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This Boxing Game - John Wight - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

This Boxing Game - John Wight - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

What is it about boxing that charms and bewitches us? John Wight looks for the answer as he delves into the world of beautiful brutality. Showing that boxing is fundamentally tied to the human condition, he pulls back the curtains of his own masculinity to reveal the insecurities, life experiences and vulnerabilities that first drew him to the sport and have informed his engagement with it over a 20-year period. While relating his experiences in boxing gyms on both sides of the Atlantic, Wight reflects on the sport''s origins, analysing some of its most memorable moments and characters. Through Wight''s compelling memoirs we encounter some of modern boxing''s most fascinating figures, among them Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao, James Toney and Scotland''s IBF junior-welterweight world titlist Josh Taylor. Straddling the line between nobility and barbarity, boxing operates on a different moral and spiritual plane than other sports. This Boxing Game explores why and how.

DKK 192.00
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Boxing On This Day - Nick Parkinson - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Boxing On This Day - Nick Parkinson - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Boxing On This Day revisits the sport''s most magical moments, from title tear-ups, shocks and famous knockouts to bizarre dramas. Here are hundreds of ring highlights, all mixed in with a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable boxing diary - with an entry for every day of the year. It''s not just the stunning punches and smart one-liners that makes the history of the fight game so absorbing. Boxing is never far from controversy or hyperbole, surviving fixes and numerous scandals while producing some of sport''s most famous names from Dempsey to Louis, from Ali to Tyson, from Lennox Lewis to Floyd Mayweather Jr. As well as recalling heroic, controversial, funny, tragic and surreal events, Boxing On This Day benefits from brilliant research, gathering together many original stories in a concise history of boxing from the 19th century to 2015.

DKK 117.00
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Close Encounters with the Gloves off - Tom Myler - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Close Encounters with the Gloves off - Tom Myler - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Close Encounters with the Gloves Off is a rollercoaster ride through boxing history in the words of the boxers themselves, as they recall their highs and lows, their greatest triumphs, the background stories and many shock revelations. Acclaimed boxing writer, author and historian Thomas Myler has interviewed every one of the pugilistic greats featured, during a career spent covering boxing; from the big names of the ''Roaring 20s'' right through to boxing''s modern era. Muhammad Ali, Jack Dempsey, Georges Carpentier, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier, George Foreman and modern greats such as Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Evander Holyfield and Ken Buchanan all feature. Myler has spent a lifetime around boxing and boxers and was once described by George Kimball, prize-winning author of the acclaimed Four Kings, as ''One of the world''s best boxing writers''. Close Encounters with the Gloves Off pulls together that life''s work to take the reader on a wonderful boxing journey which spans almost an entire century.

DKK 120.00
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Blood; Brawn; Brains and Broken Noses - Chris Sykes - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Blood; Brawn; Brains and Broken Noses - Chris Sykes - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Blood, Brawn, Brains and Broken Noses explores the evolution of pugilism, better known as boxing, from its origins in Ancient Greece and Rome to the present day. In England, pugilism became a popular form of entertainment, leading to a golden age, which the book covers in detail along with the careers of five champion pugilists. But the sport hit a major hitch when bare-knuckle pugilism clashed with Victorian morals, and it was superseded by gloved boxing. Afterwards, bare-knuckle boxing went underground and was practised clandestinely and seen only by a select few. The book examines the thoughts of ancient philosophers to explain why pugilism became part of British culture. Nineteenth-century philosophies such as Social Darwinism, Muscular Christianity and Rational Recreation are also explored along with how Rational Recreation influences boxing today. What are the sociological factors that motivate people to take up boxing? And how can the sport prevent societal ills? Blood, Brawn, Brains and Broken Noses holds the answers.

