About this episode

Barry Michael shares his experience with mobster Alphonse John Gangitano and their encounters in the boxing ring and a nightclub.

Barry Michael was a professional boxer who made his name in the ring as a smart and brave fighter with a kit of wicked body punches. Alphonse John Gangitano, a mobster who preferred a king hit to a fair fight, was in the corner of the talented Lester Ellis when Michael took Ellis’ world title. The trouble was, Gangitano wanted the title back. In today’s episode of Naked City with John Silvester, Michael recounts what happened when Gangitano ambushed him in a Melbourne nightclub, and what happened when "Sly" took him on in the ring. Background reading John Silvester’s  story on Barry Michael. All of John Silvester’s  stories and columns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: John Silvester

Guest: Barry Michael

Topics covered

• boxing
• crime
• true crime
• mobsters
• Melbourne
• sports history

Keywords

• boxing
• Barry Michael
• Alphonse John Gangitano
• Lester Ellis
• Melbourne nightclub
• true crime
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Naked City, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

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