No Ordinary Joe

Calzaghe, Joe

ISBN 10: 0099509350 / ISBN 13: 9780099509356

Published by Penguin Random House, 2008

About this Item

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: No Ordinary Joe
• Publisher: Penguin Random House
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0099509350
• ISBN 13: 9780099509356
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.591 pounds

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Synopsis

It was past three o'clock in the morning when Joe Calzaghe experienced the sweetest validation of his professional life. Victory over Jeff Lacy, a 28-year-old American compared to a young Mike Tyson because of his power and "take-no-prisoners attitude," left no one in doubt about the world super middleweight champion's talent. For years, Calzaghe's virtuosity remained a legend of the Welsh valleys. His defeat in 1997 of Chris Eubank brought him to prominence, winning for him the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) super middleweight title. But despite a record number of defenses of the belt, his career lacked a defining contest. A long line of challengers and ex-titleholders were disposed of but the biggest names in American boxing avoided the ultimate showdown he craved. Hand injuries further obscured the true level of his aptitude for an art he began to learn from his father, Enzo, at the age of eight when—inspired by Sugar Ray Leonard—a rolled-up carpet in the family home in Newbridge became a makeshift heavy bag. This is the story of Calzaghe's extraordinary life, from his humble beginnings in his hometown of Newbridge, to his ascent to personal greatness, becoming the first super middleweight boxer to win the prized belt awarded by The Ring, the bible of boxing, in the division's near 20-year history. One of Britain's foremost sporting champions, a warrior and working-class hero, this is the story of the triumphs and trials that made Calzaghe a legend.

About the Author

Joe Calzaghe is the winner of three consecutive ABA titles as an amateur (a post-war record) and the dominant super middleweight in the world for the past decade. After successfully challenging Chris Eubank for the WBO title, he has remained a super middleweight world champion for more than a decade.