Land of Hope and Glory - Maurice Hope

Land of Hope and Glory

The Windrush Kid Who Conquered the World

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
320 Seiten
2024
Pitch Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80150-711-0 (ISBN)
31,15 inkl. MwSt
This is the story of Maurice Hope, a Caribbean immigrant whose fascinating journey took him from abject poverty to boxing world champion and receiving an MBE from the Queen. Hope's story is punctuated by spectacular highs and crushing lows, but amid it all his warmth, humour and resilience shine through.
Land of Hope and Glory is the Windrush-generation story of Maurice Hope, a Caribbean immigrant whose fascinating journey took him from abject poverty to boxing world champion and receiving an MBE from the Queen.

The former WBC light-middleweight titlist was born in rural Antigua in 1951. Surprisingly, he was an extremely sensitive child who cried for the flimsiest reasons. When he arrived in east London, aged nine, his elder brother Lex was waiting to introduce him to the noble art at the famous Repton Boxing Club. Reluctant but too scared to defy Lex, Maurice agreed. It led to a glittering career, first as an Olympian then as a world champion pro. Maurice then coached the Antigua boxing team for years. Invites to Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister followed, before a trip to Buckingham Palace to receive his MBE for services to the sport.

Hope's story is punctuated by spectacular highs and crushing lows, but amid it all his warmth, humour and resilience shine through.

Maurice Hope has collaborated with Ron Shillingford to tell his life story. Ron has written four books, including the best-selling martial arts manual The Elite Forces Handbook of Unarmed Combat. As a sports editor in the Cayman Islands, he covered the London Olympics and Vancouver Winter Olympics. He worked in TV for Trans World Sport, interviewing Muhammad Ali, and has freelanced for various newspapers and magazines.

Erscheinungsdatum
Co-Autor Ron Shillingford
Verlagsort Hove
Sprache englisch
Maße 160 x 240 mm
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
ISBN-10 1-80150-711-2 / 1801507112
ISBN-13 978-1-80150-711-0 / 9781801507110
Zustand Neuware
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