Praise for JERSEY BOY: The Life and Mob Slaying of Frankie DePaula:
 
“The author tells it like it was...Anyone who was around boxing in those days or has any knowledge of what the sport was like in the 1960s and early 1970s should read this book. It’s worth every penny.”
---J. Russell Peltz, IBHOF inductee and noted Boxing Historian & Archivist
"A brilliant biography...Makinde brings it all to life through meticulous research, painstaking chapter notes and a smooth, lyrical writing style."
---Murray Greig, The Edmonton Sun
"It's a cracking read"
---Steve Bunce, BBC Radio London Boxing Hour Show
"Makinde writes in elegant yet precise prose"
---eastsideboxing.com
"A book worthy of a Hollywood encore"
---maxboxing.com
 
Praise for DICK TIGER: The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal:
 
"Makinde's research is impressive"
---Boxing News
" a compelling and inspiring read"
---The Fist
"una straordinaria biografia"
---MondoBoxeo.com 
Both books are available from amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com and can be ordered through any bookshop quoting the relevant ISBN:
 
 1-JERSEY BOY:The Life and Mob Slaying of Frankie DePaula 978-1-4502-0637-2 (SoftCover) & 978-1-4502-0639-6 (HardCover) 
 2-DICK TIGER: The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal 978-1-5957-1042-0 (SoftCover)