The critically acclaimed show takes direct inspiration from real-life stories and history about the boxing world of that era.
Here is howA Thousand Blowsseason 1 compares to real life.
Many boxers featured are based on historical records from the period.
This divide plays into the themes of the show.
Instead of being an aspiring lion tamer, the real Moscow worked with bears before being arrested.
The charges were dropped after the arresting officer was convicted of falsifying evidence.
In fact, there’s no confirmed record that the two traded blows in the ring.
Reporting at the time suggests that Sugar Goodson fought into his sixties, and eventually passed away in 1917.
Sugar was actually married and a father to three children, a role given to Treacle inA Thousand Blows.
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He could even go into hiding like Mr. Lao did after Mary broke him out of prison.
Source:Esquire,Grappling With History
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