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 Dark Destroyer - Nigel Benn
 Dark Destroyer - Nigel Benn ... of awesome and devastating power. His first 22 professional fights ended with him knocking out all of his opponents - half of them before the first round was over. Nigel Benn opens his heart in this revealing biography.Newest Review: ... After leaving school at an early age and spending time on the dole, Benn is persuaded by his Mum to join the army. Another ... more ... brother is already serving with First Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. "Thank God I did," says Benn. "The decision to do so was a major turning point in my life."
It's interesting to read about Benn's life before he was famous. The army soon learn that they have a natural boxer on their hands and doors start to open up to a possible future in the ring. Meanwhile Benn serves in Cyprus, Germany and does a couple of Tours Of Duty in Northern Ireland. "I don't think fear is an emotio...more |
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Dark Destroyer - Nigel Benn: The Dark Destroyer (1366 words)
by - written on 24/06/08 (Very useful, 472 readings)
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Nigel Benn was one of the most entertaining and charismatic British boxers of the modern era. In the eighties and nineties he became a two time world champion at different weights and had memorable encounters in the ring agaisnt the likes of Doug Dewitt, Michael Watson, Chris Eubank, Iran Barkley, Henry Wharton, and, tragically, Gerald McClellan. His life outside the ring was every bit as colourful and this autobiography finally tells the story of the boxer known as The Dark Destroyer. The book is a shade over 300 pages long and divided into twenty shortish chapters. It was ghosted by John Lisners and he does a good job with Benn. Norman Mailer it is not but ... Read the complete review
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