130 books (7 pages) in this category
The Tragedy of the Hogue Twins
by Harry Otty
<p>SHORTY and BIG BOY HOGUE blazed across the West Coast fight scene of the 1930s and 40s like twin comets. Crossing gloves with former and future world champions and oft-avoided dangerous contenders, such as Archie Moore, Charley Burley, Lloyd ...
ISBN: 9780473443795
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eBookThe Jack Kid Berg Story
by John Harding
<p>Jack Kid Berg dominated boxing in the early 1930s like no other British-born boxer before or since. Born of immigrant Russian-Jewish parents, he grew up in the East End of London, gaining a fearsome reputation for scrapping in the streets of ...
ISBN: 9781785314773
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eBookThe Yorkshire Hunter: The Paul Ingle Story
by Paul Ingle
<p>Growing up on one of Scarborough's toughest estates, Paul Ingle pulled on his first pair of boxing gloves at the age of seven. Known by fans, foes and friends as 'The Yorkshire Hunter' he fought almost 200 times as an amateur, ...
ISBN: 9780993188237
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eBookAnother Year Inside the Sweet Science
by Thomas Hauser
<p>In 2016, <em>Booklist</em> observed, “Thomas Hauser is a treasure. Whatever he writes is worth reading. Boxing is blessed that he has focused so much of his career on the sweet science.”</p> <p><em>There Will Always Be Boxing</em> continues ...
ISBN: 9781610756211
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eBookMemories from the Ring
by Ben Calder-Smith
Benjamin Calder-Smith travelled around the UK for 18 months meeting and interviewing a broad cross-section of former fighters and boxing personalities. He now presents the stories of huge forgotten talents, coulda-been contenders and men who ...
ISBN: 9781785310966
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eBookUnlocking the Cage: Exploring the Motivations of MMA Fighters
by Mark Tullius
<p>A Sociological Study</p> <p>The cage door clangs shut. The lock slides into place. The voice in my head drowns out everything else. What the hell is wrong with me?</p> <p>Follow the journey of Mark Tullius, former cage fighter and boxer ...
ISBN: 9781938475368
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eBookWilliam Sailor Freedman Lightweight Boxer and Jewish Criminal
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
<p>William Sailor Freedman was a lightweight boxer who came to Philadelphia from Brooklyn as a runaway youth. He worked as a newsboy before he became an employee of gambler Max Hoff. In later years he resumed his connections with organized crime
ISBN: 9781310383526
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eBookWin in the Fight! Encyclopedia of fight (Muay Thai, ???, ?ickboxing).
Volume I – Muay Thai. Study guide (reducted promotional version).
by Sergey Zayashnikov
<p>Whatever we say, we always aim for the victory!</p> <p> Especially if it is a martial arts fight. Nowadays Muay Thai, MMA and K-1 are the clear favorites among the professional fights shows. Thus the first ...
ISBN: 1230001527766
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eBookThe Jerome Wilson Story
by Jerome Wilson & Mark Turley
Wiped Out tells the story of welterweight prospect Jerome 'Wipeout' Wilson - and shines a light on boxing's ultimate taboo. On 12 September 2014, in his 11th professional fight, Jerome was knocked out in the sixth round. He never got up. Wilson ...
ISBN: 9781785311079
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eBookYolande Pompey Light Heavyweight Boxer From Trinidad And Tobago
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
<p>Yolande Pompey was a contender for the world light heavyweight in the 1950s. An orphan from Princes Town, Trinidad, Pompey's most prominent fight came against world champion Archie Moore in 1956. My e-book looks at how Yolande Pompey ...
ISBN: 9781310466243
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