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Aged fifty, on a whim, Marion Dunn joined a boxing gym. Training to
improve fitness quickly became something of an addiction, and then
a source of transformation. This is her myth-busting tale of four
years of slogging in an amateur boxing gym in northern England.
Marion's story is one of a developing love affair with the 'sweet
science'. It's also about obsession, hard work, companionship and
occasional bravery. But The Boxing Diaries is not just a story of
hard graft. It's a revealing account of life in the amateur boxing
gym: its idiosyncratic inhabitants, non-judgmental spirit,
dedicated coaches and respect for all comers, irrespective of age
or gender - provided their commitment to training is total. From
the sweat and toil in draughty halls, Marion takes us through the
years of preparation before she is finally ready to spar in the
ring. Every micro-improvement, every emotion is laid bare, and
along the way she considers the influences and events that might
have ignited her passion for the sport in the first place. Warning:
this is a knockout memoir that could make you want to start
swinging punches, too.
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