Tag: wc heinz
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#55: ‘The Professional’ by W.C. Heinz
‘The Professional’ is W.C. Heinz’s seminal novel, about fictional professional boxer Eddie Brown and his trainer Doc Carroll. The story follows both middleweight Brown and Carroll as they prepare, together, for Brown’s first shot at a world title. The book examines the relationship between trainer and fighter as the training camp progresses, at its centre…