Jersey Joe Walcott: A Boxing Biography
Born into extreme poverty in 1914, Jersey Joe Walcott began boxing at the age of 16 to help feed his hungry family.
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Boxing: A Worldwide Record of Bouts and Boxers
This four-volume reference work covers the history, records and lore of boxers and boxing.
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Primo Carnera: The Life and Career of the Heavyweight Boxing Champion
In this book about the often underrated heavyweight champion, Primo Carnera, the life of Carnera is presented, from the early years to his death.
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Billy Miske: The St. Paul Thunderbolt
Clay Moyle’s second biography is a worthy successor to his critically acclaimed biography of Sam langford.
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UnCrowned Champions
This magnificent book should be mandatory reading for anyone interested in boxing’s rich history.
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The First Black Boxing Champions: Essays on Fighters of the 1800s to the 1920s
The First Black Boxing Champions: Essays on Fighters of the 1800s to the 1920s, recently published by McFarland & Company, Inc., is a compilation of newly written, meticulously documented, biographical essays on some of the most intriguing fighters ever known, with over 100 photos and illustrations.
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Manly Art (They can run – but they can’t hide)
From award-winning sports journalist George Kimball comes this compilation of boxing-related commentary, criticism, reportage, and analysis representing the best of his work over the last decade.
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Charley Burley and The Black Murderers’ Row
By popular demand “Charley Burley and The Black Murderer’s Row is being re-released December 6, 2010.
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