The Life and Crimes of John Morrissey: Bare-Knuckle Boxing Champion, New York Gangster, Irish American Politician by Kenneth Bridgham (Author) In 1855, New York City was scandalized by one of the most infamous murders in its history, that of gang leader Bill “the Butcher” Poole, the feared knife-fighter who later would inspire Daniel Day-Lewis’s character in Martin […]
On November 26, 1908, Stanley Ketchel made pugilistic history when he stopped Billy Papke to become the first two-time middleweight champion.
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Shot at a Brothel: The Spectacular Demise of Oscar “Ringo” Bonavena By Patrick Connor Coming August 2021! Description In Shot at a Brothel, Patrick Connor reveals the salacious story of how handsome, playful, heavyweight boxer Oscar “Ringo” Bonavena wound up murdered outside of an infamous Nevada brothel, and why. Argentine heavyweight Oscar “Ringo” Bonavena was
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Eder Jofre: Brazil’s First Boxing World Champion March 26, 2021 by Christopher J Smith (Author) DESCRIPTION: Eder Jofre: Brazil’s First Boxing World Champion is an intimate look into the life and spectacular career of South America’s finest boxer, ranked by the International Boxing Research Organization as the greatest bantamweight of all-time. In the 1960s, Jofre went undefeated
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Connecticut Boxing: The Fights, The Fighters and The Fight Game
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Sporting Blood: Tales from the Dark Side of Boxing by Carlos Acevedo BOOK DETAILS: The essays that make up Sporting Blood include Acevedo’s moving meditation on Muhammad Ali; his penetrating look at Ali’s fearsome rival, the enigmatic Charles “Sonny” Liston; and his profile of Mike Tyson, which brilliantly conjures the Boy King’s late 1980s reign
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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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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 McClelland The Pride of Pittsburg by Vincent T. Ciaramella Jack McClelland: The Pride of Pittsburg is the first and only biography of Jack McClelland, the Smokey City’s first boxing star. From 1895 to 1905, McClelland was one of the nation’s most popular and talked-about boxers, appearing in the sports sections of newspapers across the
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