Boxning

A Sunday Times Book of the Year'Rahaman has, at last, written the definitive biography on his late brother, which tells the real Ali story' - Mike Tyson'The real life of the Great …

Hangin' Tough is a collection of essays and short stories that celebrate boxing. Jawed Akrim, a lifelong scholar and fan of the noble sport, answers an individual question with …

J. R. Moehringer, a Pulitzer Prizewinning feature writer and the author ofThe Tender Bar,has selected thebest insports writingfrom the past year. Chosen from more than 350 …

“The Duke is a harrowing tragedy of Shakespearean proportions, and a gripping read. Don’t miss it.”—T. J. English, New York Times bestselling author of Havana NocturneAn American …

"This is a surprising book, a terrific book. It's not about boxing, but about an odd, demanding world in which boxing is the thread, the key to existence. Wiley deftly broadens the …

';I can lick any son-of-a-bitch in the world.' So boasted John L. Sullivan, the first modern heavyweight boxing champion of the world, a man who was the gold standard of American …

One of the most successful college boxing coaches of all time, John J. Walsh guided the University of Wisconsin to eight NCAA boxing championships and 35 individual titles coaching …

For six decades the World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a useful tool of racial oppression--the existence of the title far more important to the white public than its …

Held on June 22, 1938, in Yankee Stadium, the second Louis-Schmeling fight sparked excitement around the globe. For all its length--the fight lasted but two minutes--it remains one …

“Since the inception of the Marquess of Queensberry rules boxing has understood the need to be safer. While there have been some rule changes through the years, many have been like …