Gay Boxer Outs Himself During Televised Main Event Match
San Francisco, CA, November 25, 2005 --(PR.com)-- Chad Dragyn, a heavyweight fighter from St. Petersburg came out to the ring wrapped in a rainbow colored flag to the shock of a national cable audience. Chad Dragyn is the main character in the novel Virgin Gloves by Alex Hutchinson, the first ever story to predict that one day homosexuality would be used as a publicity gimmick in a sport hat has trouble garnering mainstream attention. Alex Hutchinson is also the author of Backyard Empire and Before they were HAWKS.
Book Description:
Ash Hatcher knew he had made it to the career bigtime when he joined a multi-million dollar boxing promotion. What he didn't expect was to fall in love with their star fighter, Chad Dragyn. Ash tries to hide the relationship from his new employers and his psycotic girlfriend. While fearfully walking the line between paranoia and success, will his rebelliousness tear the promotion apart. Or, will his girlfriend find out the truth?
Critique:
Homosexuality in boxing is a courageous topic for any writer. Of all the sports in the modern pantheon Boxing has by far the most ego and bravado invested in its athletes. Toughness must be proven by the fist and half the time only one man walks away. How does this link to homosexuality? Well, boxing is also a very intimate sport. One man spends months at a time training and thinking about another man. Often those who have the most intense fights tend to become the best of friends. Also Boxing is a great cover for some gay men who feel the need to prove themselves in what is still a discriminating atmosphere. Who's going to mess with a gay boxer? After all, you have to respect a man who can fight.
As for the story itself Alex may have predicted the future. With American diversity in sports reaching ever higher levels, a chinese man is the most famous basketball player in the world and there is a woman in Indy racing so it is just a matter of time before there is a gay world heavyweight boxing champion. Who knows maybe a young fighter who is gay will read the novel and see it as a personal goal. Stranger things have happened.
Virgin Gloves ISBN# 0-595-30746-9 available on Amazon.com
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Book Description:
Ash Hatcher knew he had made it to the career bigtime when he joined a multi-million dollar boxing promotion. What he didn't expect was to fall in love with their star fighter, Chad Dragyn. Ash tries to hide the relationship from his new employers and his psycotic girlfriend. While fearfully walking the line between paranoia and success, will his rebelliousness tear the promotion apart. Or, will his girlfriend find out the truth?
Critique:
Homosexuality in boxing is a courageous topic for any writer. Of all the sports in the modern pantheon Boxing has by far the most ego and bravado invested in its athletes. Toughness must be proven by the fist and half the time only one man walks away. How does this link to homosexuality? Well, boxing is also a very intimate sport. One man spends months at a time training and thinking about another man. Often those who have the most intense fights tend to become the best of friends. Also Boxing is a great cover for some gay men who feel the need to prove themselves in what is still a discriminating atmosphere. Who's going to mess with a gay boxer? After all, you have to respect a man who can fight.
As for the story itself Alex may have predicted the future. With American diversity in sports reaching ever higher levels, a chinese man is the most famous basketball player in the world and there is a woman in Indy racing so it is just a matter of time before there is a gay world heavyweight boxing champion. Who knows maybe a young fighter who is gay will read the novel and see it as a personal goal. Stranger things have happened.
Virgin Gloves ISBN# 0-595-30746-9 available on Amazon.com
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