DKK 168.00
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The Anthony Joshua Files - Matt Bozeat - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Anthony Joshua Files - Matt Bozeat - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

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. Anthony Joshua''s fight with Wladimir Klitschko, in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, transformed the fighter not only into a national hero but also a global star. Having worked as a boxing journalist for almost 30 years for Boxing News, Boxing Monthly and Sky Sports, Matt Bozeat was perfectly placed to follow Joshua from a ringside seat from the very start of his professional career. Joshua turned pro soon after winning gold at the London Olympics in 2012, and has since surpassed all expectations, going on to dominate the division with a 100 per cent KO record. The Joshua Files tells exactly how he fought his way to the top, through revealing and insightful interviews with the fighter himself, as well as with the boxing experts, trainers, sparring partners and opponents who have the closest insider knowledge of Anthony''s incredible rise.

DKK 192.00
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New York Fight Nights - Tom Myler - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

New York Fight Nights - Tom Myler - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

No city in the world is more associated with boxing than New York. So take a ringside seat on the city''s greatest ever fight nights. 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. Soak up the atmosphere and enjoy all the inside stories, including the riot following the Riddick Bowe-Andrew Golota farce, and the human buzzsaw that was Henry Armstrong against Barney Ross. James J Braddock shocked the boxing world to become boxing''s ''Cinderella Man'' by taming Max Baer, while Tommy Farr upset all predictions by staying 15 rounds with the feared Joe Louis. New York Fight Nights is a wide-ranging, exciting trip through boxing history which enables you to follow Floyd Patterson''s historic battle with Ingmar Johansson, to witness Randolph Turpin''s tragic downfall against Carl Bobo Olson - and the Harry Greb-Mickey Walker slugfest that continued outside on the sidewalk.

DKK 141.00
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Beyond Good and Evil - Glyn Rhodes - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Beyond Good and Evil - Glyn Rhodes - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Glyn Rhodes MBE has devoted his life to boxing. Since wandering into the world-famous St Thomas'' gym in Sheffield as a directionless teenager, he has spent more than 40 years working inside and outside the ropes. Cognisant of how this hardest of sports both saved and brutalised him, he is now ready to tell his story. Rhodes'' reflections offer fresh perspectives on the likes of Naseem Hamed, Johnny Nelson, Herol Graham, Clinton Woods, the British Boxing Board of Control, plus his complicated relationship with the iconic Brendan Ingle. He reveals how boxing lifted him from his childhood on Sheffield council estates to royal appointments and financial security. Yet ultimately, the sport that gave him so much nearly broke him, causing him to seek psychiatric help. As boxing continues to attract both support and condemnation, Rhodes'' story shows how the sport''s defenders and detractors suffer the same delusion. You cannot truly love or hate boxing, because it is such different things, at different times, to different people.

DKK 190.00
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The Mighty Atom - Adrian Knott - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Mighty Atom - Adrian Knott - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Mighty Atom: The Life of Boxing Legend Jimmy Wilde is the long-awaited biography of a boxing all-time great whose brilliance defied logic. Born in a Welsh mining town, Jimmy learnt his trade in fairground boxing booths and went on to become a legend and arguably Britain''s greatest ever fighter pound for pound. Blessed with freakish knockout power that belied his skeletal frame, Wilde frequently conceded weight to opponents, trouncing men who were as much as two stone heavier than himself. He was crowned world flyweight king when he stopped the tough Italian-American Young Zulu Kid in 1916. Practically unbeatable in his heyday, Jimmy was a superstar who rubbed shoulders with the likes of the Prince of Wales and Lord Lonsdale, and played himself in a silent movie based on his life. A century after his final fight, boxing historians still widely consider him the greatest flyweight ever. This book tells the story, in and out of the ring, of a unique champion and true boxing great.

