IRISH THUNDER: THE HARD LIFE AND TIMES OF MICKY WARD
Book ID/图书代码： 05170009B33078
English Summary/英文概要： Box-office sensations Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale star in The Fighter, in theaters December 10, 2010, and Irish Thunder is the story behind the film, the story of ’’Irish’’ Micky Ward’s unlikely road to the world light welterweight title.
Welcome to Lowell, Massachusetts -- where anything can happen.
Rocky Marciano fought at the Auditorium in 1947. Mike Tyson fought there in his Golden Gloves days. Sugar Ray Leonard won there, as did Marvin Hagler. Each of them prepared for his battle downstairs in the boiler room, just like thousands of other kids.
’’Irish’’ Micky Ward grew up in the 1970s and 80s as a tough kid from Lowell, Massachusetts -- a town where boxers were once bred as a means of survival. A hard worker who overcame bad luck, bad management, and chronic pain in his hands, he avoided the pitfall of poverty and dead-end work that plagued Lowell to become a Golden Gloves junior welterweight.
Ward participated in street fights from an early age and was forever known by his opponents and spectators as the underdog. But with his incredible ability to suddenly drop an opponent late in a fight with his trademark left hook, he kept proving everyone wrong.
After fifteen years of boxing, a string of defeats, and three years of retirement, Micky battled Arturo Gatti in 2002 in the battle that was later named ’’Fight of the Year’’ by Ring magazine and dubbed ’’Fight of the Century’’ by boxing writers and fans across the country. Ten rounds of brutal action ended with Micky winning by decision, and reviving enthusiasm for a sport that had been weighted down by years of showboating and corruption. ESPN and Boston television reporter Bob Halloran recounts Micky’s rise to hero status, his rivalry with his imprisoned brother, and the negotiations, betrayals, and drugs that ultimately shaped a wild youth into a nationally respected boxer.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 票房大卖的电影《斗士》于2010年12月10日上映，由马克•沃尔伯格和克里斯蒂安•贝尔主演，《爱尔兰雷电》讲述的就是电影背后的故事，“爱尔兰人”米基•沃德登上不太可能的世界轻中量级拳王宝座的故事。
欢迎来到马萨诸塞州的洛厄尔——在这里任何事情都可能发生。
洛基•马西亚诺1947年战斗在观众席。迈克•泰森在这里打下了在“金手套”的天地。苏格•雷•伦纳德和马尔文•哈格勒在这里赢得比赛。像其他成千上万的孩子一样，他们每个人都在楼下的锅炉房为自己的战斗做准备。
“’爱尔兰人”米基•沃德是一个坚强的孩子，成长于20世纪70年代和80年代的马萨诸塞州的洛厄尔——一个小镇，在这里拳击手曾被训练作为生存的手段。他是一个勤奋的人，克服了坏运气，糟糕的处事能力和手部的慢性疼痛，他避免了困扰洛厄尔的贫穷和没有前途的工作，成为了超次中量级的金手套。
沃德从小就参加街头斗殴，并永远被他的对手和观众称为失败者。但他不可思议的以标志性的左钩拳突然打倒对手的能力一直在证明大家都错了。
经过十五年的拳击生涯，一连串的胜利和三年的退休生活，米基与阿图罗•加蒂于2002年对战，这一年后来被Ring杂志称为“战斗之年”，被全国各地的拳击撰稿人和粉丝称为”世纪之战“。十轮残酷的战斗结束，评委会判了米基获胜，并重新获得了被多年的浮躁和颓废压倒的运动激情。ESPN和波士顿电视台记者鲍勃•哈洛伦叙述了米基登上英雄宝座的崛起，他与被监禁的哥哥，谈判，背叛和药物之间的对抗，最终努力整个青春成为全国知名的拳击手的故事。(LNL)
Awards/获奖情况：“鲍勃•哈洛伦在描述洛厄尔的拳击冠军的关键之战方面十分出色。你几乎可以感觉到猛击和残酷的运动强度。”——太阳报（洛厄尔，麻萨诸塞州）
’’Bob Halloran does a remarkable job in describing the actual key bouts of Lowell’s champion boxer. You can almost feel the punches and intensity of the brutal sport.’’ --Sun (Lowell, Massachusetts)
About the Author/作者介绍： 作者鲍勃•哈洛伦是于2010年上映，马克•沃尔伯格和贝尔主演的讲述米基•沃德故事的电影《斗士》的主要电影顾问。
Author Bob Halloran is a consultant on a major motion picture due in 2010, The Fighter, that tells the Micky Ward story and stars Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale.
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