Table of Contents
Prelude
Mountain Violence
Part I Corner Men: The Eden Story of Lo's Gym Boxing Club
1 Fighting Noah Milton 9
2 Tough Men 25
3 Lo's Gym 41
4 Flex and the Rumble on the Hill 57
5 Street Preacher 72
Part II Counterpunchers: Parables of Coal Country Pugilism
6 The Unlikely Reincarnation Story of Rick Cogar 97
7 Jeremiah and the Three Bears 116
8 Ring Girls 133
9 Appalachian Underdogs of the Squared Circle 149
Part III Split Decisions: Stories from the Championship Rounds
10 Prizefighters 169
11 Hillbilly Jefferson 185
12 Premature Stoppage 200
Dedication: Fighting Naton Leslie 219
Notes 223
Index 229