Legends of Wrestling
"CLASSY" Freddie Blassie
Listen, You Pencil Neck Geeks
Written by Keith Elliot Greenberg with a special introduction by Vince McMahon
Hardcover Book with Dustjacket. First Pocket Books Printing 2003
Book is in good preowned condition. No missing pages, rips, tears or writing throughout book. Some minimal creasing to corners of dust jacket and book consistent with storage and use. Please see pictures for more details as they form part of the description.
ABOUT THIS BOOK:
Named for his catchphrase, 'Listen, you
pencil-neck geeks' and written with Keith Elliot Greenberg, this is the
colourful autobiography of one of the most memorable personalities ever
to enter the wrestling world. Freddie Blassie weaves vibrant tales of
fellow stars like John Tolos, The Destroyer, Killer Kowalski, Nikolai
Volkoff and The Iron Sheik. He talks frankly about his carefully
cultivated reputation, which included routinely biting opponents and
spitting out their blood, and about his controversial dealings such as
the infamous boxer versus wrestler bout with Muhammad Ali, who was
then managed by Blassie. Outside the ring he details his numerous sexual
exploits and writes candidly about his three marriages. He reflects
throughout on the international superstardom of his heyday and on the
cult status he attained in the later years of his career. A mirror on a
half-century of wrestling history, this is a book every true wrestling
fan will love to read.