An Illustrated History of Boxing

An Illustrated History of Boxing
ISBN-10
0806522011
ISBN-13
9780806522012
Category
Sports & Recreation
Pages
461
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
Citadel Press
Authors
Nat Fleischer, Sam Andre

Description

Updated by Nigel Collins, author of "Boxing Babylon", this classic "bible of boxing" has been continuously in print since 1959. Here in one stunning volume is the vast panorama of the "sweet science", from bare-knuckle fighting through the rise of Lennox Lewis. Photos throughout.

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