iron fist
- n rigorous or ruthless control
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- Bookie on disobeying Whitey: ‘You could end up in the hospital’
James “Whitey” Bulger and his crew shook down bookmakers for up to $1,000 a month in rent and controlled the sports-betting racket with an iron fist in the 1970s and ’80s, an Dorchester-bred bookie testified today at Bulger’s murder and racketeering trial. James Katz, 72, said Bulger and Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi’s syndicate charged $1,000 a month in “rent” during the NFL season and $500 the ...
June 14, 2013 - Boston Herald - Jose Aldo Says Pettis Is Cutting in Line, Then Claims He Will Do the Same Thing
Jose Aldo rules the UFC featherweight division with an iron fist, but the competition to challenge for his title is fierce. There are several 145-pounders with a legitimate claim to contendership , and just as many that would make an interesting opponent for Aldo. That is why it came as a rather large surprise when it was announced that Anthony Pettis —a lightweight—would be the next to ...
June 11, 2013 - Bleacher Report - The "L" word
Friend of mine sent me a great piece from the (I hope this isn't verboten) SFGate about the gentrification of South Boston , the section of Boston once ruled by the iron fist of Jim "Whitey" Bulger.
June 10, 2013 - San Francisco Bay Guardian