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10 Items Tagged With ‘Joe Louis’

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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)
The Greatest Fight of Our Generation

The Greatest Fight of Our Generation

By Lewis A Erenberg

The second Louis-Schmeling fight of 1938 sparked excitement around the globe. For all its length--the fight lasted just two minutes--it remains one of…

£9.99(Paperback)
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)
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)
Ring of Hate

Ring of Hate

By Patrick Myler

More than the world heavyweight championship was at stake when Joe Louis fought Max Schmeling on 22 June 1938. In a world on the brink of war, the…

£7.99 £7.19 (Save 10%)(Paperback)
The Greatest Fight of Our Generation

The Greatest Fight of Our Generation

By Lewis A Erenberg

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…

£16.99(Hardback)
Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

By David Margolick

When they first met in the ring in 1936, Joe Louis was riding the crest of a wave and the German champion Max Schmeling was staging a desperately…

£18.99 £16.99 (Save 11%)(Hardback)
Ring of Hate

Ring of Hate

By Patrick Myler

More than the world heavyweight championship was at stake when Joe Louis fought Max Schmeling on 22 June 1938. In a world on the brink of war, the…

£15.99 £14.49 (Save 9%)(Hardback)
In Black and White

In Black and White

By Donald McRae

The extraordinary biography of two of the world's greatest athletes, Jesse Owens and Joe Louis. Jesse Owens and Joe Louis have been hailed as American…

£7.99 £7.19 (Save 10%)(Paperback)
Joe Louis

Joe Louis

By Richard Bak

Depicts the prizefighter's life and the times in which he lived, from his child-hood in a sharecroppers cabin in Alabama right through to his…

£11.99(Paperback)
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"There have only been three Cockers who have topped the UK singles chart. Jarvis and Joe from Sheffield, obviously, and Leeds United's erstwhile trainer, Les, with the 1970 World Cup song Back Home."

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