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47 Items Tagged With ‘Heavyweight’

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Becoming Holyfield

Becoming Holyfield

By Evander Holyfield, Lee Gruenfeld

History's only four-time world heavyweight boxing champion and one of America's most admired and beloved athletes reveals the dramatic story of his…

£16.99 £15.29 (Save 10%)(Hardback)
Two Ton

Two Ton

By Joseph Monninger

Beetle-browed, nearly bald, with a head that rode his collarbones like a bowling ball returning on rails, his waist size more than half his five-foot,…

£8.99(Paperback)
Kings of the Ring

Kings of the Ring

By Gavin Evans

This stylishly written, meticulously researched and richly illustrated book chronicles the history of heavyweight boxing through the lives of its…

£14.99 £13.49 (Save 10%)(Paperback)
The Last Great Fight

The Last Great Fight

By Joe Layden

It is considered by many to be the biggest upset in the history of boxing: James "Buster" Douglas knocked out then-undefeated Heavyweight…

£15.99(Hardback)
Two Ton

Two Ton

By Joseph Monninger

Beetle-browed, nearly bald, a head that rode his collarbones like a bowling ball returning on rails, his waist size more than half his five-foot-eight…

£12.99(Hardback)
Big Joe Egan

Big Joe Egan

By Joe Egan

This eagerly awaited paperback edition now contains an updated chapter on all that has happened to Joe since the publication of the hardback,…

£9.99 £8.99 (Save 10%)(Paperback)
John L. Sullivan

John L. Sullivan

By Adam J. Pollack

Essentially the last of the bare-knuckle heavyweight champions, John L. Sullivan was instrumental in the acceptance of gloved fighting. His charisma…

£35.00(Paperback)
Knockout

Knockout

By Vikki LaMotta, Thomas Hauser

Vikki LaMotta wrote her brutally honest life story 18 years ago but was so shocked by the finished manuscript she insisted it be withheld until after…

£14.50(Hardback)
Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

By David Margolick

In 1938, a match was to be fought between two rival boxers - Max Schmeling and Joe Louis. After his win in 1936 against Louis, Schmeling had become…

£9.99 £8.99 (Save 10%)(Paperback)
Frank

Frank

By Frank Bruno, Kevin Mitchell

At the age of eleven Frank Bruno was sent to reform school.

At thirty-three he was crowned undisputed heavyweight champion of the…

£7.99 £7.19 (Save 10%)(Paperback)
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