Behind the Mask

Century, 2019. Hardcover. Very Good/ Very Good. A Manchester lad from Irish Traveller stock, born three months premature an d weighing just a pound at birth, Tyson (named after his father's boxing he ro) grew up to become one of the most unlikely heavyweight champions in his tory. This 'dream come true' soon turned to nightmare, however, as alcohol and cocaine abuse took hold and Tyson was stripped of his titles. What foll owed was the darkest moment of his life - detailed in this book for the fir st time - in which he came within seconds of ending everything. THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION. Like all the greatest stories, though, there is redemption and Tyson defies all the odds and literally drags himself to his feet. 10 million people ar ound the globe watched Fury fight Wilder in the biggest fight of the boxing calendar. Speaking candidly about his struggles with mental health, this i s Tyson Fury as you have never seen him before. A BRITISH ICON. ________________________________ Behind the Mask is an unflinching autobiography from the greatest boxer of our time and a man who has demonstrated strength of a very different kind b y conquering his demons. ________________________________.