Mad Dog

by Bertrand Hebert
Mad Dog
  • ISBN-13: 9781773050652
  • Author(s): Bertrand Hebert
  • Translated by: George Tombs
  • Subject: Combat sports & self-defence
  • Publisher: Ecw Press
  • Imprint: Ecw Press Digital
  • Publication Date: 05-10-2017
  • Format: Electronic book text

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'<p><b>The true story of one of pro wrestling s most charismatic, feared, and beloved icons</b></p> <p>Who was Maurice the man, and who was Mad Dog the character? Maurice Mad Dog Vachon was a gold medalist, a pro-wrestling legend, and a pop culture icon but he was also a son, husband, and father. <i>Mad Dog</i> explores Vachon s career and personal struggles with painstakingly detailed historical research and through both Maurice s own recollections and those of the people who knew him best.</p> <p>As a young man, Maurice could have chosen a dark criminal path, but then wrestling and family changed him. Chronicling his slow but steady rise to prominence across America and internationally in some of pro wrestling s most important territories, this in-depth biography shows how Vachon s life came to be defined by the words of Mark Twain: It s not the size of the dog in the fight, it s the size of the fight in the dog. Fiercely proud, motivated, and supremely talented, Vachon s stor
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'<p><b>The true story of one of pro wrestling s most charismatic, feared, and beloved icons</b></p> <p>Who was Maurice the man, and who was Mad Dog the character? Maurice Mad Dog Vachon was a gold medalist, a pro-wrestling legend, and a pop culture icon but he was also a son, husband, and father. <i>Mad Dog</i> explores Vachon s career and personal struggles with painstakingly detailed historical research and through both Maurice s own recollections and those of the people who knew him best.</p> <p>As a young man, Maurice could have chosen a dark criminal path, but then wrestling and family changed him. Chronicling his slow but steady rise to prominence across America and internationally in some of pro wrestling s most important territories, this in-depth biography shows how Vachon s life came to be defined by the words of Mark Twain: It s not the size of the dog in the fight, it s the size of the fight in the dog. Fiercely proud, motivated, and supremely talented, Vachon s stor

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