Sucker Punch, Paperback by Williams, Roy; Derbyshire, Harry (INT), ISBN 1472574354, ISBN-13 9781472574350, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

<p><i>Right, you know the rules, watch the low blows, if it's a knock-down no messing about, go straight to your corner, and don't come out till called for, are we clear? Touch gloves, let's go.</i><br><br> In the red corner: Leon Davidson - Black British champ or Uncle Tom? In the blue corner: Troy Augustus - American powerhouse or naive cash cow? Having spent their youth in the same London boxing gym, vying for the favouritism of inspirational, foul-mouthed trainer Charlie Maggs, the two former friends step into the ring and face up to who they are. Boxing has dominated their lives with an unhoped-for structure and meaning, but it becomes clear that it is no substitute for their health, family, and friends. <br><br> Roy Williams' <i>Sucker Punch</i> looks back on what it was like to be young and black in the 1980s and asks if the right battles have been fought, let alone won. <br><br> With an introduction by Harry Derbyshire, Lecturer in English and Drama at the University of Greenwich.</p>