Author: W. K. Stratton
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 029277351X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Reaching the top in any sport requires a long, hard climb. But when you start with the baggage of years of family dysfunction and incarceration in a hellish mental hospital, the climb is especially steep. Yet even with such weights to carry, Anissa Zamarron won not one, but two, world championships in women's boxing. Her story, as dramatically intense as the Clint Eastwood film Million Dollar Baby, is one of tremendous courage and determination to overcome the odds against her as a Latina and as a woman working through mental illness and addiction—a fight in which Zamarron has been as powerful and successful as she has been in the boxing ring. In this compelling biography, acclaimed author W. K. "Kip" Stratton collaborates with Zamarron to tell the story of her unlikely rise to the pinnacle of women's boxing. With searing honesty, Zamarron describes how the chaotic breakup of her childhood family caused her to develop "demons" that drove her to aggressive behavior in school, an addiction to self-destructive habits, including cutting, and eventually to a corrupt for-profit mental hospital in which she spent eighteen months tied to a bed. She explains how boxing became her salvation as an adult; she learned how to turn her anger and aggression into motivation to train hard and excel at her sport, not only becoming the first woman to fight as a professional in a sanctioned fight in New York, but also fighting more ten-round fights than any other woman in history. A gripping account of Zamarron's 2005 upset win over Maribel Zurita to claim her second world championship caps the book.
Boxing Shadows
Author: W. K. Stratton
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 029277351X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Reaching the top in any sport requires a long, hard climb. But when you start with the baggage of years of family dysfunction and incarceration in a hellish mental hospital, the climb is especially steep. Yet even with such weights to carry, Anissa Zamarron won not one, but two, world championships in women's boxing. Her story, as dramatically intense as the Clint Eastwood film Million Dollar Baby, is one of tremendous courage and determination to overcome the odds against her as a Latina and as a woman working through mental illness and addiction—a fight in which Zamarron has been as powerful and successful as she has been in the boxing ring. In this compelling biography, acclaimed author W. K. "Kip" Stratton collaborates with Zamarron to tell the story of her unlikely rise to the pinnacle of women's boxing. With searing honesty, Zamarron describes how the chaotic breakup of her childhood family caused her to develop "demons" that drove her to aggressive behavior in school, an addiction to self-destructive habits, including cutting, and eventually to a corrupt for-profit mental hospital in which she spent eighteen months tied to a bed. She explains how boxing became her salvation as an adult; she learned how to turn her anger and aggression into motivation to train hard and excel at her sport, not only becoming the first woman to fight as a professional in a sanctioned fight in New York, but also fighting more ten-round fights than any other woman in history. A gripping account of Zamarron's 2005 upset win over Maribel Zurita to claim her second world championship caps the book.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 029277351X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Reaching the top in any sport requires a long, hard climb. But when you start with the baggage of years of family dysfunction and incarceration in a hellish mental hospital, the climb is especially steep. Yet even with such weights to carry, Anissa Zamarron won not one, but two, world championships in women's boxing. Her story, as dramatically intense as the Clint Eastwood film Million Dollar Baby, is one of tremendous courage and determination to overcome the odds against her as a Latina and as a woman working through mental illness and addiction—a fight in which Zamarron has been as powerful and successful as she has been in the boxing ring. In this compelling biography, acclaimed author W. K. "Kip" Stratton collaborates with Zamarron to tell the story of her unlikely rise to the pinnacle of women's boxing. With searing honesty, Zamarron describes how the chaotic breakup of her childhood family caused her to develop "demons" that drove her to aggressive behavior in school, an addiction to self-destructive habits, including cutting, and eventually to a corrupt for-profit mental hospital in which she spent eighteen months tied to a bed. She explains how boxing became her salvation as an adult; she learned how to turn her anger and aggression into motivation to train hard and excel at her sport, not only becoming the first woman to fight as a professional in a sanctioned fight in New York, but also fighting more ten-round fights than any other woman in history. A gripping account of Zamarron's 2005 upset win over Maribel Zurita to claim her second world championship caps the book.
