Tarmac Warrior: The Violent World Of Extreme Fighting

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Tarmac Warrior: The Violent World Of Extreme Fighting
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Billy Cribb
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreBiographies: Sport
Boxing
ISBN/Barcode 9781840186758
ClassificationsDewey:796.83092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint Mainstream Publishing
Publication Date 7 October 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

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 Biography

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.