Title: KNOCK OUT: TRUE STORY OF EMILE GRIFFITH TPB (2021) #1

Publisher: Selfmadehero

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KNOCK OUT TRUE STORY OF EMILE GRIFFITH GN (C: 0-1-1)
The American boxing champion Emile Griffith gained notoriety in 1962 when he brutally defeated the Cuban fighter Benny Paret. Ten days after the fight, Paret, who had directed a homophobic slur at Griffith during the weigh-in, died from his injuries. In Knock Out!, Reinhard Kleist draws a powerful, emotive portrait of a bisexual Afro-Caribbean-American athlete who, facing racism and homophobia in 1960s America, found success in the world of boxing. It's the story of a fierce and ambitious fighter, and of a knockout blow that ended one life and changed a second forever. (W/A) Reinhard Kleist