DKK 241.00
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Fighting Men of London - Alex Daley - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Fighting Men of London - Alex Daley - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Fighting Men of London explores the lives of seven former professional boxers who fought in the capital between the 1930s and 1960s. Set around a series of interviews, it resurrects a golden age of the sport when boxing was as popular as football and Britain''s leading fighters were working-class heroes. Dramatic, poignant, inspiring and at times funny, the book covers such subjects as booth fighting, exploitation in boxing, East End poverty, World War Two London, Jewish culture, fame and success, crime, prison life and encounters with such figures as the Kray twins, the Great Train Robbers and Britain''s most infamous inmate, Charles Bronson. Fighting Men of London takes us on a journey through a lost era of smoky fight halls, ramshackle boxing arenas and courageous fighting men. It features the previously untold stories of 1950s boxing star Sammy McCarthy, Bethnal Green knockout specialist Ted Berry (an associate of the Kray twins) and Sid Nathan, who as one of Britain''s last surviving 1930s boxers once shared a fight bill with the great Jack Kid Berg. This isn''t a single story, but seven stories of seven very different men. The common bond they shared was boxing.

DKK 168.00
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A Champion's Last Fight - Nick Parkinson - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A Champion's Last Fight - Nick Parkinson - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Drink, drugs, depression, sex scandals, financial meltdowns and serious health issues are just some of the fights British boxers have faced once they''ve quit the ring. A Champion''s Last Fight examines just why and exactly how some of Britain''s greatest boxers have self-destructed in retirement. It tells the stories of former world champions who have struggled in life away from the spotlights and the glare that comes with boxing success; delving into the post-boxing lives and tribulations of Benny Lynch, Randolph Turpin, Freddie Mills, Ken Buchanan, John Conteh, Alan Minter, Charlie Magri, Frank Bruno, Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank, Naseem Hamed, Scott Harrison, Herbie Hide, Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton. With interviews and new revelations, A Champion''s Last Fight is an emotional journey through boxing history that examines the struggles many former champions experience after hanging up the gloves - and asks what, if anything, can be done to help the nation''s boxing greats adjust to life away from the ring?

DKK 141.00
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The Road to Nowhere - Tris Dixon - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Road to Nowhere - Tris Dixon - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

In the era of boxing''s pay-per-view superstars, Tris Dixon invested in a Greyhound bus pass and spent several months traversing America on a shoestring budget, tracking down fighters from yesteryear who had vanished from the limelight. Venturing from New York to Las Vegas and from Toronto to Miami, the young writer - himself a former amateur boxer - sought out coulda-been contenders and cult heroes from the 1950s to the 2000s, all now faded from popular memory. He visited old people''s homes, gyms and too many prisons, discovering that life after boxing can be a cruel place when the ropes are no longer in place to keep fighters safe from the outside world. Dixon meets men who shaped boxing history, fighting the likes of Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. He shares their memories and weaves together their forgotten tales over the course of a remarkable American journey.

DKK 166.00
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Ungloved - Benjamin Calder Smith - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Ungloved - Benjamin Calder Smith - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Ben Calder-Smith travelled around the UK for 18 months meeting and interviewing a broad cross-section of former fighters and boxing personalities. He now presents the stories of huge forgotten talents, coulda-been contenders and men who established a foothold in British boxing history, highlighting the highs and lows of their careers in and out of the ring. From the agonies of injury and enforced retirement to a poignant late comeback inspired by personal tragedy; from a British Boxing Board of Control-licensed ringside doctor to a late-blossoming veteran of the ring, Ungloved features unique, varied and personal accounts of the ''noble art'' from a bygone age. Memories are relayed with the same passion as was expended in the ring, describing the good, the bad and the ugly with brutal honesty and heart-warming humility. These moving accounts provide living proof that, when knocked down, the human spirit has infinite capacity to bounce back.

DKK 139.00
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Henry Armstrong - John Jarrett - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Henry Armstrong - John Jarrett - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Henry Armstrong: Boxing''s Super Champ is the story of arguably the most incredible fighter in the history of boxing - told by one of the few surviving writers to have been around during Armstrong''s unique world championship reign. When Henry had his arm raised on 17 August 1938, after winning a blood-spattered 15-round decision over Lou Ambers, he became the first boxer to simultaneously hold world titles at three different weights - and somehow he managed the feat in an era of just eight weight classes, with no ''junior'' or ''super'' divisions. He had entered Madison Square Garden as the reigning world feather and welterweight champion, and left with the world lightweight belt strapped around his waist. Now in his 90s, veteran boxing journalist and author John Jarrett looks back on the life and career of this ring hero of his youth: a 5ft 51/2in buzzsaw they nicknamed ''Homicide Hank''. In the 85 years that have passed since then, nobody has matched Armstrong''s amazing triple-championship feat. It''s likely no one ever will.

