This Bloody Mary is the Last Thing I Own - Jonathan Rendall

'This Bloody Mary Is The Last Thing I Own' was first published in 1997 and written by Jonathan Rendall. It's a little known book that I'd never heard of until I picked it up in a second hand bookshop and charts Rendall's adventures in the world of boxing as both a journalist and advisor to former WBO featherweight champion Colin 'Sweet C' McMillan. The book is billed as Rendall's exit from a sport dying in an explosion of dollars and populated by high-rollers, lowlifes, and fascinating characters and personalities. This is a fairly short book and my copy runs to 186 pages. It's decently written and always interesting but nothing great. There have been far ...  Read the complete review