Background
Rendall was born in Oxford and adopted as a baby.
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Fittingly, it is in Las Vegas, boxing's capital, that author Jonathan Rendall, a young British boxing enthusiast, reflects on his own exit from the boxing scene. What unfolds is the true story of his boyhood romance with the sport, his canny coming-of-age as a boxing writer, and his risky bid to bring the unknown Colin "Sweet C" McMillan to the World Featherweight Championship. Written with the detachment of a seasoned journalist, Jonathan Rendall has produced an uncommon sports memoir about having the faith and losing the faith. Intelligent and funny, This Bloody Mary Is the Last Thing I Own is a boxing book with appeal that extends well beyond the ring.
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Rendall was born in Oxford and adopted as a baby.
He attended Street John"s School, Leatherhead, and Magdalen College, Oxford.
He lived his childhood in Ashtead, Surrey and much of his teenage years in Greece. He later lived in Ipswich, Suffolk. He has written articles for the magazines Esquire, Ring and Playboy and three multi-award winning books
Rendall married Susie in 1988.
The couple had three children together and separated in 2000.
( Fittingly, it is in Las Vegas, boxing's capital, that a...)
(Michael Gerard Tyson grew up in almost indescribable pove...)