When David Matthews began to research the strange underworld of boxing, he found that many were reluctant to talk to him because they'd seen it all before from writers, looking for colour pieces but never really understanding their sport. So he decided take them on at their own game and began a two-year training programme to get himself fit to box so he could have one professional fight. LOOKING FOR A FIGHT is Matthews' story of his own battle for fitness, the difficulty of learning how to punch properly and how to take a punch. Above all, he reveals what really motivates the characters that he worked and trained with. What makes someone risk their life for a purse of a few hundred pounds? Is boxing a force for good in our society? This is a remarkable account of Matthews' battle for acceptance and his desire for just one fight.