Irish Thunder: The Hard Life and Times of Micky Ward | Bob Halloran

Irish Thunder: The Hard Life and Times of Micky Ward | Bob Halloran | Micky Ward

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Irish Thunder: The...

	Irish Thunder: The Hard Life and Times of Micky Ward Bob Halloran The Lyons Press, 2007 - 296 pages average customer review:based on 11 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Lowell's Pride

Other than Jack Kerouac and a few other Lowell greats I'm probably missing, Micky Ward is Lowell's pride. The book is an excellent read only because Micky's life-story is so remarkable and inspiring, other than that Bob Halloran's writing style is bleak.

Micky Ward grew up when Lowell was tougher than it is today--UMass Lowell has brought so much money into the city it's been on the up-and-up since 1992--where his half-brother/trainer is a crack addict, his dad did hard time for defrauding old ladies in his roofing business and yet Micky even steered clear of marijuana while staying on his sworn path of becoming a champion boxer. Throughout his boxing career, he maintained a modest career paving roads for the city of Lowell and to my knowledge is still doing it to this day, he's only 42.

Micky Ward is an honest man and a working class hero, and that's why so many people love him--"The Warrior's Code" the album by the Dropkick Murphys is about Micky Ward and "The Fighter" is a movie about him starring Mark Wahlberg and Brad Pitt to be released in 2009.

This book is highly recommended, and will hopefully inspire you to hit the gym and work as hard as Micky did.

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Micky Ward

This is probably one of the best books ever written describing the life and hard times of any fighter from a non-boxing-fan perspective. Not being an avid reader, I was unable to put the book down. Enjoyed it but left feeling with a heavy heart for the folks that endure so much in this industry.

Good Book

Good book to read before movie about Micky Ward's life comes out. It is interesting to see how much he struggled and did not give up after many setbacks in boxing. If you are a boxing fan or want to get some information before movie this would be a good one to pick up and read.

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Irish Thunder: The Hard Life and Times of Micky Ward

Great book. It kept my attention. Recognizing and knowing some of the characters and living in the Greater Lowell area made it a very interesting book.

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