Split Decision
by Kevin Heelan
Synopsis
This prize fighting drama about a once great Black fighter who has to face four more bouts to achieve post retirement security packs a knockout punch.
He is caught in a tug of war between his manager trainer and his corner man.
The manager has an eye on the retirement stake, while the other wants to use him as a psychological talisman for a young fighter he wants to manager.
The fighter only wants to fade gracefully away.
Press Reviews
"It is the most tightly written drama one could conceive of.... Utterly absorbing . . . boiling hard with the bile blood and sweat of life on the raw edge."
— Philadelphia Daily News
"A prizefight yarn that packs a wallop . . . a clear winner."
— Variety
Publication
Split Decision is a American play written by Kevin Heelan and published by Samuel French in New York (1985).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle.
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