The father & trainer of Britains greatest ever boxer Joe Calzaghe talks candidly about his extraordinary life from the streets of Sardinia to the top of the world. He is the genius behind the genius. Enzo Calzaghe never fought in the ring but he still turned his son Joe into one of the top ten boxers on the planet
- a World Champion with a record of 46 unbeaten fights. Now Enzo tells the extraordinary behind-the-scenes story of his flamboyant career & the making of a fight legend. Its much more than a round-by-round tale of ropes & gloves & grit & glory. For the first time Enzo opens the family album & discloses intimate details of his bruising upbringing in Sardinia where the Mafia lurked on every corner & his father practised tough love. He talks of fleeing Italy to hitch-hike & busk his way around Europe. He charts his improbable rise from slaving as a waiter cum-cook in a seaside restaurant to become backing guitarist for chart stars such as Edwin Starr & Bucks Fizz. & he reveals how a single announcement on a bare railway station platform changed his life forever. Enzo Calzaghes autobiography
- written with Sunday Times" boxing correspondent Brian Doogan
- will be one of the most talked about sports titles of 2009. Not only does it provide a unique insight into the father & son relationship that conquered boxing but also shows how the heart & determination of one self-made man serves as an example for anyone who craves success & is prepared to overcome near-impossible odds to achieve it. Im a life fighter he says. This book proves it."