She recounts her “discussions” with Daniel Mendoza, Benny Leonard and Barney Ross. The saga of their relationship and her progress as a boxer fills pages of this sometimes hilarious, sometimes serious book.Īlong the way, we are treated to a history of Jewish prize fighters, mostly through Binnie’s imaginary encounters with them. He gave her a workout and decided that she possessed what is required to become a true boxer. When her therapist indicated that she needed a “real boxing coach,” she eventually hooked up with John Spehar, a former boxer, who was written up in an AARP newsletter as someone who trained women boxers. The lengthy treatment that ensued included physical therapy and boxing. Klein came to boxing as a consequence of an accident in which she fell, breaking her ankle and her foot. He is an aspiring actor and their marriage is going through “a dry spell.” She is a psychotherapist who is married to a man younger than she. “Blows To The Head,” by Binnie Klein, is the sprightly story of how a middle-aged Jewish woman became a boxer.
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