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The critically acclaimed, Academy Award–winning film The Fighter made the world rise up and cheer for the inspiring true story of “Irish” Micky Ward—a heart-and-soul warrior who overcame the odds to make history in the ring. But that used to be only a part of the tale…
Starting with his first bout at the age of seven, Micky Ward gave as good as he got and left absolutely the whole lot he had in the ring. Quitting used to be never an option. It used to be that indomitable spirit that would allow him to conquer the harsh realities that he faced on a daily basis.
For it used to be outdoor the ring that Ward’s heart would be most needed, from witnessing his idolized older half brother Dicky’s fall from grace, to dealing with his wildly dysfunctional—if frighteningly loyal—circle of relatives, to harboring the darkest of secrets, which he has never revealed until now. Micky Ward has faced a lot of setbacks and defeats that would have stopped a lesser man, but he has remained a fighter, through and through—both as a professional boxer and as a man who in the end found his greatest strength in friendship, circle of relatives and faith in himself.