Intimate Warfare

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

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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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 fighters—Micky 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2016-12-08
Mått160 x 239 x 21 mm
Vikt485 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor204
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781442273054
Utmärkelser2017 West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame Book of the Year

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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).

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

Boxing writers Taylor and Raspanti track the careers of Arturo 'Thunder' Gatti and 'Irish' Mickey Ward, whose three-fight saga brought them pugilistic glory and million-dollar paydays at terrible physical and psychic cost. Gatti’s natural ability and movie-star good looks earned him titles that his recklessness, in and out of the ring, quickly overshadowed. Ward, less talented, won acclaim for a relentless attacking style that made him a crowd favorite. Both men’s careers were in decline when their first encounter riveted the fight world. Only six years after their final battle, Gatti was found dead in a Brazilian motel room, apparently a suicide. Ward, on the other hand, became a national celebrity with the film The Fighter, which was based on his tumultuous life in hardscrabble Lowell, Mass., and received seven Oscar nominations. However, no amount of financial compensation could make up for his shattered hand, blurred vision, and damaged brain. The book covers familiar terrain, and the authors eagerly embrace venerable sports clichés of manly fortitude and undaunted heroism. Despite these shortcomings, their diligent research and insider feel for the sport result in an engaging overview of two very different paths toward three of boxing’s best-known fights. Raspanti and Taylor’s most impressive accomplishment is to humanize the shirtless icons of pay-perview, making the bloody drama of the ring even more difficult to watch and the fighters even more admirable.