DKK 241.00
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Land of Hope and Glory - Maurice Hope - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Land of Hope and Glory - Maurice Hope - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Land of Hope and Glory is the Windrush-generation story of Maurice Hope, a Caribbean immigrant whose fascinating journey took him from abject poverty to boxing world champion and receiving an MBE from the Queen. The former WBC light-middleweight titlist was born in rural Antigua in 1951. Surprisingly, he was an extremely sensitive child who cried for the flimsiest reasons. When he arrived in east London, aged nine, his elder brother Lex was waiting to introduce him to the noble art at the famous Repton Boxing Club. Reluctant but too scared to defy Lex, Maurice agreed. It led to a glittering career, first as an Olympian then as a world champion pro. Maurice then coached the Antigua boxing team for years. Invites to Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister followed, before a trip to Buckingham Palace to receive his MBE for services to the sport. Hope''s story is punctuated by spectacular highs and crushing lows, but amid it all his warmth, humour and resilience shine through.

DKK 241.00
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Jack Dempsey and the Roaring Twenties - Thomas Myler - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Jack Dempsey and the Roaring Twenties - Thomas Myler - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Roaring Twenties was an era of high living and extravagance, of hot jazz and new fashions, when America lived as if there were no tomorrow. It was a time when the heavyweight boxing champion of the world reigned supreme in sport and Jack Dempsey was the idol of the age. In this definitive biography, leading boxing writer Tom Myler takes us through the thrilling career of the ''Manassa Mauler''. Dempsey''s fights are part of boxing folklore: the massacre of giant Jess Willard, the first million-dollar gate against French hero Georges Carpentier, the sensational war with Luis Firpo, the bout with Tom Gibbons that bankrupted a town and the controversial ''Battle of the Long Count'' with Gene Tunney. Dempsey packed more drama into his career than almost any other boxer in history. A one-time hobo and saloon fighter, he came up the hard way and punched his way to fame and fortune. Myler had the benefit of interviewing Dempsey in his retirement years, and he draws on their exchanges to give you the full inside story of Jack''s life and times.

DKK 182.00
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Guardian of the Streets - James Cook - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Guardian of the Streets - James Cook - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

James Cook''s autobiography is a gripping account of his life told with the assistance of his friend and boxing author, Melanie Lloyd. Cook was raised by his grandparents in Jamaica until he was nine years old, when his mother arrived from London to collect him. His words paint a vibrant picture of childhood in the Caribbean sun and having to adapt to life on the notorious North Peckham Housing Estate in the late 60s. He started boxing in his teens and became British and European super-middleweight champion. Cook eloquently leads the reader through his life in the ring with plenty of droll tales along the way; but this is much more than a boxing book. Cook''s commitment to keeping his local community safe through his youth work contributes to an inspirational and uplifting read. But anybody expecting to find Saint James on every page is in for a shock. His stories range from fighting with wheel-clampers in a Tesco car park to receiving his MBE from the Queen, all told with equal warmth and a sweet honesty that will keep the pages turning.

DKK 182.00
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Million Dollar Crolla - Dominic Mcguinness - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Million Dollar Crolla - Dominic Mcguinness - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Million Dollar Crolla: Good Guys Can Win tells the unique story of the ''nicest man in boxing'' and his remarkable path from prospect to has-been, from victim to world champion. Written off by many, an office job beckoned for Anthony Crolla before a devastating but defining fight put him back on track. After overcoming the demons of badly injuring a rival, Anthony''s boxing dream was again shattered after a neighbourly deed left him seriously injured. Against all the odds, he fought back to win a world title in front in his home fans. Covering key moments in a bumpy ride, the book gives unique insight into the preparations for the biggest nights of his boxing career - a rematch with the exceptional Jorge Linares and the must-win domestic showdown with Ricky Burns. It''s access all areas with insight to family life, media commitments and his passion for Manchester United. Crucially, the book details the punishing training schedule, alongside his fellow champions at Gallagher''s Gym, which has helped him to the top. Includes contributions from some of the biggest names in sport.

