{"product_id":"sucker-punch-roy-williams-9781472574350","title":"Sucker Punch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRight, you know the rules, watch the low blows, if it's a knock-down no messing about, go straight to your corner, and don't come out till called for, are we clear? Touch gloves, let's go.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the red corner: Leon Davidson - Black British champ or Uncle Tom? In the blue corner: Troy Augustus - American powerhouse or naive cash cow? Having spent their youth in the same London boxing gym, vying for the favouritism of inspirational, foul-mouthed trainer Charlie Maggs, the two former friends step into the ring and face up to who they are. Boxing has dominated their lives with an unhoped-for structure and meaning, but it becomes clear that it is no substitute for their health, family, and friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Roy Williams' \u003ci\u003eSucker Punch\u003c\/i\u003e looks back on what it was like to be young and black in the 1980s and asks if the right battles have been fought, let alone won. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With an introduction by Harry Derbyshire, Lecturer in English and Drama at the University of Greenwich.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roy Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472574354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472574350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Roy Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935479496959,"sku":"9781472574350","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0f6d9480-d493-413b-83e3-daba334a03fb.jpg?v=1681420044","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sucker-punch-roy-williams-9781472574350","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}