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F.X. Toole's Fight for Success

By Tom Vitale
Published February 18, 2005 at 9:00 PM PST

Author and boxing trainer F.X. Toole's personal story — and writings — inspired Clint Eastwood's Oscar-contending film Million Dollar Baby.

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Tom Vitale