{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ea9096c570a972b7bc54b59/5ea909dcf5640bc437959b5b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Pinklon Thomas' death-defying youth and meteoric career","description":"<p>Pinklon Thomas' death-defying youth and meteoric career</p>\n<p>WBC heavyweight king Pinklon Thomas describes what it was like to be a heroin addict at 12, a high school dropout at 15, and a strong-armed robber who literally had a contract on his head as a teenager. All of that before he threw the first punch in a boxing career that included fights with Tyson, Holyfield, Bowe, Morrison, Witherspoon, Weaver, Tillis, Coetzee and Berbick.</p>\n<p>How is this man still alive to tell his story? Honestly, he’s not sure.</p>\n<p>This is the Pinklon Thomas interview only. To hear the full version of The Ringside Show (recorded every Sunday), visit this link: <a href='https://thegruelingtruth.com/?s=ringside+boxing+show'>https://thegruelingtruth.com/?s=ringside+boxing+show</a></p>\n<p>Dennis Taylor is host of The Ringside Boxing Show, editor-publisher of <a href='http://www.ringsideboxingshow.com/'>www.ringsideboxingshow.com</a>, and co-author (with John J. Raspanti) of <em>“Intimate Warfare: The True Story of the Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward Boxing Trilogy,”</em> an Amazon bestseller.</p>","author_name":"Ringside Boxing Show"}