Shadow Boxing
Author: Henry Malone
Publisher: Vision Life Ministries International Incorporated
ISBN: 9781888103168
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Dynamic 2-5-14 Strategy to Defeat the Darkness Within "This book is for the tired, the defeated, the frustrated, and the ashamed. For the hurt and broken, those walking in powerlessness and fear. For all who have found truth but are failing miserably at living it. For those walking in bondage and limitations imposed by forces over which they seem to have no control. For those secretly wondering why their lives don't portray the overcoming reality God has purposed. For those to whom it seems a strong unseen hand holds them to a course they feel incapable of changing." (From Chaper 1) The 2-5-14 strategy gives answers to the 2 ways the enemy has access to your life, the 5 doors to legal ground that gives Satan his rights and the 14 spirits that are the roots of common human problems.
Publisher: Vision Life Ministries International Incorporated
ISBN: 9781888103168
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Dynamic 2-5-14 Strategy to Defeat the Darkness Within "This book is for the tired, the defeated, the frustrated, and the ashamed. For the hurt and broken, those walking in powerlessness and fear. For all who have found truth but are failing miserably at living it. For those walking in bondage and limitations imposed by forces over which they seem to have no control. For those secretly wondering why their lives don't portray the overcoming reality God has purposed. For those to whom it seems a strong unseen hand holds them to a course they feel incapable of changing." (From Chaper 1) The 2-5-14 strategy gives answers to the 2 ways the enemy has access to your life, the 5 doors to legal ground that gives Satan his rights and the 14 spirits that are the roots of common human problems.
Punching from the Shadows
Author: Glen Sharp
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476672695
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Glen Sharp's boxing career was a rise-and-fall story without so much rise in it. A sparring partner for light-heavyweight Hall of Famer Yaqui Lopez, he "retired" with a record of one victory and two defeats. A decade later, having come to understand how and why he failed as a younger fighter, he attempted a comeback. Told with heart and wit, his memoir is a treatise on boxing as both profession and purpose. Sharp uses economic theory to describe the sweet science as a case study in resource management while recounting his own struggle to win fistic glory and his father's admiration.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476672695
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Glen Sharp's boxing career was a rise-and-fall story without so much rise in it. A sparring partner for light-heavyweight Hall of Famer Yaqui Lopez, he "retired" with a record of one victory and two defeats. A decade later, having come to understand how and why he failed as a younger fighter, he attempted a comeback. Told with heart and wit, his memoir is a treatise on boxing as both profession and purpose. Sharp uses economic theory to describe the sweet science as a case study in resource management while recounting his own struggle to win fistic glory and his father's admiration.
Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner
Author: Theresa Runstedtler
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520280113
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Discusses the life and boxing career of Jack Johnson.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520280113
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Discusses the life and boxing career of Jack Johnson.
The Hammock
Author: Marlena Compston
Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
ISBN: 1489744924
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Deep calls to deep. Devotions and inspirations straight from the heart and spirit of the author to yours. Allow this book to lift heaviness from your heart as you choose to let go of the pain of your past. The Hammock is designed to lead you into a close walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. Whether you want to be introduced to Him for the first time, or strengthen your faith walk, this book will point you to a deeper understanding of who you are created to be. The Hammock is designed to be an interactive journey allowing you to work through it by yourself, or in a group setting.
Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
ISBN: 1489744924
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Deep calls to deep. Devotions and inspirations straight from the heart and spirit of the author to yours. Allow this book to lift heaviness from your heart as you choose to let go of the pain of your past. The Hammock is designed to lead you into a close walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. Whether you want to be introduced to Him for the first time, or strengthen your faith walk, this book will point you to a deeper understanding of who you are created to be. The Hammock is designed to be an interactive journey allowing you to work through it by yourself, or in a group setting.
Shadow Boxer
Author: Chris Lynch
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442446870
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Boxing is the family sportNbut it's killing the family in this riveting read from the author of the National Book Award finalist "Inexcusable."
