{"product_id":"shot-at-the-brothel-the-spectacular-demise-of-oscar-ringo-bonavena","title":"Shot At the Brothel: The Spectacular Demise of Oscar \"Ringo\" Bonavena","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn Shot at a Brothel, Patrick Connor reveals the salacious story of how handsome, playful, heavyweight boxer Oscar “Ringo” Bonavena wound up murdered outside of an infamous Nevada brothel, and why.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 160 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 19 August 2021\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hamilcar Publications\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Hookers. Murder. Boxing. Author Patrick Connor lays out the promise of all three right there in the title of his first book, ‘Shot at a Brothel’…delivering on the promise…Readers who want to see the Ali era from a less explored angle, with a story that stands on its own, are well served with this read.”—\u003ci\u003eBoxing Scene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOscar Bonavena remains a god in Argentina. Fighting as a heavyweight during the 1970s, the division’s greatest era, “Ringo” battled titans like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To resurrect his career, he moved to Reno, Nevada, and hooked up with a local pimp and gangster, Joe Conforte, who ran the infamous Mustang Ranch with his madam wife, Sally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBonavena had some of boxing’s best handlers, but none – from famous trainers to rich syndicates to the sport’s top minds—could tame him. And no one could get Conforte and his whorehouse and ex-con goons out of Reno. Ultimately, Ringo plunged into a maelstrom of sex and mayhem—and he wouldn’t get out alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eShot at a Brothel\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrick Connor examines in riveting detail Bonavena’s fast, turbulent life as well as Conforte’s sordid past. Long overdue, here’s the real story of how gangsterism, greed, and prostitution destroyed Argentina’s greatest heavyweight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShot at a Brothel: The Spectacular Demise of Oscar \"Ringo\" Bonavena\u003c\/i\u003e is the sixth in the \u003cb\u003eHamilcar Noir True Crime\u003c\/b\u003e series. Hamilcar Noir is \"Hard-Hitting True Crime\" that blends boxing and true crime, featuring riveting stories captured in high-quality prose, with cover art inspired by classic pulp novels.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 170g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 138 x 209 x 11 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781949590272                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick Connor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44098888007930,"sku":"9781949590272","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/379d66609506a8b26eea195225bef481.jpg?v=1632191019","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/shot-at-the-brothel-the-spectacular-demise-of-oscar-ringo-bonavena","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}