Wiped Out?
The Jerome Wilson Story
Published on 16. September 2015
256 pages
978-1-78531-107-9 (ISBN)
Description
Wiped Out tells the story of welterweight prospect Jerome 'Wipeout' Wilson - and shines a light on boxing's ultimate taboo. On 12 September 2014, in his 11th professional fight, Jerome was knocked out in the sixth round. He never got up. Wilson was rushed to hospital and spent ten days comatose. He had suffered a subdural haematoma, a large bleed on the brain. When he finally came to, his sense of reality had unravelled. He was unable to speak or move. Eventually he was discharged with a quarter of his skull missing. As soon as he was able, Jerome recorded his innermost thoughts in a unique diary, which traces his gradual reconnection with the world. Published on the first anniversary of his injury, Wiped Out is the most personal reaction to massive brain trauma ever put on paper. Jerome's future is uncertain, but he knows he is lucky to be alive.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hove
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations, unspecified
File size
3,45 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78531-107-9 (9781785311079)
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09/2015
Pitch Publishing Ltd
€36.08
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Persons
Mark Turley is the author of the critically acclaimed Journeymen, on boxers who lose for a living. Mark is from a boxing family and has written extensively on the noble art for Boxing News, The Telegraph and a variety of boxing websites. Outside of boxing, he works in education with young offenders and those permanently excluded from school.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Special Acknowledgements
- Foreword by Curtis Woodhouse
- Introduction
- PART 1
- 12 September 2014, Ice Sheffield
- Ryan, Why You?
- The Coldwell Camp
- The Pretty Girl
- The Eye Of The Storm
- So Near But So Far
- Reconciled With Dad
- No Turning Back
- The Best Of Enemies
- Views From Ringside
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Scan Results
- PART 2
- Resurrection
- Making Amends
- Chinks In The Fabric
- Once Upon A Time.
- The Kiss Of Death
- The Noble Art And Me
- Turning Over
- Showbusiness With Blood
- The Beginning Of The End
- Fan-Friendly Fighting
- Fifteen Minutes Of Fame
- Rematch
- Tying Loose Knots
- Where The Heart Is
- The Value Of Sanity
- Welcome To Cairo
- Looking For Serge
- Reconnection
- Epilogue From The Author
- Further Acknowledgements
- Photographs
