The Champ & The Chump
A heart-warming, hilarious true story about fighting and family
$35.34
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
9 August 2022
Summary
WINNER OF BEST SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK AT THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2022
‘Hard-hitting and hilarious’ - James Acaster
‘Funny, moving and compelling’ - Mike Costello
A heart-warming, hilarious true story about fighting and family, based on the acclaimed stage show. For fans of books by Dave Gorman, James Acaster and Danny Wallace, along with boxing tales from the likes of Tyson Fury and Ricky Hatton.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472280404 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472280407 |
| Author: | James McNicholas |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Book Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 9 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
An extraordinary family history, told with warmth and wit. Two remarkable underdog stories - come for the cockney scrapper who conquered the world, stay for the grandson and the fight of his life * Greg Jenner *Funny, moving and compelling * Mike Costello *I loved this book: poignant and funny * Suzi Ruffell *Hard-hitting and hilarious * James Acaster *A wonderfully funny and heartfelt story of what family and lineage means * Josh Widdicombe *If you like comedy and boxing this is the perfect book. James McNicholas is a very funny man and a brilliant writer * Rob Beckett *
About The Author
James McNicholas
JAMES MCNICHOLAS is a writer and performer based in London. As a screenwriter, he has credits with BBC, ITV & BBC Radio 4. His live comedy show ‘The Boxer’ was named in the ‘Top 10 Comedy Shows of 2019’ (The Guardian). Alongside his comedy, James is a sports journalist for The Athletic and co-host of the award-winning Arsecast Extra podcast.
TERRY DOWNES became world middleweight boxing champion in 1961. Known as ‘The Paddington Express’, he emigrated to Baltimore and served in the US Marines, before his boxing career brought him back to the UK. In his later years, he was an actor and successful businessman. At the time of his death in 2017, Terry was the UK’s oldest living boxing world champion.
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