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The Cedric Kushner Story
Music & Boxing Legend
By Barry John Cohen
A biography of determination, music, boxing and hope.
From working a passage on a freighter to promoting more than 300 world title fights: the life of Cedric Kushner.
Independently published15 March 2024279 pagesEnglish
The story
Inside The Cedric Kushner Story.
- Biography
- Sport
- Music
Cedric Kushner's story follows his journey from being thought to lack intelligence at 23, working his passage on a freighter to the United States, and eventually reaching the pinnacle of the boxing and music worlds.
He promoted major pop bands and icons of the 1970s and 1980s before moving into boxing, where he promoted more than 300 world title fights.
The book explores his determination, business career, boxing promotion, music industry experiences, relationships and message of hope.
Themes & reading experience
What the book is about, beneath the plot.
Drawn from the book itself, not from marketing copy.
01
Determination
A start with no advantages, and a refusal to accept other people's assessment.
02
Music promotion
Major pop bands and icons of the 1970s and 1980s.
03
Boxing promotion
More than 300 world title fights across a promoting career.
04
Business and relationships
The deals, the partnerships and the personal cost alongside them.
05
Hope
The message the biography returns to throughout.
The reading experience
A biography that covers two industries, music promotion and professional boxing, in one working life.
The narrative starts before any success, with a passage worked on a freighter.
Readers interested in how promotion actually works will find the business detail throughout.
Shelves this title sits on
- Biography
- Boxing
- Music industry
- Business stories
- Sports history
Book details
The publication record.
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- Title
- The Cedric Kushner Story
- Author
- Barry John Cohen
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Publication date
- 15 March 2024
- Language
- English
- Print length
- 279 pages
- ISBN-13
- 978-0796117816
- ASIN
- B0CY5S7L37
- Genre
- Biography, sport and music
- Availability
- Available now as a Kindle edition
- Retailer rating
- Rated 4.1 out of 5 from 5 customer reviews on Amazon
Formats
- Kindle edition279 pages
- Additional formatsFurther editions to be confirmed
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