DKK 182.00
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Fighting Back - Matt Bozeat - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Fighting Back - Matt Bozeat - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Fighting Back is the story of a different kind of boxing superstar - a hero for winning his battles outside as well as inside the ring. When he outpointed Wladimir Klitschko, on one of the greatest nights in British boxing history, Tyson Fury sat on top of the world. But ''The Gypsy King'' soon discovered that being heavyweight champion wasn''t all he had imagined. His own demons would prove harder to conquer than Klitschko. In the following months, Tyson drank and ate to excess, took drugs and contemplated suicide. He seemed destined for an early grave. But, with the help of his family, Fury dealt with his issues and launched a boxing comeback - after shedding an incredible ten stones in weight! Fury eased back with a couple of straightforward wins. Then, in what appeared a foolhardy, if very brave, move, he challenged unbeaten KO specialist Deontay Wilder for the WBC heavyweight championship in Los Angeles. Having followed Fury''s career from his first amateur bout, author Matt Bozeat has spent time with Fury and his family trying to get to know and fathom out this most remarkable of fighters and people. The result is the humour-laden, heart-wrenching, inspirational story of a boxer who conquered the world, lost everything - and then got it back.

DKK 190.00
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Sinner and Saint - Martin Murray - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Sinner and Saint - Martin Murray - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Sinner and Saint is the inspirational story of Martin Murray, St Helens'' flawed yet favourite son. A promising amateur teenage boxer, Murray was drawn into a life fuelled with drugs, alcohol and street fighting. By the age of 24, he had completed four jail sentences, one of them in a notorious Cypriot prison. He still managed to win the ABA welterweight title in 2004 - while on the run! The reintroduction of boxing back into his life and a settled family life proved to be his saviour. Turning pro in 2007, Murray went on to win the Commonwealth and British middleweight titles, and challenged for the world title on no fewer than four occasions. Murray pulls no punches as he recounts his story in the most intimate and vivid way - a rollercoaster life ultimately redeemed through his success in boxing.

DKK 190.00
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Black and White - Brian Dobbs - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Black and White - Brian Dobbs - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Black and White: The Birth of Modern Boxing is the definitive history of the early years of transatlantic pugilism. It reveals the poisonous racism disfiguring the sport and the black boxers fighting an uphill struggle for equality. It lays bare ugly attempts by authorities to stifle or ban a sport that millions flocked to see, and exposes the unethical actions of distinguished figures such as Lord Lonsdale and Sir Winston Churchill. Black and White brings to life some of the greatest fights in history as the narrative charts boxing''s growth from underground sleaze to fashionable spectacle. Along the way we hear the stories of the great champions of the era including Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Jimmy Wilde and Ted ''Kid'' Lewis. The book culminates in the ''Fight of the Century'', where a gallant European and an unpopular American battled for supremacy as the world looked on with trepidation.

DKK 340.00
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Wars of the Ring - Matthew Bazell - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Wars of the Ring - Matthew Bazell - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Wars of the Ring is a pictorial celebration of half a century of unforgettable fights. It commemorates an array of legendary boxing matches held between 1970 and 2020. From the heavyweight tussles of Ali, Frazier and Foreman in the 1970s to the wars waged by Duran, Hearns, Hagler and Leonard in the 80s, to the celebrated British middleweights of the 90s and the rise of current stars Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, Wars of the Ring takes us on a thrilling journey through some of boxing''s most exhilarating matches, experienced through stunning and dramatic images. Each decade comes with a written overview as key moments from the careers of your favourite boxers come to life - in eye-catching colour and atmospheric black and white. Relive the amazing feats of Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin, Joe Calzaghe, Carl Froch, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Nigel Benn, Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Naseem Hamed and many more.

