Johnny had incredible heart, was such a sweet man, but was also tormented. He had two sides to him. The sweetest, nicest guy, but then the other side which could probably kill you. He was tortured with his addictions, but Johnny was always pure emotion in that ring.-Sammy 'The Red Rocker' Hagar, Musician
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: SPORT. The Kray Twins approached him to be his manager at the age of 18, but his dad had the unenviable task of respectfully turning them down in their notorious pub. Sparred with Muhammad Ali, making front cover headlines on the New York Times, then fought on the Ali v Henry Cooper undercard a few weeks later in front of 54,000 people. Had 20 pro fights with a good record and was tippped to go on to great things ... Boxing career was cut short by being involved in gangland warfare for three years, which culminated in him getting a ten year prison sentence. Came out after four years and eight months, and after a few years of working in the family scrap business, he had the opportunity of a lifetime to work as a boxing trainer, being thrown in at the deep end with some of British finest fighters. Jimmy went on to train some of the biggest names in British boxing including Frank Bruno, Barry McGuigan, Lloyd Honeyghan, Michael Watson, Nigel Benn etc ..
Being shot at five times propels anyone into the public eye. Jamie Moore generated more attention than average - and it had nothing to do with the shooting. His presence in the ring earned him British, Irish, Commonwealth and European light middleweight titles. The Fighter's Fighter is an honest insight into one of Britain's most-loved fighters.
Tony Gale is a big legend to fans of West Ham, Fulham and Blackburn Rovers. His long-awaited autobiography is packed full of colourful, hilarious anecdotes from fifty years in the game as a player and popular media pundit and features contributions from a host of footballing greats.