The Ghost of Johnny Tapia
The Ghost of Johnny Tapia "If I wake up, I know I'm a success. I have one foot on this earth and one foot has crossed over. The day I don't wake up, I know I'll be home. "Mi Vida Loca" (My Crazy…
Specifikacia The Ghost of Johnny Tapia
The Ghost of Johnny Tapia
"If I wake up, I know I'm a success. I have one foot on this earth and one foot has crossed over. The day I don't wake up, I know I'll be home.
"Mi Vida Loca" (My Crazy Life) was Johnny Tapia's nickname and his reason for being. I didn't just die, I lived."--Johnny Tapia ...the ghost of Johnny Tapia lives on. Haunted by the brutal murder of his beloved mother when he was a child, fighting and drugs gave him the escape he craved--and he did both with gusto.
In The Ghost Of Johnny Tapia, Paul Zanon, with the help of Tapia's widow Teresa, tells the harrowing and unforgettable story of a boxing genius who couldn't, in the end, defeat his demons.The Ghost of Johnny Tapia is the second in the Hamilcar Noir series. Hamilcar Noir is "Hard Hitting True Crime" that blends boxing and true crime, featuring riveting stories captured in high-quality prose,