Fight Town

Author:

By Tim Dahlberg

Format:

Paperback

Availability:

In print, usually dispatched within 5-7 days.

Price:

£12.99

Tagged with:

Boxing, Las Vegas, Photographic

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Further Details

• Published: 1st Aug 2007
• ISBN: 1932173668
• Pages: 228

From Word of Sport:

Fight Town was originally published in late 2004. We've seen a copy of the original hardback and can honestly say it's an absolutley glorious publication. Beautifully presented, high quality photography and vidid, descriptive text - pretty much the ultimate coffee table boxing book.

It's now released in paperback format. It'll be interesting to see whether the book transfers well to the paperback format - I'm slightly doubtful - but if you've not come across it before, search out a copy. It's well worth it.

From the Publisher:

Las Vegas is a city where fortunes are won and lost on the roll of the dice, a 24-hour-a-day, neon-lit wonderland. Stars roam the Strip and decadence is always available at a price, but never are the stakes higher in Las Vegas than inside the ring. It's here where lives are shattered, and sometimes lost, in search of the glory and riches that come in the squared circle.

This is Fight Town, a place where fame is only one big punch away and the high-rolling gamblers with their fat bankrolls look on to the next big win. Dahlberg tells the stories behind the fights. It was in Las Vegas where Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack were the stars in the showrooms, but fighters like Sonny Liston and a brash Cassius Clay were stars of the ring. The faces and places are all there, spread out over more than 200 pages.

This is truly a tribute to both the city and the sport it loves. This is Fight Town.