Fighting Against the Odds - An Insider''s Life in Ufc, Boxing, and Entertainment

This memoir is the culmination of Fiaz Rafiq's two decades of work behind the scenes as a sports journalist, gaining the trust and confidence of the best fighters in boxing and MMA. The result is a fascinating odyssey, a coming-of-age story populated by some of the most colorful characters in the world of sports and entertainment.

About the author

Fiaz Rafiq is a sports and entertainment journalist and author. After 15 years writing for bestselling magazine Martial Arts Illustrated (MAI) and contributing to magazines such as MMA Uncaged, Fighter's Only, and Men's Fitness, he became a contributing writer for multiple national newspapers. He solidified himself as an acclaimed biographer of some of the towering figure in sports and Hollywood, writing Muhammad Ali: The Life of a Legend, Bruce Lee: The Life of a Legend, and Arnold Schwarzenegger: The Life of a Legend. Rafiq is the co-author of My Brother, Muhammad Ali: The Definitive Biography-a Sunday Times Book of the Year published in six languages-with Ali's brother Rahaman Ali. He contributed to the authorized documentary How Bruce Lee Changed the World.

Summary

This memoir is the culmination of Fiaz Rafiq's two decades of work behind the scenes as a sports journalist, gaining the trust and confidence of the best fighters in boxing and MMA. The result is a fascinating odyssey, a coming-of-age story populated by some of the most colorful characters in the world of sports and entertainment.

Product details

• Authors: Fiaz Rafiq, Rafiq Fiaz
• Assisted by: Gracie Royce (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781538154830
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-5483-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Muhammad Ali, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Memoir, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Bruce Lee, Journalist, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, Writing, SPORTS & RECREATION / Boxing, Press & journalism, Conor McGregor, Mike Tyson, Autobiography: sport, UFC, Boxing, News media and journalism, SPORTS & RECREATION / Martial Arts / General, Randy Courture, Royce Gracie