The Champ & The Chump - A heart-warming, hilarious true story about fighting and family

The first book from award-winning comedian James McNicholas, based on his critically acclaimed Edinburgh show The Boxer

About the author

JAMES MCNICHOLAS is a writer and performer based in London. As a screenwriter, he has credits with BBC, ITV & BBC Radio 4. His live comedy show 'The Boxer' was named in the 'Top 10 Comedy Shows of 2019' (The Guardian). Alongside his comedy, James is a sports journalist for The Athletic and co-host of the award-winning Arsecast Extra podcast.

TERRY DOWNES became world middleweight boxing champion in 1961. Known as 'The Paddington Express', he emigrated to Baltimore and served in the US Marines, before his boxing career brought him back to the UK. In his later years, he was an actor and successful businessman. At the time of his death in 2017, Terry was the UK's oldest living boxing world champion.

Summary

The first book from award-winning comedian James McNicholas, based on his critically acclaimed Edinburgh show The Boxer

Foreword

The first book from award-winning comedian James McNicholas, based on his critically acclaimed Edinburgh show The Boxer

Additional text

If you like comedy and boxing this is the perfect book. James McNicholas is a very funny man and a brilliant writer

Product details

• Authors: JAMES MCNICHOLAS, James McNicholas, McNicholas James
• Publisher: Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781472280404
• ISBN: 978-1-4722-8040-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Memoirs, SPORTS & RECREATION / Boxing, history of sport, Boxing, Family history, tracing ancestors, Comedy and stand-up