Overview

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.

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Author:   Herbert G. Goldman
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 8.90cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   4.055kg
ISBN:  

9780786460540

ISBN 10:   0786460547
Pages:   1752
Publication Date:   29 February 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

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

Reviews

Recommended --<i>Choice</i>; recommended --<i>Library Journal</i>; 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 --<i>Against the Grain</i>; presents alphabetical entries on about 2,600 boxers from 1791 to the present --<i>SciTech Book News</i>; excellent...elegantly done --<i>Doghouseboxing.com</i>.

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.

Author Information

Herbert G. Goldman is a former editor of The Ring, Boxing Illustrated and Boxing Digest, and the award-winning author of several books. A theatrical researcher at Packard Humanities Institute, he lives in New York.

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