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22%OFFSanjeev Shetty - No Middle Ground: Eubank, Benn, Watson and the Golden Era of British Boxing - 9781781313602 - V9781781313602
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No Middle Ground: Eubank, Benn, Watson and the Golden Era of British Boxing

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Description for No Middle Ground: Eubank, Benn, Watson and the Golden Era of British Boxing Paperback. 2014 marked the 25th anniversary of Nigel Benn and Michael Watson stepping into a purpose built tent in Finsbury Park to contest the WBO Middleweight Championship, marking the start of an epic saga in British Boxing. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 250.

2014 marked the 25th anniversary of the first bout in the epic battle between Nigel Benn, Michael Watson and Chris Eubank to contest the WBO Middleweight Championship that would keep us entertained for five manic, magnificent and ultimately tragic years, marking the start of an epic saga in British Boxing. The fight took place a month after the Hillsborough disaster and was screened live on TV, in a slot now dominated by talent contests. It was a time when kids could stay up late to watch 12 rounds of madness. It was also the last Golden Era of British Boxing. While for us these greats of British boxing provided entertainment away from the hooliganism of football, for them it was much more personal. Rivalries exist in every sport, but their loathing was real and in the ring it nearly became deadly. But this is what the swaggering early-90's Britain tuned in for. These three fighters were Britain's alpha-ego. They made the country proud. No Middle Ground takes us back to the years when these boxers pounded the heavy bags and tells their story as well as that of Britain's love affair with the sport, and how these fight came to define them and us. In tracing the boxers' journeys to centre-stage Sanjeev Shetty reveals the story of the dark side of Thatcher's nation - the blood, the sweat, the dangerous hatred that fuelled these men, and the ultimate price they would pay for their moment in the sun.  

Product Details

Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
250g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781313602
SKU
V9781781313602
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Sanjeev Shetty
Sanjeev Shetty is a BBC Sports Correspondent and a boxing fan.

Reviews for No Middle Ground: Eubank, Benn, Watson and the Golden Era of British Boxing
'Absolutely loving the book. I can't put it down. One of the best books about sport I've ever read. It's great.' ‘This is an enthralling behind-the-scenes account of a bygone sporting era.’ 'Shetty painstakingly spoke to the fighters, their respective teams and many of the integral people involved to capture the scene of the fight nights excellently. The way in which he introduces the reader to each of the boxers personalities in fine detail from their adolescent youth through to maturity early on in the book sets the tone perfectly. Shetty takes the reader through an amazing journey that started inside a tent in Finsbury Park North London in May 1989, and ends tragically on cold night at White Hart Lane Football on September 21, 1991. Highly informative and well written.' ‘This is an enthralling behind-the-scenes account of a bygone sporting era.’ "Riveting. It's like I'm back there on a sat night with my family, watching the bloodlust. Brilliantly written." 'Shetty painstakingly spoke to the fighters, their respective teams and many of the integral people involved to capture the scene of the fight nights excellently. The way in which he introduces the reader to each of the boxers personalities in fine detail from their adolescent youth through to maturity early on in the book sets the tone perfectly. Shetty takes the reader through an amazing journey that started inside a tent in Finsbury Park North London in May 1989, and ends tragically on cold night at White Hart Lane Football on September 21, 1991. Highly informative and well written.' 'Absolutely loving the book. I can't put it down. One of the best books about sport I've ever read. It's great.'

Goodreads reviews for No Middle Ground: Eubank, Benn, Watson and the Golden Era of British Boxing


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