Irish Thunder by Bob Halloran
The story behind the Major Motion Picture The Fighter, starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, Irish Thunder is about a boxer from a boxing family and a boxing town, but it is not a boxing book. It is about the human spirit, blind loyalty, self-preservation and self-destruction. Micky's dramatic victories inside the ring are recounted in detail, but it is his victory outside the ring that will leave the reader inspired.
“The themes in Micky’s. . story of family, betrayal, brotherly love, tragedy, triumph, being an underdog, perseverance, and redemption, set against a boxing backdrop, resonate with nonboxing fans. Think `Rocky’ for the new millennium.” —Boston Globe “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, MA) “[T]errific. . . . compellingly powerful. . . . Ward was a fighter who was hard to keep down. Irish Thunder is a book that is hard to put down."—thesweetscience.com
Bob Halloran is a consultant on the new major motion picture The Fighter. He is the weekend news and sports anchor at WCVB-TV in Boston. He is the author of Breakdown (Lyons Press), and a former ESPN anchor and columnist for espn.com.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780762769865 |
| ISBN 10 | 0762769866 |
| Title | Irish Thunder |
| Author | Bob Halloran |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Year published | 2010-10-19 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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