Carman: The Champion: The Story That Inspired the Full-Length Motion Picture

By Carman Licciardello

Book Overview

Former cruiserweight champion of the world, Orlando Leone, Jr., must come out of retirement to redeem an impossible situation. In his night job as head of security, Orlando must subdue the current champion at a party. Cameras flash, and within minutes, Orlando's life is changed forever. Leone is dragged into the fight of his life. The champ wants revenge, his manager wants to reap the financial reward, and Leone must come out of retirement, against his will. The Champion will let you witness one of the most brutal fistic battles the ring has ever seen. A clash against love and greed, light and darkness, hope and fear, you can be the judge...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785267077
• ISBN13: 9780785267072
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

Orlando Leone Jr was a champion and that would never leave him, he could not run away from that truth and fate would againshine it before the world.A former cruiserweight champion Orlando is put in a situation where he takes down Antonio Vasquez, the current heavyweight champion of the world, when he is unruly at a party. This act begins a succession ofevents to prove who is indeed the champion, something Orlando is not wanting to undertake.The story is more in-depth than meets the eye.It is not just a story about boxing, or who is the best in the ring. No, this is a story aboutfamily, friends, betrayal,love, hate and a soul seeking truth, seeking God.A touching story, one that will challenge your faith as you decide just what decisions you would make if you were Orlando Leone Jr.Well written and a good tool for witnessing. Would makea great gift!

The Book - Carman The Champion

If you saw the movie Carman The Champion, you should do yourself a favor and buy this book. It is not just a rehash of the movie you have already seen. The general basis of the plot is very similar, but you will find Carman's presentation different and takes turns in the story you might not expect. After reading the book, I rather wished there was a movie version that used the novel script.The message of faith couldn't be more clear to you or to anyone you might buy the book as a gift. Good witnessing tool. Good reading. Very well written. The people are people with three dimensional personality that you can relate to in real life.

A true champion of a book

This book was well written. I truely enjoyed it. It was uplifting and had great characters in it. Hope to see more books like this out there.

Speechless

Carman has a talent for telling a story, and The Champion is no exception. I picked this book up, and could not put it down! The pace is consistent, (it really keeps you going!) and the message could be life-changing to some. He tells the story of a boxer-turned-youth minister named Orlando Leone. Orlando has been out of the boxing game for 10 years, and has no intentions of ever returning to that life. He works the youth ministry by day, and is a hotel security guard by night. Everything goes just fine, until one night, when the current heavyweight champion (Antonio Vasquez) stays the night at the hotel Orlando works at. Antonio is a real partier, and things get a little tricky when Orlando has to go up and quiet things down. Because of that incident, Orlando gets forced back to the ring for one fight versus Antonio. Bringing the question, "How does one stay focused on God's Will when things go awry?", and the story takes off. This book is wonderful, and I recommend it to everyone. It's a keeper!