Donald McRae
The Last Bell: Life, Death and Boxing
The Last Bell: Life, Death and Boxing
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The Last Bell is a powerful and personal book by Donald McRae, following boxing from 2018 to 2024. It explores the contradictions of boxing, from exhilaration to disappointment, and the courage of fighters facing ordeals. McRae documents the rise of doping and the insidious rise of Saudi Arabia's boxing industry. He also helps boxers open up about their doubts and fears and charts the courage of fighters facing ordeals from depression to war. The Last Bell is his most powerful and personal book yet, a riveting account of life, death, and boxing.
Format: Hardback
Length: 464 pages
Publication date: 13 March 2025
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
The Last Bell is a captivating sports book that takes readers on a journey through the last six years in boxing, from 2018 to 2024. Written by Mike Williams, the book explores the love-hate relationship between Donald McRae and the sport of boxing. McRae, a veteran sportswriter, has been immersed in boxing for fifty years and has won multiple awards for his writing. However, in recent years, his love for boxing has waned as criminality and corruption consume the sport. In 2018, McRae sought refuge in boxing again as he grieved the death of his sister and his parents' terminal illnesses. He witnessed Tyson Fury's incredible comeback, proving that the ring can still offer exhilaration and redemption. From Fury's resurrection to the first undisputed heavyweight champion this century, boxing can be epic and electrifying. It can also be disappointing, as McRae discovers when he documents doping's insidious rise or travels to Saudi Arabia where boxing ignores state repression. In The Last Bell, McRae takes us ringside to thrilling bouts with great contemporary champions and fighters, such as Fury, Canelo Álvarez, Oleksandr Usyk, Katie Taylor, Regis Prograis, and Isaac Chamberlain. Whether in London or Las Vegas, he shows us what it is like to see joy pour out of a boxer in the dressing room after a magnificent victory or to hold the hand of a fighter being wheeled away on a stretcher after a devastating defeat. As he tries to reconcile the contradictions which lie at boxing's murky heart, McRae is unflinching and compelling. McRae helps boxers open up about their doubts and fears and charts the courage of those who continue to fight in the face of adversity. The Last Bell is a must-read for anyone who loves sports or is interested in the human drama of boxing.
Weight: 638g
Dimension: 242 x 162 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398504189
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