{"product_id":"sucker-punch-paperback","title":"Sucker Punch - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoy Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHarry Derbyshire\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRight, you know the rules, watch the low blows, if it's a knock-down no messing about, go straight to your corner, and don't come out till called for, are we clear? Touch gloves, let's go.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the red corner: Leon Davidson - Black British champ or Uncle Tom? In the blue corner: Troy Augustus - American powerhouse or naive cash cow? Having spent their youth in the same London boxing gym, vying for the favouritism of inspirational, foul-mouthed trainer Charlie Maggs, the two former friends step into the ring and face up to who they are. Boxing has dominated their lives with an unhoped-for structure and meaning, but it becomes clear that it is no substitute for their health, family, and friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Roy Williams' \u003ci\u003eSucker Punch\u003c\/i\u003e looks back on what it was like to be young and black in the 1980s and asks if the right battles have been fought, let alone won. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With an introduction by Harry Derbyshire, Lecturer in English and Drama at the University of Greenwich.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoy Williams\u003c\/b\u003e, OBE, worked as an actor before turning to writing full-time in 1990. He graduated from Rose Bruford in 1995 with a first class BA Hons degree in Writing and participated in the 1997 Carlton Television screenwriter's course. His plays include \u003ci\u003eThe No Boys Cricket Club\u003c\/i\u003e (Theatre Royal, Stratford East, 1996); \u003ci\u003eStarstruck \u003c\/i\u003e(Tricycle Theatre, London, 1998); \u003ci\u003eLift Off\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, 1999); \u003ci\u003eNight and Day \u003c\/i\u003e(Theatre Venture, 1996); \u003ci\u003eJosie's Boys \u003c\/i\u003e(Red Ladder Theatre Co., 1996); \u003ci\u003eSouls \u003c\/i\u003e(Theatre Centre, 1999); \u003ci\u003eLocal Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (Hampstead Theatre, 2000); \u003ci\u003eThe Gift \u003c\/i\u003e(Birmingham Rep\/Tricycle Theatre, 2000); \u003ci\u003eClubland \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Court, 2001); \u003ci\u003eFallout \u003c\/i\u003e(Royal Court Theatre, 2003); \u003ci\u003eSing Yer Heart Out for the Lads\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre, 2002, 2004); \u003ci\u003eLittle Sweet Thing \u003c\/i\u003e(New Wolsey, Ipswich\/ Nottingham Playhouse\/Birmingham Rep, 2005), \u003ci\u003eSlow Time \u003c\/i\u003e(National Theatre Education Department tour, 2005), \u003ci\u003eDays of Significance\u003c\/i\u003e (Swan Theatre, Stratfordupon- Avon, 2007), \u003ci\u003eAbsolute Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e (Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 2007), \u003ci\u003eJoe Guy\u003c\/i\u003e (Tiata Fahodzi\/Soho Theatre, 2007), \u003ci\u003eBaby Girl \u003c\/i\u003e(National Theatre, 2007), \u003ci\u003eOut of the Fog \u003c\/i\u003e(Almeida Theatre, 2007), \u003ci\u003eThere's Only One Wayne Matthews \u003c\/i\u003e(Polka Theatre, 2007), \u003ci\u003eCategory B\u003c\/i\u003e (Tricycle Theatre, 2009) and \u003ci\u003eSucker Punch\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court, 2010). He also contributed \u003ci\u003eA Chain Play\u003c\/i\u003e (Almeida Theatre, 2007)\u003ci\u003e, Sixty Six \u003c\/i\u003e(Bush Theatre, 2011), \u003ci\u003eAdvice for the Young at Heart \u003c\/i\u003e(UK tour, 2013) and \u003ci\u003eKingston 14 \u003c\/i\u003e(Theatre Royal Stratford East, 2014). He was awarded the OBE for Services to Drama in the 2008 Birthday Honours List.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219843137785,"sku":"9781472574350","price":20.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/GR7DP_s2Y39781472574350.webp?v=1768170370","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/sucker-punch-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}