My Fighting Life (1920)
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ISBN10: 1165604094
ISBN13: 9781165604098
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781165604098
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
My Fighting Life is an autobiographical account of the life and career of Georges Carpentier, a French boxer who rose to prominence in the early 20th century. The book details Carpentier's upbringing in a working-class family in Lens, France, and his early experiences with boxing. It also covers his rise to fame as a professional boxer, including his notable fights against Jack Johnson, Battling Levinsky, and Gene Tunney.Carpentier writes candidly about his struggles with injuries and the challenges he faced in his personal life, including his marriage and his relationship with his father. He also shares his thoughts on the state of boxing at the time, including the controversial practice of fixed fights.Throughout the book, Carpentier's passion for boxing and his dedication to his craft are evident. He describes the physical and mental demands of training and competing, as well as the thrill of victory and the disappointment of defeat. My Fighting Life offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of professional boxing in the early 20th century, as well as a personal account of one of its most celebrated athletes.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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