The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing
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About this book
This is a must-have for all boxing fans: the worlds most comprehensive single-volume reference on the sport now updated to include every major world title fight up to the end of March 2018! Boxing has produced some of the worlds most colorful athletes from Jack Johnson and Jake LaMotta to Ali and Tyson. Theyre all in this ultimate guide which covers every aspect of the sport since its rise from the days of illegal big-money challenge matches to the multimillion-dollar televised extravaganzas we enjoy now. Updated to include the world title fights through March 2018 as well as new biographies it contains fan-delighting details on the status of boxing internationally; the prominent promoters trainers and managers; the great stadiums where boxing history was made; and the administrative bodies rules culture and ambience of the fight gameincluding its tragedies and scandals. A statistical section lists the facts figures and oddities of the sport.
