The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing's Wastelands - Softcover

Dixon, Tris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785311433 ISBN 13: 9781785311437

Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

In the era of boxing's pay-per-view superstars, Tris Dixon invested in a Greyhound bus pass and spent months tracking down fighters from yesteryear who had vanished from the limelight. Venturing from New York to Las Vegas and from Toronto to Miami, the young writer—himself a former amateur boxer—sought out coulda-been-contenders and cult heroes from the 1950s to the 2000s. He visited old people's homes, gyms, and prisons, discovering that life after boxing is a cruel place when the ropes are no longer there to keep fighters safe from the world. Dixon meets men who shaped boxing history, fighting the likes of Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson. He shares their memories and weaves together their tales over the course of a remarkable journey.

About this title

About the Author:

Tris Dixon is a former boxer and the editor of Boxing News. He collaborated on Ricky Hatton's autobiography, War and Peace, and appears regularly on talkSPORT, Sky Sports, and CNN.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1785311433
• ISBN 13: 9781785311437
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352