid of the mob. He had known about crooked fights in Mexico. There, a rigged match usually meant that the guy taking the dive would be paid by the winner in a deal worked out beforehand. Nothing more organized than that. When Gaspar told Nick Corby about the mysterious Italian, he looked right at Gaspar and said, “Tonight you must fight the hardest fight of your life. The only way you're losing is if you collapse and die.” The remainder of the chapter discusses the mob's involvement in the fight business.
Title: The Secret Government
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This chapter describes Gaspar's encounter with the hidden side of the world of professional boxing in October 1958.
On the day of his fight with Don “Geronimo” Jordan, Gaspar was visited by an Italian mystery man who asked him to go down in the fourth round in exchange for $10,000.
Gaspar refused and declared his intention to win.
It never entered Gaspar's mind to be afraid of the mob.
He had known about crooked fights in Mexico.
There, a rigged match usually meant that the guy taking the dive would be paid by the winner in a deal worked out beforehand.
Nothing more organized than that.
When Gaspar told Nick Corby about the mysterious Italian, he looked right at Gaspar and said, “Tonight you must fight the hardest fight of your life.
The only way you're losing is if you collapse and die.
” The remainder of the chapter discusses the mob's involvement in the fight business.
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