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Boxing Nostalgia Alex Daley

Boxing Nostalgia By Alex Daley

Boxing Nostalgia by Alex Daley


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Summary

Want to learn about British boxing history in all its colour? The champs, challengers, unsung heroes and eccentrics, tragedies and bizarre little-known facts are all here. Alex Daley has delved deep into the archives and interviewed ex-fighters to uncover some of boxing's most intriguing stories.

Boxing Nostalgia Summary

Boxing Nostalgia: The Good, the Bad and the Weird by Alex Daley

The champs and challengers, unsung heroes and eccentrics, tragedies and bizarre little-known tales from the history of boxing are all here. This unique assortment of articles comes from the popular Boxing News 'Yesterday's Heroes' column. In this compilation, Alex Daley has delved deep into the archives and interviewed ex-fighters to uncover some of boxing's most intriguing stories. British legends like Jimmy Wilde, Jim Driscoll, Ted Kid Lewis, Jock McAvoy, Benny Lynch, Freddie Mills, Randolph Turpin, John Conteh and Terry Downes all feature. As do American greats like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Harry Greb, Sonny Liston and Jack Dempsey. Read about the world champion who was sold to a boxing booth by his father, the boxer hanged for murder, the bareknuckle champ who became an MP and the fighter who started a mutiny. Boxing Nostalgia takes you on a journey through British ring history, from the bareknuckle era to the late 20th century, with stories that are often sad, staggering or downright bizarre.

About Alex Daley

Alex Daley writes the popular history-themed 'Yesterday's Heroes' column for British boxing's trade magazine, Boxing News. He is the author of two other Pitch Publishing titles, Fighting Men of London: Voices from Inside the Ropes and Born to Box: The Extraordinary Story of Nipper Pat Daly. Alex was awarded the 2018 Reg Gutteridge Award for services to boxing media.

Additional information

GOR009838318
9781785314551
1785314556
Boxing Nostalgia: The Good, the Bad and the Weird by Alex Daley
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pitch Publishing Ltd
2018-11-30
288
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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