Duke
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“An enthralling new biography by Carlos Acevedo . . . [Tommy] Morrison’s Falstaffian story makes for a rollicking read in Acevedo’s deft hands.”—The Irish Times
“Carlos Acevedo is a keen student of the technical aspects of a sport that, despite its raw physicality, swiftly exposes the untrained. Beyond that, though, he is interested in its deep history, in mining the past for what is uniquely instructive in a gladiatorial contest that strips human nature bare. In this, he is a worthy successor to all those who have tried to honor in words the inarticulate striving of the ring.”—City Journal
"The Duke is above all an exceptional work of biography. Acevedo’s achievement is to tell the story in a way that is riveting but not lurid, gripping but not eulogizing. The Duke is unputdownable in a way nonfiction rarely is. It grips you and submerges you in a narrative that is riveting, comic, and ultimately tragic."—All Sports Book Reviews
“[A] fascinating dive into one of the key players of the '90s heavyweight era."—Boxing Scene
"The Duke is an enjoyable and compelling read and I doubt any other boxing literature released this year will surpass it."—Boxing Social
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An American gothic…
In the early 1990s, Tommy Morrison, a young roughneck from the hinterland of Jay, Oklahoma, burst onto the scene to become one of the most controversial fighters of his era.
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In the early 1990s, Tommy Morrison, a young roughneck from the hinterland of Jay, Oklahoma, burst onto the scene to become one of the most controversial fighters of his era. As an undefeated prospect with a crippling left hook, Morrison attracted plenty of attention (and criticism) from boxing insiders, but it was his starring role in Rocky V that propelled him to the brink of stardom–and ultimately lead to his tragic downfall.
Handsome, eloquent, and powerful, Morrison parlayed a thrilling ringstyle and a homespun personality into genuine celebrity status throughout the midwest and southeast, where boxing rarely prospered. But his brush with Hollywood fame triggered an insatiable appetite for parties, liquor, and sex. When he was shockingly diagnosed with HIV in 1996, Morrison saw his life spiral out of control. His subsequent descent into drugs, prison, and conspiracy theories made Morrison headline material long after his glory days inside the ring had ended, and it transformed his story of a small-town success into one of the American Dream gone haywire.
Throughout his career, Morrison had shown a rebellious streak and a knack for excess that sabotaged his talent; those same characteristics drove him to weave an alternative universe for himself, one where HIV did not cause AIDs, bigamy was legal, and he could teleport from danger at any moment.
In The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison, Carlos Acevedo traces the tumultuous tale of Morrison from his days as a teenaged Toughman contestant, to his rise in the heavyweight division after defeating George Foreman, to his struggles with HIV and depression, to his farcical comeback in 2007, to his tragic death at forty-four, when his delusions finally caught up to him.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Hamilcar Publications
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781949590524
- Utgivelsesår
- 2022
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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“An enthralling new biography by Carlos Acevedo . . . [Tommy] Morrison’s Falstaffian story makes for a rollicking read in Acevedo’s deft hands.”—The Irish Times
“Carlos Acevedo is a keen student of the technical aspects of a sport that, despite its raw physicality, swiftly exposes the untrained. Beyond that, though, he is interested in its deep history, in mining the past for what is uniquely instructive in a gladiatorial contest that strips human nature bare. In this, he is a worthy successor to all those who have tried to honor in words the inarticulate striving of the ring.”—City Journal
"The Duke is above all an exceptional work of biography. Acevedo’s achievement is to tell the story in a way that is riveting but not lurid, gripping but not eulogizing. The Duke is unputdownable in a way nonfiction rarely is. It grips you and submerges you in a narrative that is riveting, comic, and ultimately tragic."—All Sports Book Reviews
“[A] fascinating dive into one of the key players of the '90s heavyweight era."—Boxing Scene
"The Duke is an enjoyable and compelling read and I doubt any other boxing literature released this year will surpass it."—Boxing Social
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