This Boxing Book opens with Johnson beating Jeffries in ‘only’
fifteen rounds at the World Boxing Championship in Reno, for prize
money of £24,200. It goes onto cover many of the great fights through
the decades of the 20th Century, right through to the present era.
Coverage
of top boxers in this Boxing Book include some of the early greats such
as Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano. The dramatic fight
between Tunney and Demsey was watched by 150,000 people in Chicago, and
is covered by spectacular picture spreads of the fight.
Sixties
and seventies coverage includes that of famous boxing names like Clay /
Muhammad Ali. Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and Henry Cooper. The late
eighties saw the domination of Mike Tyson.
Relive the fights
involving some of the champion British fighters, with newspaper reports
of fights involving Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank, Frank Bruno. More recent
newspaper coverage of British fighters, in these Boxing Books, include
Amir Khan, Rick Hatton and the outstanding feats of Joe Calzaghe.
Newspaper
reports are reviewed annually, to keep these Boxing Books up to date .
This unique insight into Boxing’s history make these books truly
memorable Boxing Gifts and a great addition to any collection of Boxing
memorabilia.
This individually bound, hard back book is tabloid size (38 x 30cm) for convenient storage and handling. The Book is personalised with the name of the recipient (max 22 characters), gold embossed on the front cover.
Size:tabloid size 38 x 30cm