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OverviewBare-knuckle fighters, unlicensed boxers and No-Holds-Barred gladiators. They're not amateurs because they do it for cash; they're not professionals because nobody regulates them. They're fighters - it's what they do.Plunged into a brutal world that exists beyond the authority of any sporting body, Natural Born Fighters uncovers today's kings of underground combat. It's a world where every fight has different rules and some have no rules at all. From bare-knuckle fights that take place in country lanes and inner-city building sites, to bloody, raw gladitorial cage fighting, here we meet hard men, villians, gypsies, matbe even the bloke who lives next door. They're all connected by the common thread of their love of fighting, and they'll do anything to win. Introductions and personal insights to these twenty-first-century gladiators and the world they inhabit are given by several respected and feared personalities, including Bobby frankham, ex-professional boxer and gypsy bare-knuckle fighter; Alan Mortlock, Britain's king of unlicensed boxing; and Andy Jardine, founder of the British end of the new mixed martial arts, the fighting art of No Holds Barred. And then of course , there Full Product DetailsAuthor: Craig GoldmanPublisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd Imprint: Mainstream Publishing Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.185kg ISBN: 9781840188363ISBN 10: 1840188367 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 22 March 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsLifts the lid on a brutal world that exists beyond the authority of any sporting body Belfast Telegraph Author InformationCraig Goldman is an executive producer who worked on a series for Discovery entitled Crime Files the Natural Born Fighters documentaries for Channel 5. This is his first book. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |