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- Book Title
- Punching from the Shadows : Memoir of a Minor League Professional Boxer
- Publication Name
- Punching from the Shadows
- Title
- Punching from the Shadows
- Subtitle
- Memoir of a Minor League Professional Boxer
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9781476672694
- ISBN
- 9781476672694
- Publisher
- Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Boxing, Personal Memoirs
- Release Year
- 2018
- Release Date
- 30/07/2018
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Item Weight
- 11.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 265 Pages
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Glen Sharp's boxing career was a rise-and-fall story without so much rise in it. A sparring partner for heavyweight Hall of Famer Yaqui López, he ""retired"" with a record of one victory and two defeats. Told with heart and wit, his memoir is a treatise on boxing as both profession and purpose.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10
1476672695
ISBN-13
9781476672694
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242646948
Product Key Features
Book Title
Punching from the Shadows : Memoir of a Minor League Professional Boxer
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Boxing, Personal Memoirs
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
265 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Gv1132.S535a3 2018
Reviews
"[Sharp's] analysis of how fighters move, punch, and defend is some of the keenest and clearest ever written. Yet thanks to Sharp's elegant and conversational style, and his ability to tell the main story in tandem with a searching examination of his own character and experiences, the scope of his book extends far beyond rings and gyms... A humble and candid narrator whose wry wit lightens a serious tale, Sharp probes for insight on every page. Time and again, he surprises the reader by following seemingly mundane observations to a deeper core... Punching from the Shadows ...deserves to take its place as a classic of boxing literature" -- The American Conservative ., "A fast paced book that gives the reader much insight into what it takes to become a fighter. Sharp gives us an honest telling of his life in boxing...a terrific chronicle of what boxing was and should be. I can't think of another boxing book out there that gives such an inside look at what it was like to pursue the dream of boxing n the way Glen Sharp did. It is a great read on so many levels. Most of all, it is a very human story. I doubt there are many who will not be able to relate to some portions of Sharp's book. I know I did"-- Boxing Over Broadway "a particularly good book...an engaging primer on boxing fundamentals. Sharp is better than a pretty good storyteller. He's first rate."-- The Sweet Science ., "A fast paced book that gives the reader much insight into what it takes to become a fighter. Sharp gives us an honest telling of his life in boxing...a terrific chronicle of what boxing was and should be. I can't think of another boxing book out there that gives such an inside look at what it was like to pursue the dream of boxing n the way Glen Sharp did. It is a great read on so many levels. Most of all, it is a very human story. I doubt there are many who will not be able to relate to some portions of Sharp's book. I know I did"-- Boxing Over Broadway ., "a particularly good book...an engaging primer on boxing fundamentals. Sharp is better than a pretty good storyteller. He's first rate."-- The Sweet Science, "A fast paced book that gives the reader much insight into what it takes to become a fighter. Sharp gives us an honest telling of his life in boxing...a terrific chronicle of what boxing was and should be. I can't think of another boxing book out there that gives such an inside look at what it was like to pursue the dream of boxing n the way Glen Sharp did. It is a great read on so many levels. Most of all, it is a very human story. I doubt there are many who will not be able to relate to some portions of Sharp's book. I know I did"-- Boxing Over Broadway, "A fast paced book that gives the reader much insight into what it takes to become a fighter. Sharp gives us an honest telling of his life in boxing...a terrific chronicle of what boxing was and should be. I can't think of another boxing book out there that gives such an inside look at what it was like to pursue the dream of boxing n the way Glen Sharp did. It is a great read on so many levels. Most of all, it is a very human story. I doubt there are many who will not be able to relate to some portions of Sharp's book. I know I did"-- Boxing Over Broadway ; "a particularly good book...an engaging primer on boxing fundamentals. Sharp is better than a pretty good storyteller. He's first rate."-- The Sweet Science .
Table of Content
Table of Contents Preface 1. Athletics, My Father and Me--A Love Triangle 2. The Growing Dream 3. Capitol Gym 4. The Golden Gloves 5. Training at the PAL--Spring 1979 6. Becoming a Good Student 7. Discovered by Bobo Olson 8. Boxing Is Economics Theory Expressed in the Flesh 9. Throwing a Punch and Hitting a Ball 10. George Benton's Shoulder Shell 11. Meeting Yaqui López 12. Yaqui López, Ernest Hemingway and José Ortega y Gasset 13. Boxing as a Martial Art 14. Last Sparring Before First Professional Fight 15. Locker Room Preparation for First Professional Fight 16. An Undefeated Contender 17. Back in the Gym 18. Losing My Second Fight 19. A Broken Nose and a Breaking Dream 20. Training with Yaqui at Lake Tahoe 21. Sylvester Stallone, Lee Canalito and Vinnie Curto 22. Jessie Burnett's Version of the Shoulder Shell 23. Learning Why I Was Not a World-Ranked Contender 24. Training at Tahoe Again 25. Another Loss 26. Leaving Boxing 27. A Lost Soul Tries to Find Where He Failed 28. Boxing, Zen in the Art of Archery and an Introduction to Literature 29. Don Conley and the Washington Neighborhood Center 30. Marriage and Healing Some of My Gaps 31. Becoming a "Smart Slugger" 32. Requiem for a Light-Heavyweight: The End of a Dream Index
Copyright Date
2018
Lccn
2018-032816
Dewey Decimal
796.83092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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