Fight Stories, April 1932

About this issue

This issue of the pulp magazine Fight Stories features fictional and factual boxing content. The lead story, "Gym Fighter" by Seaburn Brown, concerns a fight manager who discovers an untrained but naturally talented logger named Eddie Cronin in a small Oregon town. Cronin displays instinctive boxing ability despite having no formal training, and the manager takes him on as a prospect, training him in Portland. The story's central tension emerges as the manager initially sells a partnership stake to promoter Wolf Reese but refuses to sell when Reese later wants to buy in after witnessing Cronin's rapid development in the gym. The issue also includes "Ringer" by Paschal N. Strong, about a fighter named Cyclone Sox attending college, and Part I of Jack Kofoed's serialized biography of boxer Tony Canzoneri, detailing his rise from dock-worker in New Orleans to world flyweight champion. Additional fiction includes "Navy Blues" by C.S. Montanye, "The Poison Punch" by Merlin Moore Taylor, "Nine Count" by D.A. Harrison, and "Porky's Round" by Art Moore. Regular departments cover boxing history and training methods.