Published Boxing Books
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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THE TRAGEDY Of the HOGUE TWINS by Harry Otty 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 contenders, such as Archie Moore, Charley Burley, Lloyd Marshall, Eddie Booker, and members of the infamous
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BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT The Magnificent Max Baer: The Life of the Heavyweight Champion and Film Star by Colleen Aycock with David W. Wallace BOOK DETAILS: Boxing might not have survived the 1930s if not for Max Baer. A contender for every heavyweight championship 1932-1941, California’s Glamour Boy brought back the million-dollar gate not seen since the 1920s. His radio
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A LOOK AT “THE NEBRASKA WILDCAT” By Roger Zotti Ace Hudkins was a blond thunderbolt in his heyday….His one thought was to get at his opponent and tear him to pieces. Ace fought as a lightweight and middleweight and, though never a champion, he could lick 99 percent of the guys who thought they were
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The Story of Welsh Boxing: Prize Fighters of Wales by Lawrence Davies DESCRIPTION The Story of Welsh Boxing revives the memory of pugilists dating back to the ‘prize fighters’ who fought with sword and staff in the days of James Figg, considered the first Champion of England. For the first time, Lawrence Davies offers
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Barry Hugman’s Definitive History of World Championship Boxing 2nd Editions The much anticipated 2nd Editions of Barry Hugman’s ground breaking Definitive History of World Championship Boxing have now been published. Not only does the 2nd Edition: Cover fights from the 1870s to December 2018 Contain details of every known world championship contest or claim Include results, weights, fight summaries
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