Tales from the Top Table

How Boxing's Superstars Took Over a Town

Richie Woodhall, Craig Birch

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785316036
• Year: 2019

Delve deep into the psyche of famous fighting men and relive their experiences in the ring. These memorable anecdotes about fighters' lives were originally intended only for the ears of those in attendance at the Bar Sport in Great Britain—and could easily have stayed that way. The bar's Premier Suite holds just 300 people but countless sporting idols have passed through its doors. Now Craig Birch's exclusive notes on Bar Sport's after-dinner speakers put you right in the room. Every chapter is packed with unique stories and inside information.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• The oracle – foreword by Richie Woodhall
• Your author – Craig Birch
• 1. When pretty boy met pretty woman – Floyd Mayweather
• 2. Made a scapegoat for what went wrong – Ray Mancini
• 3. When the tables were well and truly turned – Vinny Paz
• 4. This could have been different – Barry McGuigan
• 5. It’s undisputed he’s a tartan legend – Ken Buchanan
• 6. Building an empire, building a legacy – Anthony Joshua and Carl Frampton
• 7. From the Dark Destroyer came light – Nigel Benn
• 8. An enigma wrapped in a riddle – Chris Eubank
• 9. You only get out what you put in – Steve Collins
• 10. Unbeatable to the last – Joe Calzaghe
• 11. The cobra may be no saint – Carl Froch and George Groves
• 12. Back from the brink – Tyson Fury
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