The Fight

June, 1975

The FightPart II All Night LongIt was a grim dressing room. Perhaps it looked like a comfort station in a Moscow subway. A big room, all white, with round pillars tiled in white, and white wallpaper with a design of white tile. It also looked like an operating room or a small gas chamber. It was certainly a morgue. In this room, all groans were damped. White tile was everywhere. What a place to get ready!The men gathered there had no more cheer than the decor. Dundee, Pacheco, Plimpton, Mailer,...