Hard Road to Glory by Johnny Nelson
A self-confessed coward, Johnny Nelson hoped his opponents wouldn't turn up. He twice froze when given the chance to take the world title. This work relates his story: an odyssey from chump to champ. Nelson had a stubborn streak. Determined not to let early failures stop him, he went into exile, taking fights all over the world to learn his craft.
Johnny Nelson was born in Sheffield in January 1967. There were seven children in the family, all from different parents. After attending a recently transformed girls' school taught by nuns, he drifted into boxing to make new friends, turning professional despite being branded the worst fighter in the gym. After a series of setbacks, including two disastrous world title failures, he finally became world champion in 1999 and retired in 2006, his crown still intact. Johnny is now starting a new career in the media and still lives in Sheffield with his wife Debbie, their two daughters and a string of horses. Richard Coomber is a freelance sports journalist in Yorkshire, whose previous books include Give Me a Ring, the autobiography of boxing referee Mickey Vann, and King John, a life of John Charles. After a gap-year that stretched to 40 years, he is now also studying for a degree in local history at Leeds University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844544301 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844544303 |
| Title | Hard Road to Glory |
| Author | Johnny Nelson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Blake Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-07-31 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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