| Irish Thunder: The Hard Life & Times of Micky Ward Contributor(s): Halloran, Bob (Author), Pinchot, Bronson (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1441776656 ISBN-13: 9781441776655 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Sports - Sports & Recreation | Boxing |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 7.4" (0.22 lbs) |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Irish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Irish" Micky Ward grew up in the 1970s and '80s as a tough kid from Lowell, Massachusetts--a town where young men became boxers as a means of survival. Ward participated in street fights from an early age and was forever known by his opponents and spectators as the underdog. But with his incredible ability to suddenly drop an opponent late in a fight with his trademark left hook, he kept proving everyone wrong. A hard worker who overcame bad luck, bad management, and chronic pain in his hands, he avoided the pitfall of poverty and dead-end work that plagued Lowell to become a Golden Gloves junior welterweight. After fifteen years of boxing, a string of defeats, and three years of retirement, Micky battled Arturo Gatti in 2002 in the battle that was later named "Fight of the Year" by Ring magazine and dubbed "Fight of the Century" by boxing writers and fans across the country. Ten rounds of brutal action ended with Micky winning by decision, and reviving enthusiasm for a sport that had been weighted down by years of showboating and corruption. In Irish Thunder, ESPN columnist and Boston television reporter Bob Halloran recounts Ward's rise to hero status, his rivalry with his imprisoned brother, and the negotiations, betrayals, and drugs that shaped a wild youth who ultimately became a nationally respected boxer. A wrenching account of life in blue-collar America, this is a story about a boxer from a boxing family and a boxing town--Ward's dramatic victories inside the ring are recounted in gripping detail, but it is his victory outside the ring that inspires. |
Contributor Bio(s): Halloran, Bob: - Bob Halloran is the weekend news and sports anchor at WCVB-TV in Boston. He is also a former ESPN anchor and columnist for ESPN.com. Halloran was a consultant in the making of The Fighter, a film about the Micky Ward story released in 2010. He has worked as a news and sports anchor in New England for over twenty years, and he writes a weekly column for the Boston Metro newspaper. Pinchot, Bronson: -Bronson Pinchot, an Audie Award-winning narrator and Audible's Narrator of the Year for 2010, received his education at Yale University. He restores Greek Revival buildings and appears in television, film, and on stage whenever the pilasters and entablatures overwhelm him. |