This Bloody Mary Is the Last Thing I Own: A Journey to the End of Boxing
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (867 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 088001685X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 204 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Fittingly, it is in Las Vegas, boxing's capital, that author Jonathan Rendall, a young British boxing enthusiast, reflects on his own exit from the boxing scene. Intelligent and funny, This Bloody Mary Is the Last Thing I Own is a boxing book with appeal that extends well beyond the ring.. What unfolds is the true story of his boyhood romance with the sport, his canny coming-of-age as a boxing writer, and his risky bid to bring the unknown Colin "Sweet C" McMillan to the World Featherweight Championship.Written with the detachment of a seasoned journalist, Jonathan Rendall has produced an uncommon sports memoir about having the faith and losing the faith
. Jonathan Rendall is now out of boxing and lives and writes in Suffolk, England. Jonathan Rendall was born in 1964. He has written for Ring and Esquire and won the prestigious Somerset Maugham Award for This Bloody Mary. He studied at Oxford, where he represented the university, unsuccessfully, a
Jonathan Rendall is now out of boxing and lives and writes in Suffolk, England. He has written for Ring and Esquire and won the prestigious Somerset Maugham Award for This Bloody Mary. . He studied at Oxford, where he represented the university, unsuccessfully, at boxing. About the Author Jonathan Rendall was born in 1964
Peter said A book in two parts. This was a strange book as the first half of it was excellent and the author spun some interesting tales about a pair of old-time boxers and the rise of his own boxer.Then at about the half-way mark, the lustre of the book seems to fade and it becomes fairly mundane. It is almost as if the author lost the energy to write as well as he had for the second half as he did for the first half.Disappointing.. "Heart wrenching, exciting, incredibly readable" according to Dingfelder. This is a non-fiction book about the fight game by a guy who goes from easily beaten young college fighter to professional sportswriter to manager of a world champion, and the people he meets and things he sees along the way. There are many heart-wrenching sequences set in and out of the ring, some great fear, great exhiliration, and great sadness. This guy's powers of observation and description powers are phenomenal. This one really hit me hard.This guy . James Garrison said then don't drink it so quickly!!. Funny book, great perspective on boxing, I just wish he'd put a bit more about some of the incidents he witnessed and people he met. The talk about the trip to Cuba was pretty saddening. Quite different from standard boxing books, but very enjoyable!