Eclipse of the sun : boxing poems /

The poems within Eclipse of the Sun offer homage to boxing at its grittiest levels and to fighters who persevere, with hope, blood and bone, against sense and loss. Few professional boxers earn a living. Few world champion boxers arrive in their forties with any money left from their sport. In Eclip...

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Main Author: Shuttleworth, Red, 1944- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2023].
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