Looking for a Fight by David Matthews

Looking for a Fight by David Matthews

When Dave Mattews began to research the strange underworld of boxing, he found that many were reluctant to talk to a writer looking for colour pieces without really understand the sport. So he decided to take them on at their own game and began a two-year training programme so he could have one professional fight. "Looking for a Fight" is Matthew's story of his own battle for fitness, the difficulty of learning how to punch properly and how to take a punch. Above all he reveals what really motivates the characters that he worked and trained with. What makes someone risk their life for a purse of a few hundred pounds? Why do so many boxers believe that God is on their side? Is boxing a force for good in our society? This is an account of boxing from within and without.

As the author recounts the sights and sounds of the scary new world he has embraced, it connects like a sweetly timed uppercut - Mike Rowbottom, Independent

His book has huge vitality, beguiling characterisation, authentic dialogue and a fine evocation of time and place..We have lost a boxer, but gained a writer - Brian Glanville, Sunday Times

A highly readable book ... Made even better by the author's facility for memorable similes ... This absorbing book paints the bottom end of the British fight game, warts and all - Sunday Herald

Compulsive reading - Martin Smith, Daily Telegraph

A hell of a tale - Robert Philip, Daily Telegraph

Packs a mighty punch ... A raw, new voice steeped in an experience that is very 21st century - Morning Star

An epic, downbeat journey of discovery. A painfully honest account - Mike Rowbottom, Independent

Unputdownable ... [a] riveting work to read - Frank Keating, Guardian

David Matthews is a freelance journalist who has written for various newspapers, including the OBSERVER and the SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, and is currently working on a scholarship with the BBC.

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ISBN 13	9780747262350
ISBN 10	0747262357
Title	Looking for a Fight
Author	David Matthews
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Headline Publishing Group
Year published	2002-05-07
Number of pages	320
Prizes	Short-listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2001
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.