Jonathan Rendall

A British boxing writer and agent to Colin "Sweet C" McMillan reflects on his own career in boxing, highlighting his childhood romance with the sport, his disillusionment with the scene, and his eventual exit from what he calls a dying sport.

John thought it would be a breeze. A London publisher asked him to gamble ú12,000 and write a book about it. But as the bets went down in Vegas, John found he was gambling with everything and everyone he had ever known. Now, the book is being filmed as a 4-part television series by Britain's Channel Four.

Garden hopping was when you leapt through a line of people's gardens in the dead of night. Only a few boys did it. The air rushed through you. You were like a phantom. You could have been anyone. It is an apt metaphor for the adoption business. Jonathan Rendall was adopted in the 1960s when it was easy. People could just pick out the children they wanted, right down to the colour of their hair. But what of the children themselves? And what happens when years later they trace their real parents? Garden Hopping is a harrowing, and often shocking, journey into the dark night of identity.

In Scream, Jonathan Rendall presents an oral history of Tyson"s life, built around statements from those who knew him intimately from the beginning, including trainers, gym-mates and press agents. This compelling short biography chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of one of the most controversial figures in world sport.

Jonathan Rendall delves into the psyche of fallen superstar boxer and ex-world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, bringing vividly to life a history of street-gang violence, juvenile prison, sex scandals, marital strife, courtroom battles, and imprisonment.