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.
At over six and a half feet tall and nearly 300 pounds, heavyweight champion Primo Carnera was a giant for his times, but today "e;the Ambling Alp"e; is too often written off as an unskilled oaf and a product of the mob dealings that plagued boxing during the 1930s.
In Heavyweight, Jordana Moore Saggese examines images of Black heavyweight boxers to map the visual terrain of racist ideology in the United States, paying particular attention to the intersecting discourses of Blackness, masculinity, and sport.
THE PHENOMENAL MEMOIR OF A NATIONAL TREASUREAfter Kellie Harrington won gold at the Tokyo Olympics, the Irish public recognized her as not merely a sporting hero, but a deeply inspirational human being.
THE BESTSELLING MEMOIR FROM LEGENDARY SPORTS PROMOTER AND STAR OF NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY MATCHROOM, BARRY HEARN - NOW REVISED AND UPDATED'I am the largest sports promoter in the world.
Sie war Ehefrau, Managerin und noch vieles mehr: Christine Rocchigiani lebte zwölf Jahre lang das Leben ihres Mannes - Boxweltmeister Graciano "Rocky" Rocchigiani.
For six decades the World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a useful tool of racial oppression--the existence of the title far more important to the white public than its succession of champions.
The affectionatecharming (Kirkus Reviews) story of Tim Shanahans remarkable and little-known forty-year friendship with boxing legend Muhammad Ali, filled with stories never told as well as never-before-published personal photos.
On June 10, 1948, the eyes of the sporting world were focused on a minor league ballpark in Newark, New Jersey--the unlikely venue of a much-anticipated rubber match between the two men at the top of boxing's prestigious middleweight division, Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano.
Ingemar Johansson's right hand--dubbed "e;The Hammer of Thor"e;--was the most fearsome in boxing, and Johansson's three fights with Floyd Patterson rank among the sport's classic rivalries.
Sports fans had much to occupy themselves with during the memorable summer of '41, including New York Yankees great Joe DiMaggios record-setting consecutive games hit streak and Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams dogged pursuit of batting .
Boxing's greatest trainer reveals all"e;The book is written in a highly conversational tone, and by the end the reader will know precisely what it is like to listen to the Bill Walsh of boxing hold court on the exotic art of the cornerman.
This Day in Philadelphia Sports, first published in 2014 and now newly updated in paperback to cover events from the 201415 season, offers a concise 366-day approach to looking back at the history of Philadelphia sports.
Sports fans and boxing enthusiasts alike will love this compelling study of the resurgence of boxing in the early 1980s - and the four 'greats' who effected that change.
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 "e;Jack,"e; an unidentified fighter who died of his injuries.
A celebration and memorial of the greatest era of heavyweight fighters from 1962 to 1997, as witnessed ringside by an International Boxing Hall of Fame sportswriter.
Established in 1883, the Olympic Club catered to a variety of pursuits from target shooting to billiards to boxing--the most popular sport in New Orleans, despite legal prohibitions.
A nuanced insider's account of everyday life in the last remaining institution of New York's golden age of boxingGleason's Gym is the last remaining institution of New York's Golden Age of boxing.
Exploring the highs and lows of an esteemed career in professional boxing, Frank's autobiography is truly enthralling and packed with wonderful insight and anecdotes about himself and the who's who of the boxing fraternity.
From the legendary Irish Times columnist and award-winning veteran American sports journalist George Kimball, author of the bestselling Four Kings, comes this compilation of boxing-related commentary, criticism, reportage and analysis, representing the best of his work over the last decade.
Covering Mike Tyson's rise through the amateur and professional boxing ranks, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a young criminal in Brownsville to his 1988 heavyweight unification match with Michael Spinks.