Published Boxing Books
Fight Sports and the Church: Boxing and Martial Arts Ministries in America by Richard Wolff BOOK DETAILS: Fight sports and the church might at first seem like an unusual combination. Even so, modern fight sports ministries thrive, from martial arts programs of suburban churches, to urban boxing ministries geared towards at-risk youth. History finds substantial […]
THE SWEET SCIENCE IN THE NUTMEG STATE A review by Roger Zotti of Mark Allen Baker’s Connecticut Boxing . . . how deeply appreciative I am to everyone who enjoys my work. I want readers to know how dedicated I am to each work and how much it means to me to be able to
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Just released The Irish Heavyweight Book Encyclopedia of Irish Heavyweight Boxing Vol 1 (1880-1925) By Matt Donnellon Good Irish boxing books are rare so this new book is a very welcome addition. This is the second book from the author of “Peter Maher, The Irish Champion” which resurrected the life and career of that former
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For six decades the World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a useful tool of racial oppression–the existence of the title far more important to the white public than its succession of champions. It took some extraordinary individuals, most notably Jack Johnson, to challenge “the color line” in the ring, although the title and the black fighters
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The Night the Referee Hit Back: Memorable Moments from the World of Boxing by Mike Silver Foreword by Teddy Atlas What do Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Marlon Brando, Sonny Liston, Woody Allen, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Teddy Roosevelt all have in common? They are among the dozens of fascinating personalities who appear in Mike
Tough Man: The Greg Haugen Story by Anthony Zute George Foreward by Jeff Fenech Description: From the rough streets of Auburn, Washington, to the amateur circuit, the bars of Alaska, to the professional ranks, and the championship level, Greg Haugen has excelled in pugilism. For the first time, hear his own words about his boxing career.
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Pittsburgh Boxing: A Pictorial History by Douglas Cavanaugh (Author) PITTSBURGH’S GREATEST SPORTS LEGACY, RECLAIMED. Pittsburgh is a city that has always been acutely aware of its sports heritage, from the Steelers to the Pirates to the Penguins. Yet over the passage of time it has somehow managed to forget perhaps its most successful sporting tradition of all
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Nonpareil Jack Dempsey: Boxing’s First World Middleweight Champion by Joseph S. Page (Author) / Foreword by Tracy Callis DESCRIPTION: Hall of Fame middleweight prizefighter John Edward Kelly, better known as Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, was one of the most popular athletes in the United States during the late 19th century. To many observers, Dempsey is one of
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Jack Carroll and The Rise of Australian Boxing by Paul Cupitt Jack Carroll was the greatest drawcard in the history of Australian boxing. During a 16 year career, Carroll was the Australian welterweight champion, the uncrowned Australian middleweight champion and a top contender for the world welterweight title in the 1930s, however, he is rarely
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