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FX Toole (actually Jerry Boyd ; born July 30, 1930 in Long Beach , California , † September 2, 2002 in Torrance , California) was an American boxing coach, cut man, and writer.
Life
Boyd worked in odd jobs for a long time, including an actor, golf caddy, bartender, and bullfighter. Eventually he switched to boxing and worked for more than 20 years as a boxing trainer and cut man (treating boxer's injuries during breaks in combat).
He published a collection of seven short stories from the world of boxing under the title Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner (German 2001 as Champions. Tales from the Ring ). One of them served in 2004 Clint Eastwood as a literary template for his feature film Million Dollar Baby . The novel Pound for Pound was published posthumously in 2006 .
Web links
- Literature by and about FX Toole in the catalog of the German National Library
- FX Toole in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Toole, FX |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boyd, Jerry (real name); Toole, Francis Xavier (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxing coach, cut man, and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Long Beach (California) |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 2, 2002 |
| Place of death | Torrance |