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F. X. Toole knew boxing. Between bouts, he wrote, and two years before his death he published this collection of stories, giving readers an unprecedented look at the gritty life around the ring. He tells of a cutman with a sweet tooth, young fighters with dreams of celebrity, and a talented boxer who goes to Atlantic City for his biggest bout, only to be humiliated by the prejudices of a callous promoter. In Million $$$ Baby, the inspiration f...

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F. X. Toole knew boxing. Between bouts, he wrote, and two years before his death he published this collection of stories, giving readers an unprecedented look at the gritty life around the ring. He tells of a cutman with a sweet tooth, young fighters with dreams of celebrity, and a talented boxer who goes to Atlantic City for his biggest bout, only to be humiliated by the prejudices of a callous promoter. In Million $$$ Baby, the inspiration f...

Set in towns where violence is the norm and success stories take on an almost mythic importance, this is an old-fashioned novel, peopled with interesting characters - bloody but unbowed - who ultimately find solace in one another.

This hard-hitting collection of powerful and moving tales based on the experiences of the late, great fight manager and cut man Jerry Boyd, who wrote under the pen name F.X. Toole, is the basis for the Oscar-winning motion picture starring Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman. Breathing life into vivid, compelling characters who radiate the fierce intensity of the worlds they inhabit, Million Dollar Baby "is not just fight fiction at its finest, it...

This posthumously published novel by the critically acclaimed author of "Million Dollar Baby" follows a legendary boxing trainer and a young man trying to make a name for himself as both are forced to fight on in the face of pain, to overcome obstacles, and confront their demons--in and out of the ring.

A ventidue anni Dan Cooley, immigrato irlandese a Los Angeles, era una speranza della boxe. Passano anni amari e difficili in cui Dan perde tutto, moglie, figli e anche il nipotino su cui riversava tutte le sue speranze. Ma c'è qualcuno che ha ancora bisogno di lui: il diciassettenne Chiky Garza, pugile messicano.

Frankie Dunn hat sein Leben als Trainer und Manager im Ring verbracht. Die entscheidende Regel, die er seinen Fightern beibringt, befolgt er auch selbst: Wichtiger als alles andere ist die eigene Deckung. Seit vielen Jahren ist er keine engere Beziehung mehr eingegangen. Einzig der Ex-Boxer Scrap, der in Frankies Boxhalle nach dem Rechten sieht, darf sich sein Freund nennen. Als die 31-jährige Kellnerin Maggie Fitzgerald auftaucht, weigert sic...

Frankie Dunn hat sein Leben als Trainer und Manager im Ring verbracht. Die entscheidende Regel, die er seinen Fightern beibringt, befolgt er auch selbst: Wichtiger als alles andere ist die eigene Deckung. Seit vielen Jahren ist er keine engere Beziehung mehr eingegangen. Einzig der Ex-Boxer Scrap, der in Frankies Boxhalle nach dem Rechten sieht, darf sich sein Freund nennen. Als die 31-jährige Kellnerin Maggie Fitzgerald auftaucht, weigert sic...

Die beiden ergreifenden Sportdramen "Million Dollar Baby" und "The Wrestler" in einer Edition! Clint Eastwoods Meisterwerk "Million Dollar Baby" wurde mit vier Oscars(r) (Bester Film, Beste Regie, Beste Hauptdarstellerin, Bester Nebendarsteller) ausgezeichnet. Ebenfalls mit Oscar(r)-Nominierungen belohnt wurde Darren Aronofskys "The Wrestler", mit dem Mickey Rourke als abgehalfterter Wrestler sein aufregendes Comeback gelang.

Without admitting that he once met Dan Cooley in the ring - in a fight that ended both men's careers and left them haunted by their shortcomings - Eloy sends Chicky in search of the gifted trainer and cut man, knowing that Chicky's only chance at greatness lies far beyond Eloy's meagre reach.

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