Title information

Lennox Lewis MARTYN TULLEY A Pugilistic History

By Martyn Tulley

Key features

• A unique angle on the story of a brilliant and incredibly popular world champion

• Not a traditional biography but an expert analysis offering insight into all of his 44 professional contests

• Written by boxing historian Martyn Tulley

• Detailed and expert, full of new and surprising information, it includes a full chronological career record

• Photo section including action images and pictures from LENNOX Lennox’s life and boxing career • Extensive publicity campaign planned including radio, LEWIS newspaper, website and magazine coverage A PUGILISITIC HISTORY

Description

Skill, power, fitness, determination to succeed. had it all as a boxer, and sure enough the great British-born fighter achieved his aim of becoming heavyweight champion of the world – but his journey toward that goal was never straightforward. Lewis burst on to the scene winning super-heavyweight gold for Canada at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. He then opted to turn pro in the country of his birth. ‘The Lion’ struggled to convince the British public he was champion material. But fights with the likes of Oliver McCall, Hasim Rahman, , Mike Tyson and changed their minds. Lewis became the first British world heavyweight champion since Bob Fitzsimmons in 1899. In turn, A Pugilistic History is not a traditional biography. Instead, it offers expert insight into every one of Lewis’s 44 professional contests, as well as events outside the ring in the life of the self-styled ‘Pugilistic Specialist’ – a fighter whose popularity and appreciation has rocketed skywards since his retirement.

Details

Publication: 1 September 2017 Trade Orders to: LBS Ltd Price: £18.99 Faraday Close, Worthing BN13 3RB ISBN-13: 9781785313295 Format: 240mm x 160mm Telephone: 01903 828905 Binding: Hardback Fax: 01903 828802 Extent: 320 pages Email: [email protected] Category: Biography, Boxing You may also order via EDI