Intimate Warfare (eBook)

The True Story of the Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward Boxing Trilogy

John J. Raspanti, Dennis Taylor (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
204 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-7306-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This book tells the story of the greatest blood-and-guts rivalry in the history of boxing, the spectacular trilogy of fights between Arturo “Thunder” Gatti and “Irish” Micky Ward. It paints a vivid portrait of these two charismatic boxers, tracing their lives, careers, and the unlikely friendship they formed despite their brutal fights.

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Intimate Warfare: The True Story of the Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward Boxing Trilogy traces the lives and careers of two legendary fightersMicky Ward, a humble, hardscrabble, blue-collar Irishman from Lowell, Massachusetts, and Arturo Gatti, a handsome, flashy, charismatic Italian-born star who was raised in Montreal. Dennis Taylor and John J. Raspanti paint a vivid portrait of these two fighters who ushered each other into boxing lore and formed an unlikely friendship despite their brutal battles in the ring. Gatti's life would end tragically and mysteriously just a few years later, but his name and Ward's remain tied together in boxing history. In Intimate Warfare, each of the three spectacular fights between Gatti and Ward, two of which were named The Ring magazine's ';Fight of the Year,' are described in detail. Multiple photographs from the trilogy highlight the intensity and power of these epic collisions. With a foreword by former world champion and International Boxing Hall of Famer Ray ';Boom Boom' Mancini, this book will be of interest to all fans of boxing.

Autor

Dennis Taylor is a professional journalist of more than 40 years. He is the editor/publisher of www.ringsideboxingshow.com and host of The Ringside Boxing Show, a worldwide Internet radio program. He has also written for www.boxing.com and www.ringtv.com. Taylor is the author of A Puncher's Chance: Amazing Tales from the Ringside Boxing Show, a nonfiction boxing book, and The Miracle Myth, a novel.John J. Raspanti is Chief Lead Writer for both www.maxboxing.com and www.doghouseboxing.com. A well-known boxing writer, Raspanti has also contributed to The Ring online (www.ringtv.com).

Inhalt

Foreword, Ray “Boom Boom” ManciniAcknowledgments Prologue PART I: COLLISION COURSE Chapter 1: “I Always Wondered What It Would Be Like to Fight My Twin” Chapter 2: Micky Chapter 3: Arturo Chapter 4: Brother’s Keeper Chapter 5: Roller Coaster Chapter 6: Blood Is Not Always Thicker Chapter 7: Crossroads Chapter 8: Rebirth Chapter 9: “It’s Going to Be a Great Fight” PART II: INTIMATE WARFARE Chapter 10: Beautiful, Ugly, and Dangerous Chapter 11: “Let’s Do It Again” Chapter 12: Blood and Guts PART III: BLOOD BROTHERS Chapter 13: Friends Chapter 14: Reunion Chapter 15: An Enduring Mystery Epilogue Afterword: Arturo Gatti and the Hall of Fame Appendix A: Memories of Gatti, Ward, and the Trilogy Appendix B: Boxing Records Notes Index About the Authors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.12.2016
• Zusatzinfo: 22 Illustrations including: - 16 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 6 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
• Schlagworte: Arturo Thunder Gatti • Boxing • Irish Micky Ward • the fighter • thrillogy
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-7306-2 / 1442273062
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-7306-1 / 9781442273061