Bare Knuckle: Bobby Gunn, 73-0 Undefeated. a Dad. a Dream. a Fight Like You've Never Seen.

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Stayton Bonner Ari Fliakos

Bare Knuckle

Bobby Gunn, 73-0 Undefeated. a Dad. a Dream. a Fight Like You've Never Seen.

Stayton Bonner, Ari Fliakos

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Blackstone Publishing
07 November 2023

Biography: sport; Sports & outdoor recreation; Combat sports & self-defence; Boxing; Oriental martial arts

"Father. Fighter. Champion. Outlaw.

Hailed as an ""exhilarating debut"" by Publishers Weekly, Bare Knuckle by former Rolling Stone editor Stayton Bonner (nominated for the Dan Jenkins Medal of Excellence in Sportswriting) takes readers into a previously unknown world: the underground circuit of illegal bare-knuckle fighting.

Bare Knuckle is the remarkable true tale of Bobby Gunn, the 73-0 undisputed champion of bare-knuckle boxing.

An inspiring underdog story that reads like a real-life Rocky.

Bobby Gunn has been fighting for his existence since a childhood spent living under the hand of his volatile father, and would do anything to give his seven-year-old daughter a better life--including betting on himself in the underground world of bare-knuckle boxing.

In 1984, Gunn was an eleven-year-old boxer in Ontario when his father woke him in the middle of the night to fight grown men in motel parking lots for money, his old man pocketing the cash. From there, Gunn traveled to Las Vegas, Tijuana, and beyond, competing in ringed matches as well as in biker bars and mobster dens on the side, brawling to make ends meet.

But it was only with the birth of his daughter--and his desire to help her avoid his fate--that Gunn entered the big-time world of underground Russian-mob matches of up to $50,000 a night in New York City, hoping to finally raise his family above the fray.

Former Rolling Stone editor Stayton Bonner travels the underground for years with Gunn, the world champion of bare-knuckle boxing with a 73-0 record, shining a light on a secret circuit that's never before been revealed. Along the way, we explore the fascinating history of this first sport in America, Gunn's Irish Traveler community--a sect of religious fighters best known through Brad Pitt's depiction in Snatch--as well as his part in the improbable rise of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, the first legal revival of the sport.

Bare Knuckle, a tale of triumph, loss, and a father's love for his family, is a heartbreaking but ultimately inspiring story that will have you rooting until the end."

By: Stayton Bonner
Read by: Ari Fliakos
Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 703g
ISBN: 9781982650711
ISBN 10: 1982650710
Pages: 370
Publication Date: 07 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stayton Bonner is a former senior editor at Rolling Stone. His journalism has appeared in publications including GQ, Esquire, and Outside. Champion of the Underworld, the 2016 Men's Journal article that was the basis for this book, was nominated for the Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting. This is his first book.

Reviews for Bare Knuckle: Bobby Gunn, 73-0 Undefeated. a Dad. a Dream. a Fight Like You've Never Seen.

A remarkable story of triumph and heartbreak. -- Don Winslow, #1 internationally bestselling author of The Cartel Yes, this a knockout of a book. But it's also an exercise in nuance and grace and slick maneuvering. Inasmuch as bareknuckle fights go to the judges' scorecards, this gets a unanimous decision. -- Jon Wertheim, Sports Illustrated writer, 60 Minutes correspondent, and author of Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever