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As his legend grows, he earns the name \"The St. Paul Phantom.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Mike's meteoric ascent, shadowed by romance and sacrifice, is fraught with conflict. Torn between his immigrant father's bloody rebel past and his mother's fear for his life, he falls for a fierce-willed suffragist who demands that he abandon the ring forever. His loyalty is tested further when his greatest rival turns out to be his own brother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMike and Tommy's daring quest spans rails and oceans—to the nation's grand arenas, to the birth of jazz and cinema, to the eruption of race riots and the rise of organized crime; from famine- weary Ireland to Gotham's bedlam, quake-scarred San Francisco, and the immaculate shores of Havana. Just as their dreams come within reach, World War I and the devastating influenza pandemic upend the globe, calling them to trade gloves for uniforms and help strengthen America's fighting forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the war's aftermath, an aging Mike returns to the ring for one final shot at the world middleweight championship against a dangerous young fighter he once trained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE ST. PAUL PHANTOM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is more than a boxing story. It is a sweeping historical epic that illuminates the American experience and the common ground that binds us together. 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