As a boxing writer myself, I have the utmost admiration for anyone who undertakes the tall order of writing a book. The research, the hours spent editing and re-editing and then finding a publisher. Unfortunately, not everyone gets to the stage of their book being on the shelves, simply because the book is not deemed as ‘good enough’ by the critics. Tris Dixon’s book certainly doesn’t fall under that category.
The Road to Nowhere details a man living the dream, mixing with boxing legends inside and outside of the ring, but it’s the anecdotes Tris shares that make this book like the Atlantis of the boxing library. For me, I want to pick up a book to learn something knew. I’m not concerned if the book is incredibly well written (which it is!), it’s more about walking away with a greater degree of knowledge and a smile on my face. This one did just that.
Tris’s travels are a parallel comparison of Harley rider doing Route 66, but in a boxing glove. The span of the US he covers, the places and people from the boxing fraternity he meets are too long to list, and the detail he gives makes you feel like you’ve been his shadow throughout the experience. If you are a true boxing fan, you will want to find out exactly what I’m talking about. The book comes out on the 9th October and is certainly worth the purchase.