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Boxing On This Day revisits the sports most magical moments, from title tear-ups, shocks and famous knockouts to bizarre dramas.

Here are hundreds of ring highlights, all mixed in with a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters

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Boxing On This Day revisits the sports most magical moments, from title tear-ups, shocks & famous knockouts to bizarre dramas.

Here are hundreds of ring highlights, all mixed in with a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes & legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable boxing diary
- with an entry for every day of the year.

Its not just the stunning punches & smart one-liners that makes the history of the fight game so absorbing. Boxing is never far from controversy or hyperbole, surviving fixes & numerous scandals while producing some of sports most famous names from Dempsey to Louis, from Ali to Tyson, from Lennox Lewis to Floyd Mayweather Jr.

As well as recalling heroic, controversial, funny, tragic & surreal events, Boxing On This Day benefits from brilliant research, gathering together many original stories in a concise history of boxing from the 19th century to 2015.

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• ISBN: 9781785310522
• Author: Nick Parkinson
• Publisher: Pitch Publishing
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 179
• Dimensions: 19.5 x 12.5 x 2cm

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History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.
Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.
Year - The time it takes the planet earth to orbit the sun. This takes around 365.25 days.
Hardback - Referring to books something that is made from thick stiff card
Diary - A day to day book record of events and experiences.
Dimensions - The shapes and angles of something or a situation.
Year - 365 days (366 days in a leap year), the time taken for planet earth to make one full revolution around the sun.

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With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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