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A Fistful of Legends By Alida and Samantha Toweel

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Thoroughly researched story of Hall of Fame boxer, Willie Toweel and the boxing Toweel family When Willie Toweel was inducted into the Hall of Fame, he was asked which achievement in his illustrious boxing career stood out most for him. “When I realised that I had a voice to help others up,” he replied. Building that voice is a family story which includes many struggles, which have remained untold – until now. It began in 1912 with the death of Willie’s grandfather, and the consequent journey of a family across the treacherous seas from Lebanon to family in South Africa. Faced with dire poverty, the struggle to survive, and unrelenting xenophobia, this family found solace – against all odds and to the distress of Willie’s mother – in one safe space, the boxing ring. Inside and outside the ring, they struggled against all odds as they are together and his seven children fed. legacy that elevated a nation and challenged the evils of apartheid. As testimony, today, Willie and his brother, Vic Toweel, stand in the South African Sports Hall of Fame. In addition, the Growing Champions Organisation, built on the inspiration of the Toweel story, helps children who struggle to survive, and in turn to contribute to community upliftment

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This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of boxing. However, this book is not your normal historical account of the past. The writer has gone back in time to relay past events in a fictionalised manner and has thus breathed life and passion into the true story of the fighting Toweels. It is a rollicking tale that immigrants all over the world can identify with as we are transported back in time to witness first hand the struggles of a young family to build a life in a new and challenging environment armed with their faith and loyalty to one another. I would also recommend the book to readers looking for inspiration in terms of their religious faith as we learn how the Toweels's spirituality sustained and guided them through traumas and triumphs.
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The sheer volume of material available to the writer must have been overwhelmimg at times.
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