Explore the unbelievably true lives of more than thirty of the hardest men on the planet: bareknuckle fighters, mercenaries, bodyguards, hard actors, wrestlers, boxers, and martial arts fighters. With original accounts from the likes of Geoff Thompson, the number-one selfdefense instructor in the world, and Chuck Zito, martial arts exponent, celebrity bodyguard, stuntman, former boxing trainer, and former president of the New York chapter of the Hells Angels, The Mammoth Book of Tough Guys tells the stories of the world's manliest men.