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Other characters in this novel include:

Al Walsh
WW B 1925 Vet of a lot of fights, most ending early.. Stiff Puncher. Only in last 3 yrs have bouts begun to go distance. Good chin. A main event opponent for Catanzaro in Petey's 6th bout. Trapkin once took him the distance. In 6th he rocks Petey but is cut below eye. Gash opened over left eye and right cheekbone. In 8 gash is deepened. Straight ahead fighter with a rudimentary imitation of Armstrong's shoulder movement. TKO win for Petey in 8. Began as a LW.

Carmine DiFino
B 1925 WW veteran trial horse. Canny counter puncher with a jaw like a fire hydrant. Decsions Mickey Gordon at St. Nick's. Boxer.

Solly Trapkin
LW B 1927 Cornerman for Petey "The Cat" Catanzaro's Diamond Belt bouts initially 7 years earlier when Petey was 16. As a pro he had no punch and a great chin. Fired by Angelo LoSordo. Age 28. LW slipping. Once went distance with Al Walsh.

Hymie Singer
Trainer hired by Coffee LaStarza to train Petey "The Cat" Catanzaro. Veteran. Was an active LW for 20 years.

Levi Davis
MW B 1939 Plainfield, NJ. young black kid age 16. On undercard of Walsh-Catanzaro in Scranton. 3 Ko's in ist 3 prelims.

Gives us:

Levi Davis MW 5 Slugger
Hymie Singer LW 6 Either
Solly Trapkin LW 6 Boxer
Carmine DiFino WW 3 Boxer
Al Walsh WW 6 Slugger

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