{"product_id":"around-the-world-in-80-fights-a-lifetimes-journey-to-the-heart-of-boxing-hardcover","title":"Around the World in 80 Fights: A Lifetime's Journey to the Heart of Boxing - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Bunce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn autobiographical white-knuckle ride around the global fight game by the legendary Steve Bunce: the voice of the sport who is celebrating four decades of writing and talking about boxers and boxing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book captures the magic of the sport - the glory and the heartache.\" \u003cb\u003eRicky Hatton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Steve and I go way back, all the way back. He has been ringside at all my fights, from national amateurs all the way to Wembley stadium. He is the only reporter who could have ever got close to that lift in the Garden.\" \u003cb\u003eAnthony Joshua\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Bunce is a walking talking boxing library, and is not frightened to say what he thinks and says. I've enjoyed many nights and many fights with a true legend of the game.\" \u003cb\u003eTyson Fury\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Buncey has forgotten more than most people in boxing know.\" \u003cb\u003ePrince Naseem Hamed\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"He's been there, done it and pretty much seen it all.\" \u003cb\u003eEddie Hearn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn A\u003ci\u003eround the World in 80 Fights\u003c\/i\u003e, let 'the Voice of Boxing' take you on the ultimate sporting odyssey: to the rings of New York, to the makeshift rings of Bukom in Ghana, to the riches of Las Vegas, and to Riyadh, Atlantic City, Bethnal Green, Mexico City, Rome and Berlin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo the basement rooms in dingy pubs where old fighters chase the last round; a bullring in December under the stars; a small square on the outskirts of Naples with a ring obscured by a fountain; the abandoned centre of boxing excellence in a forest lost in East Germany; a railway arch in south London and a bin-bag packed with cash. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLet 'Buncey' tell you about the conversations with Mr. T at ringside; a meeting with the Pope's people; the thoughts of Donald Trump when he had plans to make boxing great again; Don King in exile in his nineties; an overheard conversation with Fidel Castro; and a very real diplomatic incident. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe hard conversations with a dead boxer's mother in the hour after a machine had been switched off. The bravery, stupidity, guts, desire and glory of the boxers in the world's most famous and unknown rings. They fought for millions, for pride, for their country and for nothing. They bled, cried and died in those rings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAround the World in 80 Fights\u003c\/i\u003e vividly reveals the simple, wonderful and truly awful business of boxing. It is Buncey's business and this is his story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Steve has a great knowledge of our sport.\" \u003cb\u003eJoe Calzaghe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Bunce captured the madness in Memphis around the fight with Tyson... the behind-the-scenes story of the Bruno fight and was there from York Hall to Las Vegas.\" \u003cb\u003eLennox Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"His love and enthusiasm for the sport is infectious.\" \u003cb\u003eKatie Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Steve understands how the minds of boxers tick.\" \u003cb\u003eCarl Froch\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Steve's knowledge on the sweet science of boxing is second to none.\" \u003cb\u003eCarl Frampton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn autobiographical white-knuckle ride around the global fight game by the legendary Steve Bunce, the voice of the sport who is celebrating four decades amongst boxers and boxing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Bunce has worked as a journalist and broadcaster since 1984, writing about boxing for the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e for a decade and since 1999 at the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as having a column in \u003ci\u003eBoxing Monthly \u003c\/i\u003eand for ESPN.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe has been at six Olympic Games, reported on more than fifty fights in Las Vegas and covered bouts in over twenty countries. He is a regular on BBC Radio Five Live, working on their monthly show since 2004, the weekly podcast and all major live fights. He has been part of the broadcast team at BoxNation since 2011 and also holds various ridiculous records on the BBC's award-winning \u003ci\u003eFighting Talk\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.3 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47416412373213,"sku":"9781035413980","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/rQ1hqv6RGl9781035413980.webp?v=1771214975","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/around-the-world-in-80-fights-a-lifetimes-journey-to-the-heart-of-boxing-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}