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The most famous boxing match in literary history?”

For better or worse, Ernest Hemingway has come to be synonymous with ideas of supreme masculinity...

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11.45 11 Dec 2025


The most famous boxing match in literary history?”


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11.45 11 Dec 2025


For better or worse, Ernest Hemingway has come to be synonymous with ideas of supreme masculinity, machismo and virility. But when Hemingway was knocked down during a friendly boxing match, it not only caused serious damage to his pride, but also irrevocably hurt his relationship with another famous writer, F Scott Fitzgerald. To tell us more, Cameron Hill from Off The Ball.


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