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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Combat sports & self-defence > Boxing
Growing up on one of Scarborough's toughest estates, Paul Ingle
pulled on his first pair of boxing gloves at the age of seven.
Known by fans, foes and friends as 'The Yorkshire Hunter' he fought
almost 200 times as an amateur, representing his country in every
major international tournament and, in November 1999, beat Manuel
Medina for the IBF featherweight world title. Months later, in
front of a packed crowd at Madison Square Garden, Paul came off the
canvas and stopped Junior Jones in an eleven-round epic to add the
IBO belt. In December 2000, he fought Mbulelo Botile in what ought
to have been a straightforward defence. But then, knocked down in
the twelfth, Paul was rushed to hospital where he had emergency
surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain. The Yorkshire Hunter
tells the story of an endearing and enduring man who never left his
roots. With a foreword by Kellie Maloney, this is the tale of a
fighter whose fiercest battle came outside the ring.
From the award-winning writer T.K. Stewart comes this compilation
of boxing related stories, analysis and opinion. A 10-time Boxing
Writers Association of America Barney Award winner for Excellence
in Boxing Journalism, Stewart has been there for some of the
biggest and most exciting fights in boxing history. Come along with
T.K. as he goes on the road to take you ringside and behind the
scenes. Here are the stories behind the fights, the fighters and
the entire three-ring circus that makes the boxing world go around.
From Roberto Duran to Oscar De La Hoya and Mike Tyson to Floyd
Mayweather, Jr. From Las Vegas to Atlantic City and L.A. to NYC -
T.K. has been there to experience it and write about it. With a mix
of humor, satire and seriousness, Stewart's chronicling of what he
calls "The Fight Racket" is a great ride through the wacky world of
professional boxing that introduces you to the real life characters
you thought only existed in Hollywood movies.
The Ultimate Guide to Boxing Nutrition will teach you how to
increase your RMR (resting metabolic rate) to accelerate your
metabolism and help you change your body for good. Learn how to get
in top shape and reach your ideal weight through smart nutrition so
that you can perform at your very best. Eating complex
carbohydrates, protein, and natural fats in the right amount and
percentages as well as increasing your RMR will make you faster,
more agile, and more resistant. This book will help you to:
-Prevent dehydration. -Prevent getting cramps. -Get tired less.
-Recover faster after competing or training. -Have more energy
before, during, and after competition. By eating right and
improving the way you feed your body you will also reduce injuries
and be less prone to them in the future. Being too thick or too
thin are two common reasons injuries happen and is the main reason
most athletes have trouble reaching their peak performance. Three
nutrition plan options are explained in detail. You can choose
which one is best for you depending on your overall physical
condition. One of the first changes most people who start this
nutrition plan see is endurance. They get less tired and have more
energy. Any athlete who wants to be in the best shape ever needs to
read this book and start making long term changes that will get
them where they want to be. No matter where you are right now or
what you're doing, you can always improve yourself. Joseph Correa
is a certified sports nutritionist and a professional athlete.
It's 2011 and an elderly man living alone in Massachusetts finds a
box while organizing his vast boxing memorabilia collection. The
contents take his fading memory back fifty years to a gym he once
operated called A Puncher's Chance and its storied past, including
World Champion Salvador Jimenez. When a friend happens by, the old
man takes the opportunity to retell his story. Over the next
several days his surprisingly vivid recollection of the champ
enthralls his friend, as he switches from past to present and back
again. A tragedy occurs before the surprise ending that really
packs a punch. About the Author Edwin Ayala is an aspiring new
author who lives in southern Massachusetts with his wife and
family. After being stricken with an extremely rare neurological
condition, choreoacanthocytosis (or CA), after ten years he was
forced to retire in 2008 from UPS after nineteen years of service.
At age forty-three, he decided to pursue his dream of becoming an
author despite the limitations of CA. The condition is so rare that
little information on this disease is available, but here is a
brief synopsis: CA has no cure and its cause is not definitively
known. Difficult to diagnose, its symptoms include fatigue, loss of
speech, loss of weight due to involuntary biting of the cheeks and
tongue, difficulty in swallowing, and involuntary muscle movement.
To learn more about this progressive disease, visit http:
//www.rareconnect.org. Publisher's website: http:
//www.sbpra.com/EdwinAyala
Trials to Triumph is the autobiography of Arthur "Flash" Johnson.
Journey with him through his physical and spiritual bouts, as he
grows from poverty in East Saint Louis to prominence in the Olympic
boxing ring. Sit with him as fights Leukemia in the quietness of
the hospital room long after the crowds are gone, and be inspired
by his faith in God, which brought him from Trials to Triumph time
and time again.
Charlie Magri is one of the most popular boxers ever to have
stepped into the ring. The exuberance and energy of the former WBC
Flyweight Champion earned him a core of dedicated fans and,
throughout his career, his determination and his ability to
overcome adversity inspired all those who watched him. At last, one
of boxing's most deserving legends has decided to tell all about
his amazing life in this, his own true story. As a young boy
Magri's exceptional promise as a boxer became apparent when he
fought for Stepney's Arbour Youth Club. His impressive start as a
Junior ABA Champion earned Charlie a reputation and, when he became
a fully fledged senior fighter, he experienced what he describes as
the best two years of his life. In 1974, he was unbeaten
domestically, he won the ABA and then he took home the silver medal
in the European Under-21 Championships. These victories cemented
his determination to remain a winner. It was only a matter of time
before Magri turned professional and, with legendary manager Terry
Lawless as his mentor, he went on to become the British Flyweight
Champion. Having secured the European crown, Magri set his sights
on conquering the world. In March 1983, he entered the ring at
Wembley and defeated Eleoncio Mercedes inside seven rounds to
become the WBC World Flyweight Champion...and the legend of
'Champagne Charlie' was born. In this exciting and revealing
autobiography, Charlie Magri tells of his childhood, growing up on
a tough estate in the East End of London. He describes how his
height and his name made him stand out from the crowd at school and
how, from an early age, he learned to defend himself with his
fists. He tells of the early days of his career and how his passion
for boxing kept him off the street and out of the local gangs. He
speaks of his amazing triumphs and, conversley, his heart-breaking
defeats and how he has struggled to come to terms with life after
boxing. What shines through his whole story is Charlie's enthusiasm
for life, sense of humour nad genuine concern for others. This
heart-warming tale of a man's passion for his sport and desire to
win is a must read for any boxing fan and will make you laugh and
cry in equal measure.
"Lineage Unbroken" is a boxing guide book covering the enitre
lineal tracing of heavyweight boxing champions since Archie Moore's
first fight in 1956, after his drastic loss to Rocky Marciano that
previous year, in what was Marciano's last fight ever, and spanning
up through the time to Lennox Lewis' last fight in 2003, when he
would become just the third person ever, after both Gene Tunney and
Rocky Marciano, to retire as the lineal, undisputed haevyweight
champion of the world Also included in this book, are the lineage
tracings of the Cruiserweight championship division, from its
inception in 1979 all the way up through to when that division's
first undisputed champion, Evander Holyfield, successfully became
undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, thus unyfying that
division into the heavyweight one; and also the light-heavyweight
championship division, from 1956 through 1985, when that division's
undisputed champion, Michael Spinks, successfully became the
heavyweight champion of the world, thus absorbing that division
into the heavyweight championship one. A half-a-century, 450
glorious fights, and one amazing era, all in one incredible book,
beginning with Archie Moore, and ending with Lennox Lewis, this is
"Lineage Unbroken: The Complete Lineal Tracing of World Heavyweight
Championship Boxing (Post-Marciano Era) 1956 - 2003."
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