Boxing

Jack Kid Berg dominated boxing in the early 1930s like no other British-born boxer before or since.

This is the true story of what can happen when an obsession takes over your life, sucks you in and spits you back out again.

For more than 100 years the Lonsdale Belt, first awarded in 1909 by the legendary National Sporting Club and since 1936 by the British Boxing Board of Control, has encircled the waists of all the great names in British boxing history: Freddie Welsh and Ted "e;Kid"e; Lewis; Benny Lynch and Jimmy Wilde; Freddie Mills, Randolph Turpin, and Terry Downes; Henry Cooper, Barry McGuigan, Lennox Lewis, and Joe Calzaghe.

Mooresy: The Fighter's Fighter is the life story of one of Britain's most-loved boxers.

Wilfredo "e;Bazooka"e; Gomez found his love of boxing as he fought off bullies while walking the streets of San Juan.

Unsurprisingly for a city that has for centuries sent men to war, Portsmouth has produced numerous great fighters, and Pompey's Boxing Past takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the lives of renowned fighting men of the past such as Billy Streets, Kid Connor, Harry Vine, Stoker Reynolds, Johnny Smith, and Steve Goldring, right through to the stars of the modern era such as Tony Oakey, Mickey Driscoll, and Floyd Moore.

Wiped Out?

Benjamin Calder-Smith traveled around the UK for 18 months meeting and interviewing a broad cross-section of former fighters and boxing personalities.

Revisit the sport's most magical moments, from title tear-ups, shocks and famous knockouts to bizarre dramas.

Boxing has always had its wacky warriors and masters of menace.

The Joshua Files traces the story of Britain's latest heavyweight hero from the building site to the top of the boxing world and beyond.

Sinner and Saint is an incredible story of transformation and redemption.

Say hello to Rocky Marciano, the world's only undefeated heavyweight champion, a guy called Rocky Marciano.

Born to Box is the story of Nipper Pat Daly, arguably boxing's greatest ever prodigy.

Million Dollar Crolla tells the rollercoaster story of "e;the nicest man in boxing"e; and his remarkable path from prospect to has-been, from victim to world champion.

Sweet Fighting Man is based on a collection of interviews with British boxers, from journeymen to champions.

Fearless Freddie is the story of Britain's first boxing superstar.

Join the roaring crowds at iconic venues including Madison Square Garden, the Yankee Stadium, the Polo Grounds and the Long Island Bowl in the company of boxing historian Thomas Myler.

In Scream, Jonathan Rendall presents an oral history of Tyson"e;s life, built around statements from those who knew him intimately from the beginning, including trainers, gym-mates and press agents.

On 28 July 1997, in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield engaged in what would become the most infamous fight in boxing history.

Ringside is a bountiful collection of the most memorable boxing stories by legendary fight-game writer Budd Schulberg.

From Salford to St Louis, former professional boxer Wayne Barker fought every man who ever challenged him.

Everyone is familiar with the gypsy race but few outside their close-knit and ancient community really know what being a gypsy is about -how they live and how they think.

In 1956, at age 21, Floyd Patterson became the youngest boxer to win the title of world heavyweight champion and then, later, the first ever to lose and regain it.

'Before Benny, nobody from the Gorbals became World Champion of anything.

Ken Gorman has gathered together a superb collection of fight reports, personal testimonies and reminiscences from some of the greatest boxers the world has ever seen.

More than the world heavyweight championship was at stake when Joe Louis fought Max Schmeling on 22 June 1938.

From the streets of Peckham to the neon-lit strip of Las Vegas, Frank Maloney's life has been a roller-coaster ride that even he finds hard to believe at times.

Actualmente el kickboxing es uno de los deportes de lucha más difundidos en el mundo, por ser muy eficaz y fácil de aprender.

Hangin' Tough is a collection of essays and short stories that celebrate boxing.

This book is dedicated to my grandfather, Clarence Middleton, who boxed while in the United States Army during WWI, and my Father, Dennis Middleton, who boxed while in the United States Navy during WWII.

Seven young women, all murdered in the most disgusting manner imaginable.

Although Muhammad Ali's decision to assume a new name has often been portrayed as a sudden transformation, Cassius Clay's conversion to Islam was a process, not an event.

Although Muhammad Ali's decision to assume a new name has often been portrayed as a sudden transformation, Cassius Clay's conversion to Islam was a process, not an event.

For more than sixty yearsfrom the 1890s to the 1950sboxing was an integral part of American popular culture and a major spectator sport rivaling baseball in popularity.

There is only one winner in boxing.

Separating fact from myth, Kalb attempts to determine which of these long-held conspiracy theories hold water, and which ones fall flat under scrutiny.

If you want to look like a world-class athlete, you have to train like one, and no athletes train harder or look better doing it than professional boxers.

In every sport, in every country around the world, there are fans on the losing side who know that something other than skill and luck beat their favorite team or player.

Boxing has been a part of our history going back centuries.

Spanning the period between 1967 and 2005, this compilation includes 84 of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ira Berkow's columns on boxing.

Officiating a professional boxing match can be a thankless job.

Each year, readers, writers, and critics alike look forward to Thomas Hauser's newest collection of articles about the contemporary boxing scene.

Thomas Hauser has become "e;must reading"e; in the boxing community, and his latest book demonstrates why.

The two bouts between Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston are widely considered the most anticipated and controversial fights in heavyweight boxing.

Boxing lost a true warrior and gentleman of the ring when the mayor of Managua, Nicaragua, Alexis Argello, died in 2009.

No one gave James Buster Douglas much of a chance when he faced Iron Mike Tyson on February 11, 1990, in the Tokyo Dome.

The heavyweight boxing scene may have enjoyed its most competitive time period in the decades 1960 to 1980.

The most definite way for athletes to be hailed as sports legends is by setting world records.

Maybe your dad have mentioned Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali but didn't go into detail of who they are.