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OverviewA member of the USA's stellar 1984 Olympic boxing team, Paul Banke then scaled the heights as a professional to become world champion in 1990. Unfortunately, throughout his career, he was at the mercy of his secret mistress - drugs. As part of the celebrity slipstream, Banke often had free access to heroin, crystal meth and cocaine. Best remembered for his epic trilogy with Daniel Zaragoza, drugs overtook him and Banke soon became a forgotten champion. Shortly after retiring in 1993, he was homeless and destitute. Having not eaten for three days, Banke found himself lying in a dumpster in Vegas, ecstatic at finding a partially consumed cheeseburger. Arrested for grand theft auto in 1995 he was urged in jail to take an HIV test, due to sharing needles. He had contracted full-blown AIDS. Miraculously, after three decades of drug abuse, Banke turned his life around in September 2014 and became clean and sober. Now once again warmly embraced by the boxing fraternity, he shares his story to inspire and deter those on a similar path. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul Banke , Paul ZanonPublisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd Imprint: Pitch Publishing Ltd Weight: 0.518kg ISBN: 9781785315404ISBN 10: 1785315404 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 30 September 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationPaul Zanon is the author of six books, four of which have reached the No1 Bestseller spot in their respective categories on Amazon. Paul is a regular contributor to Boxing Monthly magazine, has covered the fight game for the Daily Sport and has appeared as a boxing pundit on talkSPORT radio, London Live and BoxNation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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