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Boxing’s Greatest Controversies: Blunders, Blood Feuds, and Mob Corruption by Louis Joshua Eisen

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Boxing’s Greatest Controversies: Blunders, Blood Feuds, and Mob Corruption Paperback – February 4, 2025 by Louis Joshua Eisen (Author) A provocative and revealing look at the scandals and corruption behind the Sweet Science’s greatest fights. Controversy is the one constant running throughout modern boxing’s history since its inception in England during the seventeenth century. Boxing’s Greatest Controversies takes an incisive […]

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Johnny Kilbane: The Boxing Life of a Featherweight Champion by Mark Allen Baker (Author)

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Johnny Kilbane: The Boxing Life of a Featherweight Champion by Mark Allen Baker (Author) About the Book Holding the world featherweight boxing championship for more than 11 years, Johnny Kilbane’s name became synonymous with the title. His accepted record of 51-4-7, with 78 no decisions and two no contests (25 victories by way of knockout),

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Pittsburgh Boxing: A Collected History by Douglas Cavanaugh

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SUMMARY – Book one of this series—Pittsburgh Boxing: A Pictorial History—showcased the numerous champions, contenders, clubfighters, and behind the scenes movers and shakers that the “Steel City” spawned over the decades. In this follow-up piece, the memorable events and rich local culture they all contributed to takes center stage: Harry Greb’s blistering series with Philadelphia’s

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The Promise of Women’s Boxing: A Momentous New Era for the Sweet Science By Malissa Smith

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The Promise of Women’s Boxing: A Momentous New Era for the Sweet Science (Hardcover – June 4, 2024) by Malissa Smith (Author), Claressa Shields (Foreword) Description A timely exploration of modern women’s boxing, from its first inclusion in the 2012 Olympics to today, featuring such trailblazers as Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano, Claressa Shields, and more.

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The Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (Images of Sports)  by John DiSanto (Author)

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The Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (Images of Sports)  by John DiSanto (Author) DESCRIPTION The Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (PABHOF) was established in 1958 to honor the elite performers of the state’s boxing history. The first five-person class of inductees included ring legends Billy Conn, Harry Greb, Tommy Loughran, Philadelphia Jack O’Brien, and Lew Tendler. The

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Tony Canzoneri: The Boxing Life of a Five-Time World Champion by Mark Allen Baker

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Tony Canzoneri: The Boxing Life of a Five-Time World Champion  by Mark Allen Baker  Description At age 23, Tony Canzoneri already had three division titles under his belt and was widely considered one of the pound-for-pound best fighters in the world. Holding victories over Johnny Dundee, Charles “Bud” Taylor, Benny Bass, Jack “Kid” Berg, Kid Chocolate,

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