Book description
From the streets of Peckham to the neon-lit strip of Las Vegas, Frank
Maloney's life has been a roller-coaster ride that even he finds hard to
believe at times. The Cockney-born son of Irish parents, who once
harboured thoughts of becoming a priest, instead went on to manage
Lennox Lewis for 12 years and help him become the undisputed heavyweight
champion of the world. In No Baloney, Frank lifts the lid on the world
of big-time boxing and its household names, and gives a remarkable
account of his time with Lewis, revealing stories and offering opinions
that can only come from a true insider. He also gives an insight into
the way money, sex, drugs, politics, bribery and corruption have played
their part in the sport. But Maloney's story is not just about boxing.
It is also about one of life's characters, whose colourful story is told
with a brand of humour and emotion that makes it compelling reading.
Before settling on a career in boxing, he tried his hand at being a
jockey, street trader, chef, pub landlord, cab driver and greengrocer.
Along the way there have been girls, fights, a murder investigation and
a broken marriage, but through it all there has also been a
determination to succeed against the odds. Once dubbed a 'Mental Midget'
and 'Pugilistic Pygmy' by Don King, Frank Maloney has gone on to have
the last laugh over the flamboyant American promoter and over those who
believed he would fail. For, above all, No Baloney is the story of a man
who has been lucky enough to experience the kind of life he could not
have imagined in his wildest dreams all those years ago in south-east
London - and Maloney has made sure he's lived it to the full. Frank
Maloney is a boxing manager and sports consultant, and is one of the
sport's most well-known personalities. He managed Lennox Lewis between
1989 and 2001, during which time Lewis became heavyweight champion of
the world. Kevin Brennan is a freelance sportswriter whose work is
regularly published in a number of newspapers and magazines, including
the
Mail on Sunday
.
