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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Sandy Books Store.
The Golden Gloves tournament is an American institution that takes centre stage in the amateur boxing world - a single-elimination contest in which young hopefuls square off in steamy gyms with the boxing elite looking on. Robert Anasi took up boxing in his 20s to keep in shape, attract women and sharpen his knuckles for the odd bar fight. He thought of entering 'the Gloves', but always put it off. Finally, at the age of 33 - his last year of eligibility - he vowed to fight, even though he was an old man in a sport of teenagers and would have to starve himself all winter to make weight come tournament time. So begins Anasi's obsessive preparation for the Golden Gloves. He finds Milton, a wily and abusive trainer, and joins his Supreme Team: a young black man who used to deal guns in Harlem, a bus driver with five kids and a hard-hitting woman champion who becomes his sparring partner. Meanwhile, he observes the changing world of amateur boxing, in which investment bankers spar with ex-convicts and everyone dreads the fatal blow to the head. With the Supreme Team, he goes to the tournament, the outcome of which, it seems, is rigged - like so much in boxing life today. Robert Anasi tells his story not as a journalist on assignment but as a man in the midst of one of the great adventures of his life. Beautifully written, The Gloves has the feel of a contemporary classic. Paperback, Format: International Edition, Label: Mainstream Publishing, Mainstream Publishing, Product group: Book, Published: 2005-08-09, Release date: 2005-08-09, Studio: Mainstream Publishing, Sales rank: 16042558.

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biographies,biographies,boxing,boxing wrestling and mma,individual sports,sports and outdoors,sports and recreation, A gritty, spirited inside look at the world of amateur boxing todayThe Golden Gloves tournament is center stage in amateur boxing-a single-elimination contest in which young hopefuls square off in steamy gyms with the boxing elite looking on. Robert Anasi took up boxing in his twenties to keep in shape, attract women, and sharpen his knuckles for the odd bar fight. He thought of entering "the Gloves," but put it off. Finally, at age thirty-two-his last year of eligibility-he vowed to fight, although he was an old man in a sport of teenagers and a light man who had to be even lighter (125 pounds) to fight others his size.So begins Anasi's obsessive preparation for the Golden Gloves. He finds Milton, a wily and abusive trainer, and joins Milton's "Supreme Team": a black teenager who used to deal guns in Harlem, a bus driver with five kids, a hard-hitting woman champion who becomes his sparring partner. Meanwhile, he observes the changing world of amateur boxing, in which investment bankers spar with ex-convicts and everyone dreads a fatal blow to the head. With the Supreme Team, he goes to the tournament, whose outcome, it seems, is rigged, like so much in boxing life today. Robert Anasi tells his story not as a journalist on assignment but as a man in the midst of one of the great adventures of his life. The Gloves, his first book, has the feel of a contemporary classic.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, awesomebooksusa.
The Golden Gloves Tournament is an American institution which is centre stage in the amateur boxing world - a single-elimination contest in which young hopefuls square off in steamy gyms with the boxing elite looking on. Robert Anasi took up boxing in his twenties to keep in shape, attract women, and sharpen his knuckles for the odd bar fight. He thought of entering "the Gloves", but put it off. Finally, at the age of 33 - his last year of eligibility - he vowed to fight, even though he was an old man in a sport of teenagers and would have to starve himself all winter to make weight come tournament time. In Anasi's obsessive preparation for the Golden Gloves he finds Milton, a wily and abusive trainer, and joins his Supreme Team: a young black man who used to deal guns in Harlem, a bus driver with five kids and a hard-hitting woman champion who becomes his sparring partner. Meanwhile, he observes the changing world of amateur boxing, in which investment bankers spar with ex-convicts and everyone dreads the fatal blow to the head. With the Supreme Team, he goes to the tournament, the outcome of which, it seems, is rigged, like so much in boxing life today. Hardcover, Format: International Edition, Label: Mainstream Publishing, Mainstream Publishing, Product group: Book, Published: 2005-08-09, Release date: 2005-08-09, Studio: Mainstream Publishing.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Fun_Meister [58045611], Wallingford, United Kingdom.
Will be shipped promptly from UK warehouse. Book is in good condition with no missing pages, no damage or soiling and tight spine. There may be some dog-eared pages showing previous use but overall a great book.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books Ltd.
Mainstream Publishing. Used - Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase also supports literacy charities.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, worldofbooks, WEST SUSSEX, Goring-By-Sea, [RE:4].
The Gloves: A Boxing Chronicle (Mainstream Sport) by Anasi, Robert, 2004-10-14. Trade paperback, Revised ed.

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The-Gloves~~Robert-Anasi, The Gloves: A Boxing Chronicle, Hardcover.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Ergodebooks.
Mainstream Publishing, 2005-08-09. Paperback. Good.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hereford, [RE:4].
Trade paperback, Revised ed.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Bahamut Media, BERKSHIRE, Reading, [RE:4].
Hardcover.