How the love between world middleweight champion Joey Giardello & son Carman helped change the world.

The true story of former boxing middleweight champion Joey Giardello, once anointed the "Bad Boy of Boxing," and his wife Rosalie, who redirected their lives for the benefit of their son, Carman, born with Down syndrome.

“I called him ‘Carmy’ and he called me ‘Bernie.’ I watched his progress for some thirty years, and there was not one person in this building that didn’t love him. He never lost a day’s work. He was prompt. He was as good an employee as ever worked here.”
— Mayor Bernard Platt, Cherry Hill Township, NJ

“...an important story masterfully told.”
— John DiSanto, Philly Boxing History

On September 4, 2008, Joey Giardello, died at age 77. Tributes flooded in from around the world:

“… on behalf of my parents, Eunice and Sargent, and all of us at the Special Olympics family, I write to extend our deepest sympathy … thanks to the support of your husband we have grown into a worldwide movement.
— Timothy Shriver, Chairman and CEO, Special Olympics

“[Giardello] was 100 percent man but, underneath, a loving man who gave much of his time to mentally challenged children, including his own son.”
— Michael Marley, Boxing News

You can read a sample chapter here (PDF, 1.8Mb).