Boxing

A Worldwide Record of Bouts and Boxers

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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This four-volume reference work covers the history, records and lore of boxers and boxing. Part I, the longest section, presents alphabetical entries of bare knuckle boxers, and the transitional and Queensberry Rules eras (with more than 2,600 fighters from the latter). Each entry includes dates of birth and death, place of birth, nicknames, a list of fights, and career statistics. Part II covers non-boxers, including referees, promoters, publicists, managers, trainers, cut men, announcers and others. Part III contains records of world title bouts from 1878 through 2010. Part IV lists various records and champions, both amateur and professional, including the all-time leaders in many statistical categories. Part V describes the organization of the sport, tracing the history of weight divisions, world titles and halls of fame. Part VI is an overview of boxing in history and culture (champions of ancient Greece, equipment, gymnasiums, radio and television, literature, drama, the arts, etc.). An appendix offers a timeline of boxing and a bibliography concludes the work.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-02-29
Mått216 x 279 x 89 mm
Vikt4 055 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor1 752
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786460540

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Table of ContentsVolume 1Acknowledgments Preface Part I. The Boxers Bare Knuckle Era, 1791–1880 Transitional Era, 1870s–1880s Queensberry Rules Era, 1895–Present (Ada–Gallagher) Volume 2Queensberry Rules Era, 1895–Present (Galloway–O’Brien) Volume 3Queensberry Rules Era, 1895–Present (O’Brien–Zyglewicz) Women Boxers 1326Part II. Registries of Other Personnel 1333Referees 1335Managers 1346Judges 1339Trainers 1350Timekeepers 1341Cut Men 1352Promoters 1341Ring Announcers 1353Matchmakers 1344Ringside Commentators 1353Booking Agents 1345Historians 1354Publicists 1345Record Keepers and Compilers 1354VolumePart III. World Title Bouts 1355Part IV. Records and Champions 1479All-Time Professional Leaders 1481Miscellaneous Queensberry Records 1491Professional Champions 1500Amateur Champions 1624Part V. The Organization of the Sport 1651Weight Divisions and World Titles 1653U.S. Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) 1664Boxers Associations 1666Halls of Fame 1667Part VI. Boxing in History and Culture 1673Olympic Champions of Ancient Greece 1675A Brief History of Boxing 1676Boxing Demographics 1680Equipment and Equipment Makers 1682Selected Boxing Venues and Gymnasiums 1683Boxing Broadcasts on Radio and Television 1689Literature, Stage, Screen and the Arts 1697Appendix: Timeline of Boxing History 1705Bibliography 1721

“Recommended”—Choice; “recommended”—Library Journal; “Goldman...has created a resource full of detailed information and provides a handy reference set that will be valued by both devoted fans and serious historians”—Against the Grain; “presents alphabetical entries on about 2,600 boxers from 1791 to the present”—SciTech Book News; “excellent...elegantly done”—Doghouseboxing.com.