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Richie Was The Real Deal. He Knew How To Work A Corner. Yet His Book Isnt A Run-Of-The-Mill Boxing Story. Its A Record Of A Time When A Guy From The Streets Would Fi Nd A Place Like Mack Lewiss In Baltimore Not To Learn A Sport But To Survive. The Fact That He Spent Time In Two Of The Toughest Gyms In America Mr. Macks Place And Johnny Toccos In Vegas Gives Him A Unique Angle On The Game. He Knew The Greats. Oh Yeah. And He Could Write As Well As He Could Throw A Left Hook. . Gene Kilroy Trusted Confidante And Business Manager For Muhammad Ali . My Friend John White Digs Deep Into The Typewritten Reminiscences Of A Troubled Man Richie Westcott And Pulls Forth A Story Much Richer Than Any Of Us Who Knew Him Could Ever Have Expected. . Amazing Layla MccarterSix-Time World Champion & Female Boxing Pioneer . I Bought Richie A Computer When I Took Over The Gym. Of Course I Had No Idea He Was Turning Out Such A Story. I Really Liked The Guy. He Worked Hard To Help The Young Fighters.. Luis Tapia Highly Successful Boxing Manager And Trainer And Former Owner Of Johnny Toccos Ringside Gym