Boxing category: 529 books
Thomas Hauser on Boxing
Another Year Inside the Sweet Science
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Booklist called Straight Writes and Jabs, last year’s collection of boxing articles by Thomas Hauser, “wonderful writing from a world-class journalist.” This year’s collection, Thomas Hauser on Boxing, is the latest in the popular annuals bringing together all Hauser’s writing from the previous...
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2017
Frank "Blinky" Palermo was a prominent force in boxing from the 1940s through the mid 1980s. He formed a triumvirate with gambler Frankie Carbo and St. Louis underworld figure John Vitale. They dominated the careers of such fighters as Ike Williams, Johnny Saxton and Charles "Sonny" Liston. Having...
by Igor Ladik, Oleksandr Kostyuk
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
The book “11 BOXING TRICKS FOR STREET FIGHT” is dedicated to a very important topic – how to survive in situation when attack or violence happens.The authors have used their knowledge of the boxing and presented the techniques for street fight in the form of a manual for beginners. All the techniques...
Counterpunch
The Cultural Battles over Heavyweight Prizefighting in the American West
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Boxing was popular in the American West long before Las Vegas became its epicenter. However, not everyone in the region was a fan. Counterpunch examines how the sport’s meteoric rise in popularity in the West ran concurrently with a growing backlash among Progressive Era social reformers who saw...
Pompey's Boxing Past
Some of the Best Fighters from the Island City Since 1900
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Unsurprisingly for a city that has for centuries sent men to war, Portsmouth has produced numerous great fighters and Pompey's Boxing Past takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the lives of renowned fighting men of the past such as Billy Streets, Kid Connor, Harry Vine, Stoker Reynolds, Johnny...
The Fighting Frenchman
Minnesota’s Boxing Legend Scott LeDoux
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Scott LeDoux’s face read like a roadmap of boxing’s last golden era—eye thumbed by Larry Holmes, brow gashed by Mike Tyson, ears stung by none other than Muhammad Ali. “George Foreman hit me so hard,” LeDoux said, “my ancestors in France felt it.” The only man to step into the ring with...
The Olympic Club of New Orleans
Epicenter of Professional Boxing, 1883-1897
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2018
Established in 1883, the Olympic Club catered to a variety of pursuits from target shooting to billiards to boxing—the most popular sport in New Orleans, despite legal prohibitions. A revised city ordinance and a vague state statute permitting boxing sponsored by chartered athletic clubs were frequently...
Atlas
From the Streets to the Ring: A Son's Struggle to Become a Man
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
"Of all the people who have affected by my life and influence the choices I've made, none has been more important than my father."
So begins the autobiography of legendary boxing trainer and commentator Teddy Atlas, who grew from the rebellious son of a doctor to a man who embraces,...
Nigel Benn - Dark Destroyer
The Autobiography of Britain's Most Destructive Fighter
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2017
NIGEL BENN is a powerhouse among boxers. Known to his fans as the Dark Destroyer, all of his first 22 professional fights ended with him knocking out his opponents - half of them before the first round was over. In this book, Nigel Benn tells it like it is. From the grim days he spent in the army...
Hard Luck
The Triumph and Tragedy of "Irish" Jerry Quarry
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
The story of boxing legend Jerry Quarry has it all: rags to riches, thrilling fights against the giants of the Golden Age of Heavyweights (Ali—twice, Frazier—twice, Patterson, Norton), a racially and politically electric sports era, the thrills and excesses of fame, celebrities, love, hate, joy,...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
How did a boxer like Muhammad Ali become a legend? Learn about his life, including struggles and victories in this picture book for children. Encourage your children to drop the gadgets and pick up a sport. It does not have to be boxing, it just needs to be inspiring. Grab a copy today!
Fighting Fit
Boxing Workouts, Techniques, and Sparring
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2000
A boxer’s workout is a fantastic way to burn calories-it is engaging, exhilarating, and effective. Going beyond jumping rope and punching the heavy bag, this guide describes intermediate and advanced boxing skills that will help anyone improve their performance in the ring. This boxing workout will...
The Hornet
From Bullied Schoolboy To World Champion
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
'Jeff Horn's story ... could have been the script for a boxing movie' Inside Sport Jeff Horn took up boxing after being tormented as a teenager. Twelve years later on 2 July 2017, the humble schoolteacher became a world boxing champion at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium when he defeated one of the greatest...
by Jane K Allende
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
Floyd Mayweather is a world renowned American boxing champion. Floyd Mayweather has achieved six boxing championships in five different weight classes: Super Featherweight, Lightweight, Junior Welterweight, Welterweight twice and Super Welterweight. His professional boxing record is an astonishing...