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The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring

The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring

In his New York Times bestselling memoir, one of Americaâ€™s greatest boxing legends faces his single greatest competitor: himself

â€œChampions come and go, but to be legendary you got to have heart, more heart than the next man, more than anyone in the world. Ray's heart was bigger than all the rest. He would never stop fighting.â€â€”Muhammad Ali

In Washington, D.C., during the 1970s, a black man could get into the newspapers in one of two ways: crimeâ€”or boxing. â€œSugarâ€ Ray Leonard chose to fight. After winning a gold medal at the 1976 Olympics, Ray wanted to call it quits and go to college, but his familyâ€™s financial needs made him go pro. Boxing history was made. All the while, another, darker Rayâ€”one overwhelmed by depression, rage, drug addiction, sexual abuse, and greedâ€”battled for dominance. In The Big Fight, Ray comes to terms with both these men and shares a brutally honest and remarkably inspiring portrait of the rise, fall, and ultimate redemption of a true fighterâ€”inside and outside the ring.
Country USA
Brand Plume
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber part_0452298040
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2012-05-29
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780452298040

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