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When the Gloves Came Off Robin McGibbon

When the Gloves Came Off By Robin McGibbon

When the Gloves Came Off by Robin McGibbon


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Billy Walker was a British sporting hero - a supremely courageous fighter with film star looks, who became a household name after millions of TV viewers saw him knock out a giant American in less than a minute. His record for the number of successive Wembley sell-outs has never been beaten.

When the Gloves Came Off Summary

When the Gloves Came Off: The Powerful, Personal Story of Britain?s Playboy Boxer by Robin McGibbon

Billy Walker was a British sporting hero - a supremely courageous fighter with film star looks, who became a household name after millions of TV viewers saw him knock out a giant American in less than a minute. Adored by men and women alike, Billy was the biggest box-office attraction in British boxing history, whose record for the number of successive Wembley sell-outs has never been beaten. He had a sumptuous home in Belgravia, filled with champagne and fine wines. He drove top-of-the-range sports cars. And, as one of the most famous faces in the land, he revelled in all the Swinging Sixties had to offer, including the company of beautiful women. When his boxing days were over, after fighting Henry Cooper for the British title, Billy continued to live the way he had fought - fast and furious, with no punches pulled. He became a millionaire, then nearly went broke. He has been married and divorced twice - and tragically widowed. Now married for the fourth time, the famous smile is back. Billy's story of his exceptional, exhilarating life - written in collaboration with Robin McGibbon - is an enthralling read. Disarmingly candid, the cheerful Cockney bares his soul, revealing the triumphs and tragedies - in and out of the ring - that he always kept hidden behind the cheery smile. It is a riveting, uplifting story of an East End kid with an unquenchable lust for fun, who never wanted to fight, but whose bravery and engaging personality made him the richest, most popular, fighter of his generation.

When the Gloves Came Off Reviews

'Billy Walker...tells his story with a liveliness that puts most sporting autobiographies in the shade. While he revels in the good days, his tale is shot through with sadness at his estrangement from the brother he worshipped, and his account of nursing his third wife, Pat, as she died of cancer is almost too painful to read. Now living contentedly with his fourth wife, he ends with the words: "Happy days!" Good luck to him; he deserves it.' The Independent on Sunday , October 2008

About Robin McGibbon

Robin McGibbon is a former national newspaper sub-editor. He is now a full-time author, and has written or co-written ten books, including the autobiographies of Barbara Windsor and Charles Kray. He lives in Kent with his wife, Sue.

Additional information

GOR001613277
9781905798278
190579827X
When the Gloves Came Off: The Powerful, Personal Story of Britain?s Playboy Boxer by Robin McGibbon
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pavilion Books
2008-09-01
266
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