Abstract
The relationship between intellectuals and boxing has been always very strong in Italy. From Guido Gozzano to the Futurist movement and Fascist culture, many intellectuals and phenomena recognised many of the vitalist values and symbols of boxing. After the Second World War, the left-wing intelligentsia also began approach boxing, from Pier Paolo Pasolini to Luciano Bianciardi, who engaged in polemical quarrels with the boxer Nino Benvenuti, known for his ties to the neo-fascist right.
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