Punching Above their Weight
Punching Above their Weight
Summary
An account of the history, heritage, successes and failures of Irish boxing. Incorporating interviews with key players including Gary Keegan, Billy Walsh, Katie Taylor, boxers past and present and people closely associated with the sport.
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Punching Above their Weight by Sean Mcgoldrick
Ireland’s amateur boxing story is one of blood, sweat and tears – and not just in the ring. Ireland is one of the world’s leading nations in the sport. This is the inside story of a great tradition – a story of physical prowess, gritty determination, devastating defeats, sheer bad luck, infamous ‘he was robbed’ judging decisions, and the ultimate goal of Olympic glory. The boxers’ lives play out against a backdrop of the economic woes of the 1950s, the Northern Ireland Troubles, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the break-up of the Soviet Union. Sean McGoldrick shines a spotlight on Ireland’s ‘Medal Factory’, the sometimes-contentious High Performance Unit, which has nurtured Irish boxers on the road to winning seven Olympic medals. Punching Above Their Weight captures the rollercoaster ride of such legendary boxers and coaches as John McNally, Fred Tiedt, Barry McGuigan, Hugh Russell, Billy Walsh, Michael Carruth, Zaur Antia, Wayne McCullough, Paddy Barnes, Kenny Egan, Darren Sutherland, John Joe Nevin, and Katie Taylor, among many others. A countback of over seventy years of Ireland’s ‘sweet science’.top holiday books for blokes
-- Sunday Worldaddictive … one of those rare sports books that are hard to put down
-- Sunday Worldexcellent
-- Ireland’s Own Christmas Annuala book that makes perfectly clear just how extraordinary it is that this small island should be vying for the role of a top boxing nation at the major championships … a must-read for anyone planning on watching Paddy Barnes and company in Brazil in 2016
-- Irish Examinerstands out
-- RTE Radio 1 * Sean O’Rourke Show *the sport of boxing has been tarnished by recent events, but this book is a fine contribution to its rich history in this country
-- Gorey Guardianriveting
-- Evening Echois the definitive book on Irish boxing at the Olympics
-- Sunday Independenta tale of physical prowess and gritty determination
-- Sunday Worldhighly recommended
-- The Irish Sunblow-by-blow account of the rise of Irish amateur boxing
-- Irish Times| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781847176868 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847176860 |
| Title | Punching Above their Weight |
| Author | Sean Mcgoldrick |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | O'Brien Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-10-05 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |