Tris Dixon's new book - The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing's Wastelands

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  1. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    reading this at the moment...i cannot recommend it highly enough...this is a great book, really is......its surprised me as i hadn't heard too much about it and had no expectations, but what a great read (and i'm still in early reading of it).......seriously, dont pass it if you're thinking about buying a boxing book and not sure what to get.



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    In the era of boxing's pay-per-view superstars, Tris Dixon invested in a Greyhound bus pass and spent several months traversing America on a shoestring budget, tracking down fighters from yesteryear who had vanished from the limelight. Venturing from New York to Las Vegas and from Toronto to Miami, the young writer - himself a former amateur boxer - sought out coulda-beencontenders and cult heroes from the 1950s to the 2000s, all now faded from popular memory. He visited old people's homes, gyms and too many prisons, discovering that life after boxing can be a cruel place when the ropes are no longer in place to keep fighters safe from the outside world. Dixon meets men who shaped boxing history, fighting the likes of Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. He shares their memories and weaves together their forgotten tales over the course of a remarkable American journey.




    http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Road-No...TF8&qid=1413545870&sr=8-1&keywords=tris+dixon
     
    doug.ie, Oct 17, 2014
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  2. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Looks tight. It's going on my list. Thanks!
     
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  3. Cmoyle

    Cmoyle Active Member Full Member

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    Sounds interesting, will have to check it out.
     
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  4. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Looks good. Thanks for letting us know.
     
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  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Yeah, that looks quality.

    But at 17.99 if it doesn't have giant tits bursting off every page and a free gun, i'll pass. Paperback. Paperback.
     
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  6. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    HAHAHA

    This does look good. I'll have to check it out.
     
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  7. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    ****, you ain't gonna' buy mine then...or sorry, is Tris' book a paperback and that's why you're saying it needs titties?

    EDIT: It IS a hardback (my bad, misinterpreted you) and you can get it from Amazon subsidiary The Book Depositry for £9.97.
     
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  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    And the tits and the gun?
     
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  9. impacted

    impacted Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I like Tris Dixon and what he has done with 'Boxing News' and will definitely buy this. Tris is a top writer with a passion for the sport.
     
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  10. jdempsey85

    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Any sites out there with cheap books/better than amazon?
     
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  11. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Um ... there's always the library. If you want to read a book, ask them to order it for you.

    When it's in, they'll call you.

    You can read it for free. Just give it back when you're finished.

    Free is about as cheap as it gets.
     
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  12. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    Yeah, I definitely agree with making an author lose money in a niche publication area.
     
    Flea Man, Oct 22, 2014
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  13. natonic

    natonic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thanks. I have this on my list but was waiting to hear some feedback on it. Any particular fighters featured in the book?
     
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  14. jdempsey85

    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I like them displayed on my shelf after i read em

    Today i bought this book £12 through amazon great price
     
    jdempsey85, Oct 22, 2014
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  15. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    delete double post
     
    Dubblechin, Oct 22, 2014
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