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Tarmac Warrior: The Violent World Of Extreme Fighting

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Tarmac Warrior: The Violent World Of Extreme Fighting

Contributors:

By (Author) Billy Cribb

ISBN:

9781840186758

Publisher:

Transworld Publishers Ltd

Imprint:

Mainstream Publishing

Publication Date:

1st July 2005

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Biography: sport
Organized crime

Dewey:

796.83092

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

240

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 15mm

Weight:

171g

Description

Bare-knuckle fighting without the bull! I haven't been to prison for robbery, I didn't know the Krays and I make no claims to be invincible . . . But my life fighting was the closest to hell I will ever get.'Learn what fuels hatred and makes a once-gentle boy into violent man. Read stories of horrific fighting experiences on the Mafia-controlled extreme fight circuit of New York. Prepare yourself for harrowing descriptions of drug addiction, mindless violence and organised crime. Tarmac Warrior has it all. Billy Cribb was born into a Romani/Jew family and spent most of his childhood travelling. His early years were marred by the racism and bigotry his family endured at the hands of small-minded locals in the villages where they worked. These random attacks planted seeds of anger and hatred in Billy which later manifested in his fighting - for Billy Cribb became one of the greatest bare-knuckle fighters of his generation. Revealing an underground fight scene rarely glimpsed by those on the outside, Tarmac Warrior traces Billy's career from his first fights on the motorways and A roads around Britain onto the cross channel ferries which provided an arena for many of his early fights. It then follows Billy's move to Majorca, giving a frightening insight into what really goes on in this seemingly idyllic Mediterranean island- the timeshare racketeering, extortion and organised crime which lie under the surface of the popular holiday destination.

Author Bio

Billy Cribb now lives in Sussex and is a successful horse breeder and comedy writer. He has also spent time as a drugs counsellor. This is his first publication.

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