This compelling autobiography about a remarkable man who came from an Irish Catholic family of ten childrenand overcame a poverty - stricken childhood amidst the sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, the harsh reality of life in a poor Irish neighbourhood in post-war London and the taunts and terrible abuse of a brutal, drunken father, to become the professional Heavyweight Wrestling Champion of the World, a Doctor of Philosophy and a leading educationist.. The tortured youth shows that with self belief, all we ever need to succeed in life is already within us. Gerry Murphy alias Sean Regan is fired with a burning determination to succeed against all odds. With his terrible anger exorcised by wrestling, he gathers enough strength to burst through the hopeless rubble of dead dogma and broken dreams and begin living a victorious life of great accomplishment and worth. This compelling book - brutally honest, evocative and earthy will inspire many people to silence their own demons and do the same.