|
|
Showing 1 - 1 of
1 matches in All Departments
Nipper Pat Daly was boxing's most amazing prodigy. Extraordinary
but tragic, his was a career like no other in sports history. Born
in Wales in 1913, he became a professional boxer at age ten after
moving to London. With his exceptional talent, by age 14 he was
beating grown men in gruelling 15-round fights. At 15 he was
thrashing national champions and at 16 was ranked by America's The
Ring magazine in the world's top ten. In the late 1920s, audiences
across Britain sat spellbound as the Wonderboy delivered boxing
masterclasses against Europe's elite fighters. Daly beat three
British champions, a European champ and the reigning champions of
Italy, Belgium and Germany. A magnetic figure, leading
sportswriters saw him as a future world champion and possible
all-time great. Tragically, however, he was recklessly overworked
and forced to retire aged 17, after well over 100 pro fights.
Incorporating Nipper's previously unpublished memoirs, Born to Box
is the story of his unique career, life and times.
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.