Customer Reviews
Details man's spurious affinity with the sport - By: andrew.walker3@uk.dreamcast.com, 28 Jan 2001 
Ian Probert delivers a frank & candid account of one mans addiction to the sport of pugulists. The underlying inference being that although abhorent, Boxing is generallly looked upon by its supporters as a galllant & noble art, & try as he might to avoid its clutches, the author always finds his way back to its bloody arms. The book demonstrates vividly the reasons for this love affair.The average boxing fan looks upon his heroes in the ring with admiration for he sees in him qualities that he simply does not possess. To him there is no greater act of courage & bravery. Proberts book, if nothing else, demonstrates this quite clearly & is an essential read for the man in the street.
A good laugh, definitely, not your typical boxing book. - By: , 10 Oct 2000 
Ian Probert has a good story to tell. A bit about boxing, a lot about life, & never taking itself too seriously, Rope Burns is well worth reading.
First & foremost, a boxing fan, Mr.Probert by matter of some rather odd circumstances finds himself involved first hand in the sport. What ensues is sometimes funny, & on occasion sad, & a definte eye opener on tabloid journalism, the rules of squatting (no, I'm not making that up), & public relations, boxing style.
Good for more than a few laughs.
A very good book - By: , 29 Aug 2000 Forget that this book is about boxing. It is & it isn't. It's actuallly more about ourselves. And as such it succeeds & it succeeds very well. Quite frankly this is a very strange book - obviously written by a very strange guy. Nevertheless, it's engaging and, more importantly, very readable. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I would have to say that it's worth the seven quid or whatever I paid for it.
