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The contender
A Harlem high school dropout escapes from a gang of punks into a boxing gym, where he learns that being a contender is hard and often discouraging work, but that you don't know anything until you try.
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Austral KO: Nouvelle
Changer de vie, oui mais a quel prix ?Se faire un nom dans la boxe, offrir l'eau courante a sa grand-mere et connaitre l'Australie. C'etait le reve de ce jeune Philippin qui revient au pays. A PROPOS DE L'AUTEURJean-Noel Levavasseur est un ecrivain et journaliste francais. Specialiste de la nouvelle, il a notamment dirige et publie trois recueils de nouvelles aux editions Buchet-Chastel. Il est journaliste a Ouest-France.A PROPOS DES EDITIONS LIBRE COURTLibre Court propose des nouvelles et des histoires courtes a lire partout en moins d'une heure. Ces textes, signes par des auteurs reconnus, vous entraineront a la decouverte de personnages attachants, percutants voire deroutants, portes par une ecriture rythmee.EXTRAIT Du coin du ring, il avait suivi la seance avec attention puis, sous les pales du ventilateur qui apportaient un peu de fraicheur a cette atmosphere moite, il avait lu les coupures de presse collees sur les murs decrepits. Certaines racontaient les combats qui me valaient une petite reputation.
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Shadow boxer
After their father dies of boxing injuries, George is determined to prevent his younger brother, who sees boxing as his legacy, from pursuing a career in the sport.
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Jimmy the greatest!
Inspired by Muhammad Ali, Jimmy starts training to become a boxer, and while his future looks bright, he decides leaving his small town for big matches might not be the best option for him.
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All the Battles
When he first showed up at Captain Ali's run-down boxing club, Saed was mocked for his bourgeois manners then humiliated in the ring. After barely a year of training, he has been consumed by the world of boxing and tipped for greatness. As his star rises, Saed is faced with the challenger he came for, but at what cost?Maan Abu Taleb's debut novel is one of heady victories and crushing defeats. Driven by direct, lean prose, All the Battles is a compelling story of class, identity, and personal transformation.
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Hands
Twelve-year-old Trevor has an adult problem to deal with: how to protect himself, his sisters, and his mother from his abusive stepfather (currently in prison) and he thinks the way to do that is to take up boxing--although he would really rather draw.
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A history of women's boxing
Records of modern female boxing date back to the early eighteenth century in London, and in the 1904 Olympics an exhibition bout between women was held. Yet it was not until the 2012 Olympics—more than 100 years later—that women’s boxing was officially added to the Games. Throughout boxing’s history, women have fought in and out of the ring to gain respect in a sport traditionally considered for men alone. The stories of these women are told for the first time in this comprehensive work dedicated to women’s boxing. A History of Women’s Boxing traces the sport back to the 1700s, through the 2012 Olympic Games, and up to the present. Inside-the-ring action is brought to life through photographs, newspaper clippings, and anecdotes, as are the stories of the women who played important roles outside the ring, from spectators and judges to managers and trainers. This book includes extensive profiles of the sport’s pioneers, including Barbara Buttrick whose plucky carnival shows launched her professional boxing career in the 1950s; sixteen-year-old Dallas Malloy who single-handedly overturned the strictures against female amateur boxing in 1993; the famous “boxing daughters” Laila Ali and Jacqui Frazier-Lyde; and teenager Claressa Shields, the first American woman to win a boxing gold medal at the Olympics. Rich in detail and exhaustively researched, this book illuminates the struggles, obstacles, and successes of the women who fought—and continue to fight—for respect in their sport. A History of Women’s Boxing is a must-read for boxing fans, sports historians, and for those interested in the history of women in sports.
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Knock out
Told in assonant free verse, Levi was once a premature baby who suffered from respiratory problems; he recovered, and now in seventh grade, he struggles to demonstrate to his divorced mother and overprotective brother that he is okay--so when his father suggests he take up boxing he falls in love with the sport, but he still must find a way to convince his family to set him free to follow his dream.
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