World Premiere ‘Man in the Ring’ More than a Boxing Story
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The story behind a new stage adaptation of an infamous--and fatal--boxing match.
It sounds like fiction, but it’s a true story: A gay boxer insulted by his opponent unleashes fury in the ring, and his opponent–the champion–slips into a coma and dies. That’s what happened in March 1962 in a fight televised on ABC. Now that story has been dramatized at Court Theatre in a world premiere play by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael Cristofer. Learn more about “Man in the Ring."
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World Premiere ‘Man in the Ring’ More than a Boxing Story
Clip: 10/2/2016 | 5m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
It sounds like fiction, but it’s a true story: A gay boxer insulted by his opponent unleashes fury in the ring, and his opponent–the champion–slips into a coma and dies. That’s what happened in March 1962 in a fight televised on ABC. Now that story has been dramatized at Court Theatre in a world premiere play by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael Cristofer. Learn more about “Man in the Ring."
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