Frank and Fearless: A Life in Boxing

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p>Read about how we’ll protect and use your data in our Privacy Notice. Descriptions of skulduggery in 60s north London, involving his Uncle Bob being sent down with gangster Frankie Fraser for knifing the “horrible bastard” Jack Spot, and associates such as Moishe Blueball (so nicknamed because he had one discoloured testicle), segue seamlessly into Warren overturning the complacent boxing establishment. These 40 books spoke to us—and we believe speak to each other—in a way that furthers the conversations we need to have in the organizations we work in, the communities we live in, and the societies that shape us. At first I thought it was a car backfiring, but then I saw a man standing about 10 feet away from me, pointing a gun.

However, Warren seems not to favour too many people and the score-settling escalates to industrial levels akin to Father Ted’s Golden Cleric acceptance speech. The Krays are dismissed as “paedophiles who preyed on young boys”, while “Champagne socialist” Mick Hucknall, ex-MP Tom Watson and “that prick” Kelvin MacKenzie may want to look away. Constable also boasts a strong non-fiction section, publishing the likes of HRH Princess Michael of Kent and bestselling parody We? Boxing promoter rivals, especially father and son Barry and Eddie Hearn (“Eddie’s hardly had to do it the hard way”), are shown no mercy.Frank Warren has spent forty years working with boxing's most colourful and controversial characters. Ted Heath might have been castigated too, but Warren leaves Heath snoring soundly in London Arena’s front row, during the former prime minster’s unlikely attendance at a Duran Duran concert. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. The confessions were thought-provoking, funny and weird, touching on every aspect of human experience and revealing much about the state of modern life, and catapulting PostSecret to the status of global phenomenon.

Hachette Australia acknowledges and pays our respects to the past, present and future Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The boxing promoter/manager/entrepreneur escaped death twice: in December 1988, he cancelled his seat on PanAm flight 103 which was blown up over Lockerbie. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Under Warren's careful stewardship, Frank Bruno, Naseem Hamed, Joe Calzaghe, Ricky Hatton, Amir Khan and Tyson Fury all became world champions. The guy didn't say anything, but I could see that he was shaking like a leaf, obviously a bag of nerves.Neither are boxers Barry McGuigan (“another who disappointed me”) and Chris Eubank, whose reputation Warren destroys with one hideous anecdote, while Frank Bruno’s ex-wife Laura is “an absolute pain”. But there are digressions aplenty, such as a night out in London with Frank Sinatra (Warren promoted his dates at London Arena, the ill-fated venue he co-owned), where, still in his stage clothes, ol’ blue eyes became ol’ red eyes after drinking a whole bottle of Jack Daniel’s. Superbly illustrated throughout, this book is a great conversation piece, fascinating to flick through, and almost unputdownable once you have.

Recently acquired by Little, Brown Book Group, Constable publishes a diverse range of bestselling fiction and non-fiction titles.The story of my life would be a bloody sight shorter if the man who tried to murder me outside the Broadway Theatre in Barking on a winter's evening in 1989 had succeeded. For over 30 years, we have partnered with authors, publishers, and businesses to get books to speaking and training events, business conferences, and into company book clubs and reading lists—moving books and ideas into the business world every single day. From his humble beginnings in North London, he has created a multi-million-pound business empire as one of the UK's most high-profile promoters, staging shows that have featured some of the world's biggest names, such as Frank Sinatra. Naseem Hamed, Frank Bruno, Mike Tyson, Joe Calzaghe, Nigel Benn, Steve Collins, Chris Eubank, Amir Khan and Ricky Hatton are some of the iconic names he has promoted during his career.

uk/landing-page/orion/orion-company-information/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Orion Publishing Group Limited. Armed (as it were) with little more than an eye for both a boxer and, more crucially, a boxing deal, Warren became an extremely wealthy Conservative-supporting adult and the owner of a Hertfordshire mansion. En conséquence, toutes les commandes passées en ligne entre le 26 et le 31 janvier seront retardées. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. More recently, Warren masterminded Mike Tyson's challenge to Julius Francis, which caused another storm of publicity.True to form, Warren fought back, regaining his health and breathing new life into his business, only to fall foul of the legendary Don King. Warren's battle with King made headline news on both sides of the Atlantic, as what had seemed boxing's "dream team" suddenly turned into a nightmare of lawsuits. In an era spanning forty years, Hall of Fame boxing promoter and manager Frank Warren has worked with some of the biggest fighters in boxing history. However, boxing is only part of the story that begins on a council estate in 1950s North London, where Warren first learnt how to stand up to bullies. Unafraid to blow his own horn (“I’m the most successful manager of fighters this country has ever had, as well as the most successful promoter”), some of Warren’s claims are risible, such as the suggestion he’s never had “a sniff” of a fixed fight, or after detailing his charity work at exhausting length, “I don’t do things for the glory, which is just as well because I haven’t had any”.