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 and much more
- Publish the work of 32 years of thorough and exhaustive research by world-renowned boxing historian, Barry Hugman
- Tell the definitive story through in excess of 1.25 million words across 3 comprehensive volumes
- Provide a ground-breaking and unique series
But also:
- Includes several new fights from yesteryear.
- Mentions, where required, all men who have won titles in different weight divisions.
- In an effort to find one champion per division, lists all title fights that I consider to be Lineal with explanations attached – arguably unique in the published world.
- Has re-audited all dates and results.
- Analysed all ‘RSC’ results since 1993 that could be considered a technical count out, such as the referee dispensing with the count so that a fighter can be seen by a doctor asap.