Title information
Wars of the Ring Boxing Classics, 1970–2020
By Matthew Bazell
Key features
• Lavishly illustrated hardback photography coffee-table book – mostly colour images, plus a selection of black and white shots • Features vivid action photos that capture compelling and dramatic moments in fights • Double-page photography spreads and chapter introductions giving an overview of each decade • Showcases some of boxing’s greatest names over a 50-year span, including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Canelo Álvarez, Gennady Golovkin, Joe Calzaghe, Carl Froch, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Nigel Benn, Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Naseem Hamed and many more • Publicity campaign planned including radio, newspapers, websites, podcasts and magazines Description
Wars of the Ring is a pictorial celebration of half a century of unforgettable fights. It commemorates an array of legendary boxing matches held between 1970 and 2020. From the heavyweight tussles of Ali, Frazier and Foreman in the 1970s to the wars waged by Duran, Hearns, Hagler and Leonard in the 80s, to the celebrated British middleweights of the 90s and the rise of current stars Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, Wars of the Ring takes us on a thrilling journey through some of boxing’s most exhilarating matches, experienced through stunning and dramatic images. Each decade comes with a written overview as key moments from the careers of your favourite boxers come to life – in eye-catching colour and atmospheric black and white. Relive the amazing feats of Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Canelo Álvarez, Gennady Golovkin, Joe Calzaghe, Carl Froch, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Nigel Benn, Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Naseem Hamed and many more.
Details
Trade Orders to: Publication: 4 October 2021 Price: £20.00 Macmillan Distribution (MDL), ISBN 13: 9781801500081 Cromwell Place, International Business Park, Format: 252mm x 195mm Lime Tree Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 8YJ Binding: Hardback Extent: 224 pages Telephone: 01256 302692 Category: Boxing Email: [email protected]