Friday's Heroes: Willie Pep Remembers...
Co-Authors: Willie Pep and Robert SacchiWillie Pep: "One of the Greatest Fighters the World has ever Seen." He was known as the "Will O' the Wisp" and was World Featherweight Champion from 1942-1951. Willie campaigned professionally for twenty-six years compiling a won-lost record unheard of in any generation. Willie campaigned in 241 bouts winning an incredible 229 of those fights. Willie shares with us the personal stories of the fighters from his era, possibly the most talented group of fighters competing at one time in the sport of boxing. Willie explains how these fighters and the sport of boxing were instrumental in putting television sets in American homes in those early years.Robert Sacchi: Robert Sacchi is familiar to many having worked as an actor on stage, screen and television. He has written screenplays as well as novels but FRIDAY'S HEROES is a labor of love- as a pal and fan of Willie pep as well as the fight game.Bob holds a masters degree from New York University as well as one from the streets of New York to the Halls of Madison Square Garden