A Clenched Fist: The Making of a Golden Gloves Champion

A Clenched Fist: The Making of a Golden Gloves Champion

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GRABBING A GOLDEN DREAM WITH GOLDEN GLOVES Does boxing teach anything besides how to club someone into submission? Can it transcend its sordid reputation and instill love compassion and honor in America's most troubled kids? In this raw yet uplifting memoir about amateur boxing author Peter Wood tells of his begrudging return to a world he thought he'd left behind. He steps back into the mud of boxing coaching two troubled teens who dream?as he once did?of becoming Golden Gloves champions.His compelling story moves far beyond the grunt and sweat of the local gym. It explores the classrooms of a suburban high school and digs through the remains of unhappy childhoods. It's a story about how boxing is a way out and how it cleanses the soul.This book brings the subculture of amateur boxing up close and weaves a powerful story of redemption beating demons and battling for glory.

Paperback: 240 pages

Publisher: Ringside Books (January 14 2007)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0978968301

ISBN-13: 978-0978968304

Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches

Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces

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