The Long Round
$34.68
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2012
Summary
What happens when a boxer’s career comes to an end? Dominic Calder-Smith’s compassionate exploration of the triumphs and tragedies of the men who lost to Mike Tyson.
In the late 1980s heavyweight boxing was ruled by one man - Mike Tyson. No one could touch him, it seemed, but nonetheless a generation of fighters tried. From 1986 to 1989, Mitch Green, Reggie Gross, Marvis Frazier, Pinklon Thomas, Tony Tucker and Carl Williams all attempted to bring Tyson to his knees. They all failed.<…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780224083225 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0224083228 |
| Author: | Dominic Calder-Smith |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Yellow Jersey Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2012 |
| Weight: | 351g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 135mm x 217mm |
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Critics Review
One of the most fascinating books of the year
One of the most fascinating books of the year * Independent *
[A] great read on those who had walk-on (and be-carried-out) parts in Tyson’s life * Observer *
Among the lost and broken, the crazy and the dangerous, The Long Round is as compelling as it is compassionate – Donald McRae
A talented writer… He loves boxing and knows the sport * The Ring *
Dominic Calder-Smith
Dominic Calder-Smith writes regularly on boxing for newspapers and magazines. He is the author of Tarnished Armour: Hopes & Fears in Heavyweight Boxing. He lives in Oxford with his wife and children.
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