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Thinkin Big! : The Story of James "Quick" Tillis, the Fightin Cowboy by James "Quick" Tillis (2000, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherECW Press
ISBN-101550224301
ISBN-139781550224306
eBay Product ID (ePID)1768875
Product Key Features
Book TitleThinkin Big! : the Story of James &Quot;Quick&Quot; Tillis, the Fightin Cowboy
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBoxing, General, Sports
Publication Year2000
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJames &Quot;Quick&Quot; Tillis
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight13.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal796.83/092
SynopsisThe biography of James Tillis, a champion boxer,who was ultimately broken by the ring itself and,the people who controlled it. His fearlessness was,legendary as was his gentleness. Written whilst,serving a prison sentence, this is the story of,how he came to battle seven heavyweight champions,how he was to enter the ring 64 times, his fights,with Tyson and Earnie Shivers, and perhaps more,poignantly, how the sport he loved sacrificed him,robbed him of the women he loved, his fortune, his,dignity and his title., The biography of James Tillis, a champion boxer who was ultimately broken by the ring itself and the people who controlled it. His fearlessness was legendary as was his gentleness. Written whilst serving a prison sentence, this is the story of how he came to battle seven heavyweight champions, how he was to enter the ring 64 times, his fights with Tyson and Earnie Shivers, and perhaps more poignantly, how the sport he loved sacrificed him, robbed him of the women he loved, his fortune, his dignity and his title., "They need to think big like I did. If they can see it in their head, they can get there." Thinkin Big is the story of a kid whose dream was never supposed to come true: the story of a man who won hearts with his gentleness, but whose fearlessness was legendary. It is the biography of a champion once broken by boxing. As he watched Cassius Clay destroy Sonny Liston on February 25, 1964, James Tillis was told by God he would be a professional fighter. Thirty-three years later, James "Quick" Tillis, dubbed the Fightin Cowboy by Muhammad Ali, would record his story in a dimly lit jail cell. He was a young black athlete who'd clung to his alcoholic father and his religious mother, rising to battle seven heavyweight champions. But this naive heavyweight would be sacrificed by the sport he loved; it would rob him of the women he loved, his dignity, his fortune, and his title. He crawled into the ring 64 times to prove that he could win, but one dirty agent was determined to bleed him dry. Now he tells a story like no fighter before. It's raw, yet full of humour, told from a legend's perspective.
As told toPrice, J. Engleman
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