Soul of Boxing - Couverture souple

Shirley, Phil

 
9780002740296: Soul of Boxing
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 000274029X ISBN 13 : 9780002740296
Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

What motivates the professional boxer who risks injury and even death every time they climb into the ring? Based on exclusive interviews with Mike Tyson, Frank Bruno and other world class fighters, Phil Shirley uncovers the darker side of those who are paid to inflict harm. Fight the Good Fight explores the reasons why so many top class boxers have strong religious beliefs. Are they simply an insurance policy in a life threatening industry or do they point to a deeper search for meaning and personal significance? Masculinity, brutality, emotional weakness and compassion run side by side with blow by blow action both in the ring and outside it. Here is a unique and fascinating insight into an industry that produces saints and sinners in equal measure.

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À propos de l'auteur

Phil Shirley has written for many national newspapers and magazines. He is author of Blood and Thunder, the biography of Jonah Lomu.

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Éditeur
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
000274029X
ISBN 13 
9780002740296
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
WordUnited GmbH
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