This is a highly entertaining and intriguing account of a journalist who wanted to write a piece on what makes a boxer tick. After finding a less than helpful response he decides to take the unprecedented step of training to become a professional boxer himself! What follows is a two-year journey of self-discovery.
I found this book to be honest and frank, Matthews gives himself totally to his quest. The book is full of witty lines and observations such as ‘I was on the cusp of a pre-midlife c...