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Boxing Nostalgia The Good, the Bad and the Weird

By Alex Daley

Key features

• Atmospheric, absorbing and expertly curated collection of stories from across British history

• Written by Alex Daley, who writes the popular ‘Yesterday’s Heroes’ column in Boxing News and wrote the critically acclaimed Fighting Men of London and Born to Box

• Evocative stories not only of interest to boxing historians and nostalgics, but also to a broad audience of fight fans

• The book conjures images of a lost world of boxing – from Muhammad Ali’s shambolic show in Ireland to Sugar Ray Robinson’s bizarre tenure in a Windsor pub

• Photo section includes images of many of the protagonists, both household names and forgotten heroes of the ring

• Publicity campaign planned including radio, newspapers, websites and magazines Description

The champs and challengers, unsung heroes and eccentrics, tragedies and bizarre little-known tales from the history of boxing are all here. This unique assortment of articles comes from the popular Boxing News ‘Yesterday’s Heroes’ column. In this compilation, Alex Daley has delved deep into the archives and interviewed ex-fighters to uncover some of boxing’s most intriguing stories. British legends like Jimmy Wilde, , Ted Kid Lewis, Jock McAvoy, , , , John Conteh and Terry Downes all feature. As do American greats like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Harry Greb, Sonny Liston and Jack Dempsey. Learn about the world champion who was sold to a boxing booth by his father, the bareknuckle champ who became an MP, women’s boxing pioneers and the fighter who started a mutiny. Boxing Nostalgia takes you on a journey through British ring history, from the bareknuckle era to the late 20th century, with stories that are often sad, staggering or downright bizarre.

Details

Publication: 1 December 2018 Trade Orders to: LBS Ltd Price: £16.99 Faraday Close, Worthing BN13 3RB ISBN-13: 9781785314551 Format: 216mm x 138mm Telephone: 01903 828905 Binding: Hardback Fax: 01903 828802 Extent: 288 pages Email: [email protected] Category: Boxing You may also order via EDI