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Pound for pound

Pound for Pound is a big novel in the truest sense of the word, a story of family, honor, perseverance, and forgiveness. Set in towns where violence is the norm and success stories take on an almost mythic importance, it tells of grand-fathers and grandsons--older men for whom life has not been easy and the young men who look to them for guidance--and reveals the transformative power of that relationship. Dan Cooley, an aging but legendary Los Angeles trainer, takes on a troubled young fighter named Chicky Garza, hungry to make a name for himself in the San Antonio boxing circuit, which is rife with crime and corruption. The bond between them grows more powerful than the obstacles they face, ultimately reviving in each man the courage it takes to triumph both in and out of the ring.

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  • "Roman publié à titre posthume, qui raconte l'histoire d'un homme, Dan, entraîneur de boxe, frappé par le destin puisqu'il perd tour à tour sa femme, ses enfants et son petit-fils qu'il élevait seul. Chicky, un ancien adversaire de Dan, rejoint son petit-fils à Los Angeles. Chicky et Dan se retrouvent et doivent affronter leurs passés."
  • "The lives of Dan Cooley, a legendary L.A. trainer, and Chicky Garza, a young man battling to make a name for himself on the San Antonio boxing circuit, intertwine as both men struggle to cope with the pain of the past and their individual demons."
  • "Dan Cooley, ageing LA trainer and cut man, watches his 11-year-old grandson die in a traffic accident. No one's to blame: but Dan, left without family, can't accept that. He pesters the police, stalks the unfortunate young woman who ran over the boy, prowls the coastal highway drinking bottom-shelf vodka from the bottle and planning to set fire to himself. He is still on his feet, yet barely conscious. Meanwhile, 17-year-old welterweight Eduardo "Chicky" la Garza y Duffy sees his chances flushed down the pan by the corrupt practice of his management team, who farm their boys as "opponents"--Essentially cannon-fodder for better fighters. While Dan takes his dive into the bottle, Chicky's shuffle to the edge of failure is accomplished through a series of transparently rigged amateur matches and a three-defeat career as a pro."
  • "Pound for Pound is a big novel in the truest sense of the word, a story of family, honor, perseverance, and forgiveness. Set in towns where violence is the norm and success stories take on an almost mythic importance, it tells of grand-fathers and grandsons--older men for whom life has not been easy and the young men who look to them for guidance--and reveals the transformative power of that relationship. Dan Cooley, an aging but legendary Los Angeles trainer, takes on a troubled young fighter named Chicky Garza, hungry to make a name for himself in the San Antonio boxing circuit, which is rife with crime and corruption. The bond between them grows more powerful than the obstacles they face, ultimately reviving in each man the courage it takes to triumph both in and out of the ring."@en
  • "The lives of Dan Cooley, a legendary L.A. trainer, and Chicky Garcia, a young man battling to make a name for himself on the San Antonio boxing circuit, intertwine as both men struggle to cope with the pain of the past and their individual demons."

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  • "Roman familial"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Boxing stories"
  • "Sports stories"
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "Pound for pound"@en
  • "Pound for pound"
  • "Coup sur coup"
  • "Sidste omgang"@da
  • "Coup pour coup : roman"
  • "A bordo ring"
  • "A bordo ring"@it
  • "Coup pour coup"
  • "Pound for pound a novel"@en
  • "Pound for pound A novel"
  • "Pound for pound : a novel"

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