DKK 182.00
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Born to Box - Alex Daley - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Born to Box - Alex Daley - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Nipper Pat Daly was boxing''s most amazing prodigy. Extraordinary but tragic, his was a career like no other in sports history. Born in Wales in 1913, he became a professional boxer at age ten after moving to London. With his exceptional talent, by age 14 he was beating grown men in gruelling 15-round fights. At 15 he was thrashing national champions and at 16 was ranked by America''s The Ring magazine in the world''s top ten. In the late 1920s, audiences across Britain sat spellbound as the Wonderboy delivered boxing masterclasses against Europe''s elite fighters. Daly beat three British champions, a European champ and the reigning champions of Italy, Belgium and Germany. A magnetic figure, leading sportswriters saw him as a future world champion and possible all-time great. Tragically, however, he was recklessly overworked and forced to retire aged 17, after well over 100 pro fights. Incorporating Nipper''s previously unpublished memoirs, Born to Box is the story of his unique career, life and times.

DKK 192.00
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To The Top - Fiaz Rafiq - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

To The Top - Fiaz Rafiq - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

When it comes to sports and entertainment, the glitz and the glamour of celebrity life, most of us only aspire to gain something small such as an autograph. Few of us ever have the chance to sit down with stars and discuss their lives, or rub shoulders with those closest to them. Being up close and personal with UFC, boxing and entertainment stars is just part of journalist Fiaz Rafiq''s daily routine. He''s worked closely with some of the most revered champions and pioneers of UFC. In this gripping memoir he shares riveting behind-the-scenes stories of the top MMA and boxing champions and legends, their gritty beginnings and their most triumphant moments. The result is the culmination of over two decades of work , gaining the trust and confidence of the greatest fighters and personalities in MMA and combat sports. To the Top is a fascinating odyssey, a compelling tale of triumph despite insurmountable odds. It uncovers the hidden history of the most brutal combat sport on the planet.

DKK 190.00
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Staying Positive - Paul Banke - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Staying Positive - Paul Banke - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A member of the USA''s stellar 1984 Olympic boxing team, Paul Banke then scaled the heights as a professional to become world champion in 1990. Unfortunately, throughout his career, he was at the mercy of his secret mistress - drugs. As part of the celebrity slipstream, Banke often had free access to heroin, crystal meth and cocaine. Best remembered for his epic trilogy with Daniel Zaragoza, drugs overtook him and Banke soon became a forgotten champion. Shortly after retiring in 1993, he was homeless and destitute. Having not eaten for three days, Banke found himself lying in a dumpster in Vegas, ecstatic at finding a partially consumed cheeseburger. Arrested for grand theft auto in 1995 he was urged in jail to take an HIV test, due to sharing needles. He had contracted full-blown AIDS. Miraculously, after three decades of drug abuse, Banke turned his life around in September 2014 and became clean and sober. Now once again warmly embraced by the boxing fraternity, he shares his story to inspire and deter those on a similar path.

DKK 192.00
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Tales from the Top Table - Craig Birch - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Tales from the Top Table - Craig Birch - Bog - Pitch Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The hard-hitting, personal stories shared by some of boxing''s biggest names are presented in a series of short, sharp features in Tales from the Top Table. Seventeen world champions are among the main attractions. Delve deep into the psyche of the famous fighting men and relive their experiences in the ring - the good, the bad and the ugly. There are many fresh and surprising stories included here, as these memorable anecdotes about the fighters'' lives and times were originally intended only for the ears of those in attendance at the Bar Sport in Cannock - and could easily have stayed that way. The bar''s upstairs Premier Suite holds just 300 people but countless sporting idols have passed through its doors, helping to put the Staffordshire town on the map. Now Craig Birch''s exclusive notes on Bar Sport''s after-dinner speakers put you right in the room. Every chapter is packed with the unique stories and inside information from boxing''s beloved aficionados. Foreword by Richie Woodhall, former WBC super-middleweight world champion.

DKK 192.00
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