num_pages: 225
description: FROM BOY TO MAN, ONE PUNCH AT A TIME Eighteen-year-old Peter Wood's home life is a battleground. He hates his stepfather, whose vicious comments open new wounds every day. He hates his mother for marrying the guy. And his half-siblings heap even more misery on him at every turn.Tormented and lonely, Peter decides to start fighting back—literally—at a crumbling local gym. Soon boxing becomes a personal ritual. His raging self-hatred makes him train that much harder. His fear of failure gives way to an animalistic intensity. Confessions of a Fighter is Peter's riveting autobiography of his journey from underdog to hero. In this poignant psychological drama, the author finally ascends—after five grueling, heart stopping qualifying bouts—to the finals of the New York Golden Gloves Championships. It is there, under the blinding lights of Madison Square Garden and facing tens of thousands of frenzied spectators, that Peter realizes what truly constitutes the measure of a man.
language: English
title: Confessions of a Fighter: Battling Through the New York Golden Gloves
titlecomplete: Confessions of a Fighter: Battling Through the New York Golden Gloves
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Ringside Books