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442446870
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Boxing is the family sportNbut it's killing the family in this riveting read from the author of the National Book Award finalist "Inexcusable."
Boxing in the Shadows
Author: Thomas Donelson
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9780595871490
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
"Boxing In The Shadows" is the story of many great Black fighters throughout the past century and puts their accomplishments within the context of the era that they fought in. This book is the seventh book that Mr. Donelson has written or co-written. Mr. Donelson has written on a variety of subjects over the past three decades and been published in newspapers and publications, Mr. Donelson is a leading observer of the boxing scene as well as a member of the International Boxing Research Organization, the leading boxing historical society. About Mr. Donelson, Ringsports.com Rusty Rubin writes, "Tom Donelson is an outstanding scribe in describing the world of boxing. This is why I asked Mr. Donelson to co-authored our book, Billy Soose, "The Champion that Time Forgot.""
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9780595871490
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
"Boxing In The Shadows" is the story of many great Black fighters throughout the past century and puts their accomplishments within the context of the era that they fought in. This book is the seventh book that Mr. Donelson has written or co-written. Mr. Donelson has written on a variety of subjects over the past three decades and been published in newspapers and publications, Mr. Donelson is a leading observer of the boxing scene as well as a member of the International Boxing Research Organization, the leading boxing historical society. About Mr. Donelson, Ringsports.com Rusty Rubin writes, "Tom Donelson is an outstanding scribe in describing the world of boxing. This is why I asked Mr. Donelson to co-authored our book, Billy Soose, "The Champion that Time Forgot.""
Shadow Boxing, how to Train and Advice on Living, Rules of the Ring
The Ultimate Boxing Quiz Book
Author: Ralph Oates
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1907792287
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Do you consider yourself to be the world's biggest boxing fan? Do you look forward to, and follow, every match? Are you clued up on the history of this age old sport from bare knuckle and unlicensed through to the top-flight professional game? Then test yourself with the challenging questions contained in The Ultimate Boxing Quiz Book and find out how much you really know. With sections covering all aspects of the boxing world, including famous male and female fighters, nicknames, title fights, nationalities, knock-outs, southpaws, champions, referees, managers and promoters, this book is as educational as it is entertaining. Get your adrenalin pumping as you try to recall all those memorable moments from the great boxing matches of yesteryear and find out if you are a light or heavyweight when it comes to a knowledge of boxing trivia. Whether you want to learn more about late greats or brush up on the modern game this quiz book is a must have for anyone with an interest in the boxing world.
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1907792287
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Do you consider yourself to be the world's biggest boxing fan? Do you look forward to, and follow, every match? Are you clued up on the history of this age old sport from bare knuckle and unlicensed through to the top-flight professional game? Then test yourself with the challenging questions contained in The Ultimate Boxing Quiz Book and find out how much you really know. With sections covering all aspects of the boxing world, including famous male and female fighters, nicknames, title fights, nationalities, knock-outs, southpaws, champions, referees, managers and promoters, this book is as educational as it is entertaining. Get your adrenalin pumping as you try to recall all those memorable moments from the great boxing matches of yesteryear and find out if you are a light or heavyweight when it comes to a knowledge of boxing trivia. Whether you want to learn more about late greats or brush up on the modern game this quiz book is a must have for anyone with an interest in the boxing world.
The Urban Geography of Boxing
Author: Benita Heiskanen
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415502268
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This fascinating analysis of power relations embedded in sport, culture, and society combines ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and theoretical analysis to offer a timely interdisciplinary perspective to existing scholarship on boxing. It will be of interest to readers in Sport Studies, Cultural Studies, Cultural Geography, Gender Studies, Critical Race Theory, Labor Studies, and American Studies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415502268
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This fascinating analysis of power relations embedded in sport, culture, and society combines ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and theoretical analysis to offer a timely interdisciplinary perspective to existing scholarship on boxing. It will be of interest to readers in Sport Studies, Cultural Studies, Cultural Geography, Gender Studies, Critical Race Theory, Labor Studies, and American Studies.