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Author: Kelly Richard Nicholson
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.318kg
ISBN: 9780786449903
ISBN 10: 078644990
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 30 November 2010
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
vintage black-and-white photographs...heavily researched...highly recommended --<i>Midwest Book Review</i>; strongly recommend...well researched and entertaining --<i>The Cyber Boxing Zone</i>; A discussion that will inform and delight both general reader and historian. --Tracy Callis, IBRO research historian; Nicholson explores an era when prizefighting was evolving into boxing, when fist-fighting as a blood sport and a test of will and honor was giving way to <i>hit and don't be hit.</i> A book that should be read. --Harry Shaffer, <i>Antiquities of the Prize Ring</i>; A fantastic read...unsung heroes get their due, and the author's spirit lights up every page. --Bob Oleson, veteran boxing trainer, promoter, and matchmaker.
vintage black-and-white photographs...heavily researched...highly recommended --Midwest Book Review strongly recommend...well researched and entertaining --The Cyber Boxing Zone A discussion that will inform and delight both general reader and historian. --Tracy Callis, IBRO research historian Nicholson explores an era when prizefighting was evolving into boxing, when fist-fighting as a blood sport and a test of will and honor was giving way to hit and don't be hit. A book that should be read. --Harry Shaffer, Antiquities of the Prize Ring A fantastic read...unsung heroes get their due, and the author's spirit lights up every page. --Bob Oleson, veteran boxing trainer, promoter, and matchmaker.
“vintage black-and-white photographs...heavily researched...highly recommended”—Midwest Book Review; “strongly recommend...well researched and entertaining”—The Cyber Boxing Zone; “A discussion that will inform and delight both general reader and historian.”—Tracy Callis, IBRO research historian; “Nicholson explores an era when prizefighting was evolving into boxing, when fist-fighting as a blood sport and a test of will and honor was giving way to hit and don’t be hit. A book that should be read.”—Harry Shaffer, Antiquities of the Prize Ring; “A fantastic read...unsung heroes get their due, and the author’s spirit lights up every page.”—Bob Oleson, veteran boxing trainer, promoter, and matchmaker.
"""vintage black-and-white photographs...heavily researched...highly recommended""--Midwest Book Review; ""strongly recommend...well researched and entertaining""--The Cyber Boxing Zone; ""A discussion that will inform and delight both general reader and historian.""--Tracy Callis, IBRO research historian; ""Nicholson explores an era when prizefighting was evolving into boxing, when fist-fighting as a blood sport and a test of will and honor was giving way to hit and don't be hit. A book that should be read.""--Harry Shaffer, Antiquities of the Prize Ring; ""A fantastic read...unsung heroes get their due, and the author's spirit lights up every page.""--Bob Oleson, veteran boxing trainer, promoter, and matchmaker."
Author Information
Writer and educator Kelly Richard Nicholson has worked in China, Russia, and the Slovak Republic, as well as Utah, New Jersey, and his native Pacific Northwest. He has been a visiting professor of philosophy at the University of Wales at Lampeter, and has written four books on philosophy and one other on boxing.
