The Scotsman
"Solid, straight-talking and as rock’n’roll as sports writing gets."
Observer
"Powerfully taut account of Benn v McClellan brawl captures boxing’s farce and nobility"
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Anybody who has seen this fight would be advised to read this book, as so often with terrific fights there is always an aftermath unfortunately with this fight the aftermath left one through champion disapled and probably the best pound for pound fighter in the UK a shadow of his former self.Kevin Mitchell's account of the fight and fighters themselves is brilliant and I applaud him for giving so many fans a chance to look into Gerald McClellan's life after such a memorable battle back in '95.This book also looks at boxing as a sport from it's earliest day's and gives a good insight into fighters and their mentality a quality read and I definatley recommend it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This would have worked brilliantly as a series of features in the Observer (the paper the author works for). As a book, I just feel it has too much filler. For instance there are weird interludes about the hotels Mitchell stays in, or how he gets drunk at their bars. What this has to do with the fight I have no idea..
He's a good writer, but I would be cautious about buying this book. It's ok, but no more than that.
He's a good writer, but I would be cautious about buying this book. It's ok, but no more than that.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
...for anyone who saw that fight, it was unforgetable: beautiful yet horrifying. I'd never heard of Kevin Mitchell, and it was a bit strange trying to decipher some of the english that our cousins across the sea use, but I thought it was a great book, and did a good job trying to explore the attraction to violence in twin cultures.
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a great book for anyone with an interest in the fight between nigel benn and gerald mcclellan.gives a great picture of the build up to the fight,the fight itself,and its... Read more
Published 22 days ago by scsniper03
Not quite Mailer but worth a look
Benn V. McClennan was the first live fight I saw and being there, thirteen years old, it cemented everything I loved and still love about boxing. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Alex Byrne
Buy it!
A fantastic book about one of the most vicious fights in boxing history. People often forget how good Gerald McClellan was; having been ranked number 5 Pound for Pound in the world... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Josh
Is there any glamour in violence?
For all those who saw this fight, be it on TV or live, it will long live in the memory as being one of the most brutal fights in the history of boxing. Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2009 by A. J. Bradley
A MUST READ for those who have ever seen this fight!
I actually attended this fight at the London Arena back in 1995. To say the atmosphere was electric was an understatement. Read more
Published on 25 Dec 2002 by Neil Meadows
Not what I was expecting from such a good writer
Kevin Mitchell's articles in The Observer are this country's most consistently entertaining, informative and insightful pieces of boxing journalism. Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2001
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