This Boxing Book opens with Johnson beating Jeffries in ‘only’ fifteen rounds at the World Boxing Championship in Reno, for prize money of £24, 200. It goes onto cover many of the great fights through the decades of the 20th Century, right through to the present era.
Coverage of top boxers in this Boxing Book include some of the early greats such as Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis & Rocky Marciano. The dramatic fight between Tunney & Demsey was watched by 150, 000 people in Chicago, & is covered by spectacular picture spreads of the fight.
Sixties & seventies coverage
Includes:: that of famous boxing names like Clay / Muhammad Ali. Joe Frazier, George Foreman, & Henry Cooper. The late eighties saw the domination of Mike Tyson.
Relive the fights involving some of the champion British fighters, with newspaper reports of fights involving Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank, Frank Bruno. More recent newspaper coverage of British fighters, in these Boxing Books, include Amir Khan, Rick Hatton & the outstanding feats of Joe Calzaghe.
Newspaper reports are reviewed annually, to keep these Boxing Books up to date. This unique insight into Boxing’s history make these books truly memorable Boxing Gifts & a great addition to any collection of Boxing memorabilia.
This individually bound, hard back book is tabloid size (38 x 30cm) for convenient storage & handling.
The book opens with a front page montage of famous Boxers surrounding your own personalised label containing the recipient’s name & greetings.
The Book can be personalised with the name of the recipient (max 22 characters), gold embossed on the front cover for an addittional £5.
Size:tabloid size 38 x 30cm