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Boxing Shadows [Englisch] [Gebundene Ausgabe]

W. K. Stratton (Autor), Anissa Zamarron (K�nstler)

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Gebundene Ausgabe: 181 Seiten
Verlag: Univ of Texas Pr; Auflage: 1 (15. Oktober 2009)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0292721293
ISBN-13: 978-0292721296
Gr��e und/oder Gewicht: 21,8 x 14,7 x 2,5 cm

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Reaching the top in any sport requires a long, hard climb. But when you start with the baggage of years of family dysfunction and incarceration in a hellish mental hospital, the climb is especially steep. Yet even with such weights to carry, Anissa Zamarron won not one, but two, world championships in women's boxing. Her story, as dramatically intense as the Clint Eastwood film "Million Dollar Baby", is one of tremendous courage and determination to overcome the odds against her as a Latina and as a woman working through mental illness and addiction - a fight in which Zamarron has been as powerful and successful as she has been in the boxing ring. In this compelling biography, acclaimed author W. K. 'Kip' Stratton collaborates with Zamarron to tell the story of her unlikely rise to the pinnacle of women's boxing. With searing honesty, Zamarron describes how the chaotic breakup of her childhood family caused her to develop 'demons' that drove her to aggressive behavior in school, an addiction to self-destructive habits, including cutting, and eventually to a corrupt for-profit mental hospital in which she spent eighteen months tied to a bed. She explains how boxing became her salvation as an adult; she learned how to turn her anger and aggression into motivation to train hard and excel at her sport, not only becoming the first woman to fight as a professional in a sanctioned fight in New York, but also fighting more ten-round fights than any other woman in history. This gripping account of Zamarron's 2005 upset win over Maribel Zurita to claim her second world championship caps the book.

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Powerful! 28. Januar 2010

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Boxing Shadows is a powerful book that will appeal to all readers. Stratton does an excellent job of combining the inspiring story of Anissa Zamarron with an interesting and informative overview of the sport of boxing. The first half of the book tells the tale of Anissa's childhood, struggling to overcome the chaotic breakup of her family and her subsequent addiction the self-destructive habits. While at some times difficult to read, this portion of the book exposes readers to the heartbreaking truth of how a corrupt system failed a young girl in need of help. The second half goes on to detail Anissa's journey to becoming a world championship boxer including both a history of the sport and Anissa's own personal anecdotes. Those familiar with the sport will find this book to be the compelling biography of one of women's boxing's greatest champions. Stratton has also done an excellent job of ensuring that other readers can enjoy the book with no previous knowledge of boxing. Overall this book proves to be an inspirational and well written story that has something for all readers.

a heartbreaking, but inspiring, read 27. Dezember 2011

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This true story of Anissa Zamarron, a boxer from San Angelo, Texas, is almost indescribable. Zamarron had a difficult life, being institutionalized as early as age 13, and spending most of her adolescence in mental health facilities (including one that was shut down for abusing patients). In spite of this heartbreaking upbringing, Zamarron eventually finds exercise/fitness and eventually boxing, which changes her life. She finds something that she's good at, and that helps get rid of her demons.

Zamarron's honesty in detailing her difficult past is, at times, shocking. More shocking, however, is her ability to forgive those who couldn't or didn't help her, including her family. Her focus, her dedication, her humanity are all inspiring.

At times, this was a tough book to keep reading, but the opening chapter, which shares her triumph to achieve a world title, reminds you that this is a story of redemption.

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