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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Boom Boom Mancini" by the artist "Warren Zevon"

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Against the backdrop of the repeating refrain "hurry home early, Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon," Warren Zevon's song "Boom Boom Mancini" unfolds the story of boxer Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini.

Mancini is portrayed as a tough fighter, "a chip off the old block," inheriting his nickname and talent from his boxer father. He swiftly defeats opponents, but his story is overshadowed by a tragic fight with Duk Koo Kim, which ended in the latter's death.

Zevon reveals that boxing is not just spectacle and excitement but also a brutal world where the price of victory can be too high. Haunted by guilt, Mancini questions who should have stopped the fatal fight.

The song offers no easy answers, leaving the listener to contemplate the price of glory, responsibility, and the ethics of a sport where violence is an inherent part.

Hurry home early — hurry on home,

Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon.

Hurry home early — hurry on home,

Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon.

From Youngstown, Ohio, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini,

A lightweight contender, like father like son.

He fought for the title with Frias in Vegas,

And he put him away in round number one.

Hurry home early — hurry on home,

Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon.

Hurry home early — hurry on home,

Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon.

When Alexis Arguello gave Boom Boom a beating,

Seven weeks later he was back in the ring.

Some have the speed and the right combinations,

If you can't take the punches it don't mean a thing.

Hurry home early — hurry on home,

Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon.

Hurry home early — hurry on home,

Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon.

When they asked him who was responsible

For the death of Du Koo Kim,

He said, "Someone should have stopped the fight, and told me it was him".

They made hypocrite judgments after the fact,

But the name of the game is be hit and hit back.

Hurry home early — hurry on home,

Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon.

Hurry home early — hurry on home,

Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon.

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