Published Boxing Books
MARK ALLEN BAKER DISCUSSES HIS BIOGRAPHY OF “THE LITTLE CHAMP” by Roger Zotti “[Abe] Attell was one of the most remarkable featherweights that ever stepped under a rope.” Quoted by Mark Allen Baker from the New York Evening Journal 1 As a Jew growing up poor in an Irish neighborhood in San Francisco, Abraham […]
The Fighting Times of Abe Attell Read More »
The Golden Age of Boxing on Radio and Television: A Blow-by-Blow History from 1921 to 1964 by Frederick V. Romano Radio and television broadcasting were as important to the growth and popularity of boxing as it was to the reshaping of our very culture. In The Golden Age of Boxing on Radio and Television, Frederick V.
*************************************** The One Is Jack Hurley, Volume One: Son of Fargo by John Ochs Foreword by J Michael Kenyon Product Details: Paperback, 732 pages 415 photographs and illustrations page size 6.14 x 9.21 inches Published by RhythmMaster Publications, LLC, April 1, 2017 Price : $39.95 plus postage online from Amazon.com
The One is Jack Hurley 3 Volume Series by John Ochs Read More »
Jess Willard Heavyweight Champion of the World (1915-1919) by Arly Allen Foreword by Tracy Callis BOOK DETAILS: Jess Willard, the “Pottawatomie Giant,” won the heavyweight title in 1915 with his defeat of Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion. At 6 feet 6 inches and 240 pounds, Willard was considered unbeatable in his day. He nonetheless
Jess Willard: Heavyweight Champion of the World (1915-1919) by Arly Allen Read More »
About The Book Oscar “Battling” Nelson (1882–1954) was perhaps the toughest professional boxer ever to enter the ring. Although a Hall of Fame inductee, Nelson remains a lesser known great of boxing lore. From the beginning of his career at 14, the Danish immigrant presented himself as a man of integrity who never smoked, drank
Battling Nelson, the Durable Dane, Lightweight Champion, 1882-1954 By Mark Allen Baker Read More »
Enrique Encinosa’s book on the history of Cuban boxing from the 1880’s to present times.
Hard Leather: A History of Cuban Professional Boxing Read More »
Ingemar Johansson Swedish Heavyweight Boxing Champion By Ken Brooks Description Ingemar Johansson’s right hand—dubbed “The Hammer of Thor”—was the most fearsome in boxing, and Johansson’s three fights with Floyd Patterson rank among the sport’s classic rivalries. Yet most fans know little about the Swedish playboy who won the world heavyweight championship with a shocking third
Mike Silver does it Again! PRESS RELEASE Mike Silver does it again! Another fistic literary knockout! STARS IN THE RING: JEWISH CHAMPIONS IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF BOXING A Photographic History By Mike Silver By the author of the critically acclaimed “The Arc of Boxing: The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science”, here is
Starts in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing Read More »
From author Roger Zotti (Friday Night World) comes The Proper Pugilist: Essays on the Milling Art (Xlibris). The warriors written about are Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey, Rocky Marciano and Coley Wallace, Artie Diamond, Stanley Ketchel, Joe Louis and Tony Galento, Sonny Liston, and many others. As for the book’s author, as a teenager living
The Proper Pugilist: Essays on the Milling Art Read More »
