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3x world champ : the death-defying true story of a kickboxer turned drug smuggler ... turned business icon / Ted Pryor.
"Three-Time World Champ tells the electric story of how Ted became the master of the run-and-gun smuggling business around the Caribbean islands, hustling in hundreds of millions of dollars in weed under the noses of cops and coast guard patrols-until a dubious traffic stop began the unraveling of everything"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781637745885 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xvi, 194 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 364.13365092 Pryor | 31681010399699 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Recounts the story of Thaddeus J. âTedâ Pryor, a middleweight kickboxing champion in 1980s Miami who, entangled in the criminal underworld, became a key player in a massive marijuana trafficking operation, navigating danger, betrayal and unexpected transformation after a routine traffic stop altered the course of his life. - Baker & Taylor
"Three-Time World Champ tells the electric story of how Ted became the master of the run-and-gun smuggling business around the Caribbean islands, hustling in hundreds of millions of dollars in weed under the noses of cops and coast guard patrols-until a dubious traffic stop began the unraveling of everything"-- - Random House, Inc.
The thrilling true story of the rise and fall of a kickboxing legend in the notorious 1980s Miami crime scene . . . and the shocking end that that led him to a new life.
From 1982 to 1987, Thaddeus J. âTedâ Pryor was the middleweight kickboxing champion of the world. But behind the scenes, he was a key player in the biggest marijuana trafficking operation in American history.
As a renowned athlete, TV model, and bodyguard to stars like Elvis Presley, he drew the attention of the head of the Miami mafia. When the kingpin wanted protectionâand some flashâhe made Ted his personal intimidator, keeping the peace in the celebrity-drenched nightclub scene and beyond.Â
But when the gangster blocked him from getting in on the big money of the smuggling business, Ted started his own.Â
3X World Champ tells the electric story of how Ted became the master of the run-and-gun smuggling business around the Caribbean islands, hustling in hundreds of millions of dollars in weed under the noses of cops and coast guard patrolsâuntil a dubious traffic stop began the unraveling of everything. What began as easy money became a ringside seat to kidnapping, murder, police double-crosses, and a harrowing turn in prison.Â
3X World Champ brings readers directly into the action of neon-soaked, 1980s Miami, chronicling the rise and fallâand rise againâof an amazing man: a world champ of kickboxing and a world champ of smuggling who, in a wholly unexpected turn, becomes world champ of a business completely removed from everything that came before. Itâs harrowing, itâs thrilling, and it happened just like this: the wild life of a three-time world champ. - Simon and Schuster
Kickboxing champion. Legendary pot smuggler. Uber successful entrepreneur.
Step into the gripping, electrifying narrative of 3X World Champ, the true story of a three-time kickboxing champion whose life took a wild turn into the shadowy world of marijuana smuggling. Set against the backdrop of 1980s Miamiâa time of glitz, glamour, and organized crimeâthis memoir unveils the astonishing career of Thaddeus J. âTedâ Pryor.
In each stage of his life, Ted has always come out on topâeven when the odds were stacked against him. 3X World Champ reveals how Ted became the master of the pot smuggling business around the Caribbean islands. Navigating a perilous web of drug trade kingpins and corrupt cops, Ted and his crew hustled in hundreds of millions of dollars in weed under the noses of law enforcement and coast guard patrolsâuntil a dubious traffic stop began the unraveling of everything. What began as easy money became a ringside seat to kidnapping, murder, police double-crosses, and an outcome that surprised even him.
Follow Tedâs incredible journey as he:
- Secretly becomes a key player in the biggest marijuana trafficking operation in American historyâwhile publicly beloved as a middleweight kickboxing legend
- Works as a bodyguard for stars including Elvis Presley, frequenting celebrity-drenched nightclubs
- Draws the attention of the Miami mafia before being personally selected as a guard and personal intimidator for the kingpin
- Faces down his notorious employer who asks him to carry out a hitâthen wants him dead when he refuses
- Loses his shot at Hollywood stardom and takes a harrowing turn in prison after everything comes crashing down
- Gets a fresh startâand turns his life around as CEO of a brand new business unlike anything that came before
Enthralling from beginning to end, this is the story of the rise and fallâand rise, once moreâof the biggest bigger-than-life character youâll ever meet: a three-time world champ who lived to tell the craziest story youâll ever read.
