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  • The Statues and Legacies of Combat Athletes in the Americas

    par Stephen D. Allen, Kyle Barrowman, Paul MacDougall, Aaron D. Horton, Carrie Teresa ...
    Collections series Sport, Identity, and Culture
    The violence of combat sports left a mark on how fans and communities remembered athletes. As individual endeavors, combat sports have often produced more detailed, emotionally poignant, and deeply personal stories of triumph than those associated with team sports. Commemorative statues to combat athletes are therefore unique as historical markers and sites of memory. These statues tell remarkable ... En savoir plus

    $115.89 CAD

  • Distinction Earned

    Cape Breton's Boxing Legends 1946-1970

    par Paul MacDougall ...
    Distinction Earned highlights the accomplishments of significant Cape Breton fighters like George “Rockabye” Ross (about who MacDougall has also penned a play), Tyrone Gardiner, Blair Richardson and Francis “Rocky” MacDougall and trainers like Johnny Nemis. Between 1965 and 1967 five national boxing champions in different weight classes were from Cape Breton. Paul MacDougall has collected dozens ... En savoir plus

    $8.99 CAD

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  • My View from the Corner: A Life in Boxing

    par Angelo Dundee, Bert Sugar ...
    Boxing's greatest trainer reveals all"The book is written in a highly conversational tone, and by the end the reader will know precisely what it is like to listen to the Bill Walsh of boxing hold court on the exotic art of the cornerman."--New York Times Book Review"[H]ere's one for the fans: an as-close-up-as-you-can-get view of boxing's biggest, baddest personalities and poundings."-Men's ... En savoir plus

    $21.99 CAD

  • More Than a Champion

    The Style of Muhammad Ali

    par Jan Philipp Reemtsma ...
    "A dazzling portrait. . . . Written with energy, daring, and artful intelligence." --San Francisco Chronicle ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $13.99 CAD Maintenant $9.99 CAD

  • Tunney

    Boxing's Brainiest Champ and His Upset of the Great Jack Dempsey

    par Jack Cavanaugh ...
    Among the legendary athletes of the 1920s, the unquestioned halcyon days of sports, stands Gene Tunney, the boxer who upset Jack Dempsey in spectacular fashion, notched a 77—1 record as a prizefighter, and later avenged his sole setback (to a fearless and highly unorthodox fighter named Harry Greb). Yet within a few years of retiring from the ring, Tunney willingly receded into the background, ... En savoir plus

    $7.99 CAD

  • From Budd to Bolt

    50 Stunning Olympic Moments

    par The Guardian ...
    Sporting greatness is defined by more than just a haul of gold medals or championship titles. They help of course, especially if, like Usain Bolt, an athlete redefines what is possible in terms of world records or, in the case of Mark Spitz or Steve Redgrave, demonstrates a sheer dominance of their sport.But greatness is is everything else besides, the mixture of emotion, endurance, excellence and ... En savoir plus

    $2.99 CAD

  • The Manly Art

    Bare-Knuckle Prize Fighting in America

    par Elliott J. Gorn ...
    "It didn't occur to me until fairly late in the work that I was writing a book about the beginnings of a national celebrity culture. By 1860, a few boxers had become heroes to working-class men, and big fights drew considerable newspaper coverage, most of it quite negative since the whole enterprise was illegal. But a generation later, toward the end of the century, the great John L. Sullivan of ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

  • Bouts of Mania

    Ali, Frazier, and Foreman—and an America on the Ropes

    par Richard Hoffer ...
    Bouts of Mania describes the glorious era when Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman fought each other in every possible combination, on nearly every possible continent. In their most memorable bouts from 1971 to 1975, the three men created athletic set pieces that continue to resonate: the Fight of the Century, Down Goes Frazier!, the Rumble in the Jungle, and the Thrilla in Manila. Their ... En savoir plus

    $23.99 CAD

  • A Ringside Affair

    Boxing’s Last Golden Age

    par James Lawton ...
    A luminous account of the most compelling and climactic phase of boxing's long history.For three decades at the end of the twentieth century – throughout boxing's most engrossing era – James Lawton was ringside, covering every significant bout, spending time with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hitman Hearns, Roberto Duran, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, ... En savoir plus

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  • The Great White Hopes

    The Quest to Defeat Jack Johnson

    par Graeme Kent ...
    In Sydney, Australia, in 1908 the talented black fighter Jack Johnson won the heavyweight championship of the world from the Canadian Tommy Burns. There was an immediate storm of protest. It was predicted that his reign would lead to civic unrest and race riots. This is the story of sport, racism, corruption and larger-than-life characters. ... En savoir plus

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  • Up to Scratch

    Bareknuckle Fighting and the Heroes of the Prize Ring

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    "The fight game in the raw great contests and some really hard men. What a life!" Roy ShawPrize-fighting was one of the greatest sporting attractions in the 18th and 19th centuries. Prize-fights attracted thousands of spectators from all walks of life and, nothwithstanding its illegality, was patronised by royalty and the aristocracy. The area outside London around Barnet, Whetstone, Finchley and ... En savoir plus

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  • Ali

    The Official Portrait of "The Greatest" of All Time

    par Nancy J. Hajeski ...
    In stunning photos and insightful text, Ali: The Official Portrait of “The Greatest” of All Time offers a definitive look at the man—and the legend—of Muhammad Ali.“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them--a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.” –Muhammad AliMuhammad ... En savoir plus

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