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Noble Art of Heavyweight Boxing
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Noble Art of Heavyweight Boxing
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Ralph Oates
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:224 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 250,Width 176 |
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| Category/Genre | Boxing |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780719817434
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| Classifications | Dewey:796.8309 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
The Crowood Press Ltd
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| Imprint |
Robert Hale Ltd
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| Publication Date |
1 August 2015 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Noble Art of Heavyweight Boxing is a knockout trip through the history of this popular sport, from the last thrilling bareknuckle contest in 1889 between champion John L. Sullivan and challenger Jake Kilrain, right through to modern times, covering key fights and boxing greats such as Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Lennox Lewis, and many, many more. Illustrated with contemporary photographs and packed with fascinating true details about the personalities and bouts, this book will be a winner with every sports fan and boxing enthusiast.
Author Biography
Ralph Oates is a former amateur boxer and a renowned boxing historian. He has acted as a boxing consultant for the Guinness World Records. Ralph has also had eight previous books on the sport published, along with articles for The British Boxing Board of Control Yearbook and his own column in the Essex Courier.
Reviews'Another knockout!' Diss Express 'a book packed packed with interesting facts and statistics' ... 'After over 25 years of writing boxing books it's clearly a labour of love for the author' Barking and Dagenham Post 'packed with facts and feats of interest on the division' -- Kate Royall Eastern Daily Press 'a knockout success' Norwich Evening News
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