Published Boxing Books
A tribute to the author’s favorite prizefighters of the 1950s (Jake LaMotta, Rocky Castellani, Walter Cartier, Wes Bascom, and others), the book is also a memoir of sorts about growing up in New Haven during the nineteen-fifties.
Friday Night World: A Tribute to Fighters of the 1950s Read More »
In this first and only biography of light-heavyweight champion and boxing legend Joe Choynski
Lauren Chouinard Sheds Light on Infamous Lightweight Boxer George Henry Lavigne, known as the “Saginaw Kid. in New Book.
New Book: “Muscle and Mayhem: The Saginaw Kid and the Fistic World of the 1890s” Read More »
The true story of former Middleweight Champion of the World Joey Giardello.
Joey: An Extraordinary Life & A Dream Fulfilled Read More »
The Heavyweight Championship has long been the most valued prize in all of sports. Famous names among the champions include John L. Sullivan, Jim Jeffries, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Vitali Klitschko and Wladimir Klitschko.
A Brief History of the Heavyweights 1881-2010 Read More »
Nardo is the story of an Italian kid from Boston’s North End, and his rise through the boxing ranks to eventually become World Champ during the Golden Era of boxing.
Tony DeMarco Biography Read More »
On June 28, 1868, a group of men gathered alongside a road 35 miles north of Albuquerque to witness a 165-round, 6-hour bare-knuckle brawl between well-known Colorado pugilist Barney Duffy and “Jack,” an unidentified fighter who died of his injuries.
Boxing in New Mexico, 1868-1940 Read More »
The Nelson-Wolgast Fight and the San Francisco Boxing Scene, 1900-1914by Arne K. Lang IBRO Book Review by Clay Moyle Arne Lang’s new book is focused on the February 22, 1910 40-round marathon for the lightweight title between “Battling” Nelson and Ad Wolgast in Point Richmond, California and their respective careers and post-career lives. But, he
The Nelson-Wolgast Fight and the San Francisco Boxing Scene, 1900-1914 Read More »
Whether opening saloons, raising cattle, or promoting sporting events, George Lewis “Tex” Rickard (1870-1929) possessed a drive to be the best.
Tex Rickard: Boxing’s Greatest Promoter Read More »
