No Ordinary Joe

图书标准信息

• 作者 Joe Calzaghe 著
• 出版社 Arrow
• 出版时间 2008-06
• ISBN 9780099509356
• 定价 138.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 312页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ITWASpastthreeo'clockinthemorningwhenJoeCalzagheexperiencedthesweetestvalidationofhisprofessionallife.VictoryoverJeffLacy,a28-year-oldAmericancomparedtoayoungMikeTysonbecauseofhispowerand"take-no-prisonersattitude",leftnooneindoubtabouttheworldsupermiddleweightchampion'stalent.Foryears,Calzaghe'svirtuosityremainedalegendoftheWelshvalleys.Hisdefeatin1997ofChrisEubankbroughthimtoprominence,winningforhimtheWorldBoxingOrganisation(WBO)supermiddleweighttitle.Butdespitearecordnumberofdefencesofthebelt,hiscareerlackedadefiningcontest.Alonglineofchallengersandex-titleholdersweredisposedofbutthebiggestnamesinAmericanboxingavoidedtheultimateshowdownhecraved.Handinjuriesfurtherobscuredthetruelevelofhisaptitudeforanarthebegantolearnfromhisfather,Enzo,attheageofeightwhen-inspiredbySugarRayLeonard-arolled-upcarpetinthefamilyhomeinNewbridgebecameamakeshiftheavybag.ThisisthestoryofCalzaghe'sextraordinarylife,fromhishumblebeginningsinhishometownofNewbridge,tohisascenttopersonalgreatness,becomingthefirstsupermiddleweightboxertowintheprizedbeltawardedbyTheRing,thebibleofboxing,inthedivision'snear20-yearhistory.OneofBritain'sforemostsportingchampions,awarriorandworking-classhero,thisisthestoryofthetriumphsandtrialsthatmadeCalzaghealegend.

【作者简介】

JOECALZAGHE,winnerofthreeconsecutiveABAtitlesasanamateur(apost-warrecord)andthedominantsupermiddleweightintheworldforthepastdecade,wasbornin1972inHammersmith,London,growingupfromtheageoftwoinNewbridge,Wales.AftersuccessfullychallengingChrisEubankfortheWBOtitle,hehasremainedasupermiddleweightworldchampionformorethanadecade.Hehastwosons,JoeandConnor,andlivesinBlackwood.