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Describes the boxer's childhood in Lowell, Massachusetts, his rivalry with his brother, his fifteen-year boxing career and its end in a string of defeats, and his return from retirement to win the world light welterweight title.
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Bob Halloran does a remarkable job in describing the actual key bouts of Lowell's champion boxer. You can almost feel the punches and intensity of the brutal sport. --The Sun (Lowell, Massachusetts)
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The true story of the legendary boxer who inspired the major motion picture "Irish" Micky Ward was always the underdog in the boxing ring yet he could stage a stunning comeback late in a fight. After a fifteen-year pro career followed by a string of defeats and three years of retirement, the Lowell, Massachusetts, native defeated Arturo Gatti in 2002, capturing the world light welterweight title. The grueling battle named "Fight of the Year" by Ring magazine and "Fight of the Century" by boxing fans around America was broadcast live on HBO, made Ward famous, and launched two legendary rematches. In Irish Thunder, Bob Halloran recounts Ward's rise to hero status, his rivalry with his imprisoned brother, and the negotiations, betrayals, and drugs that shaped the wild youth who ultimately became a nationally respected boxer. Ward's dramatic victories inside the ring are depicted in gripping detail, but it is his victory outside the ring that inspires."
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- PublisherBlackstone Pub
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1441776648
- ISBN 13 9781441776648
- BindingAudio CD
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