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  • Big Joe Egan

  • The Toughest White Man on the Planet
  • By: Joe Egan
  • Narrated by: Shane G. Casey
  • Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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By: Joe Egan
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Summary

By the age of 24, Big Joe Egan had over 80 boxing wins and seven Irish titles and was a Golden Gloves champion. A mean body puncher with a durable chin, he went the distance with Lennox Lewis and beat future WBA champion Bruce Seldon.

Encouraged by Floyd Patterson to try his luck in the USA, Joe joined "Iron" Mike Tyson’s training camp in the Catskill Mountains with the great Cus D’Amato. Joe became like a brother to Mike, and in this book, he gives the rare insight of the early Tyson, who after sparring with Joe described him as the Toughest White Man on the Planet.

In the UK, opening a pub pitted Joe against protection racketeers. Armed with guns, axes, and machetes, the organized crime gang attacked Joe’s pub. During a battle worthy of Braveheart, Joe and his friends stood their ground, and Joe was shot. Tragically, Joe was charged with attempted murder.

Big Joe Egan is a gripping, entertaining, and uncompromisingly emotional account of how the Toughest White Man on the Planet could not be held down.
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Big Joe is sound

Joe has an interesting story to tell, he comes across as a decent fella who has led an interesting life.

The best bits are him boxing over in America and running a pub in Birmingham

It's not as good as some but at least you get the feeling Joe is telling the truth and he is the type of guy you would like to sit down and have a pint with

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