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Close Encounters with the Gloves off: Boxing´s Greats Recall the Inside Stories of Their Big Fights
Tom Myler
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Description for Close Encounters with the Gloves off: Boxing´s Greats Recall the Inside Stories of Their Big Fights
Paperback. A rollercoaster ride through boxing history which spans almost an entire century, told in the words of the boxers themselves. Muhammad Ali, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier, George Foreman and Mike Tyson are just a few names acclaimed boxing writer Thomas Myler interviewed in a life spent covering boxing. Num Pages: 288 pages, separate picture section of approx 20 images. BIC Classification: WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 294.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hove, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785311222
SKU
V9781785311222
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Tom Myler
This is Thomas Myler's fifth boxing book. He lives in Dublin and has spent a lifetime around boxing and boxers. Once described by George Kimball, prize-winning author of the acclaimed Four Kings, as 'One of the world's best boxing writers', his work has appeared in many publications including Boxing News, Boxing Illustrated, Boxing Digest, Fighting Fit and several different Irish ... Read more
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