Stories entering this collection are incorporated by the theme of passions, subordinating to itself men wholly and able to ruin even the strongest from them is a risk, ardour and alcohol.Hero to lead "Fierce Beast" is a boxer Stalemate of Глендон, growing in a wild youth of the clean and noble soul, that is unaware, what dirty machinations проворачивает after his back by a ушлый manager.The "game" written on the basis of the real events is dramatic and tense history of other young boxer Joe and his beautiful woman of fiancee Дженевьевы. They love each other passionately, and soon their wedding, - but before to get married and go away from a ring, Joe must conduct another match, that, in case of victory, will bring a powerful lot of money to him. Last match!And the third story is the surprisingly honest confession of London, sanctified to his long-term fight against John, is Barleycorn, tormenting him from the youngest years. In this fight there were both successes and failures, both temporal victories and new defeats.