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WHEN THE GLOVES CAME OFF - THE POWERFUL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BRITAIN'S PLAYBOY BOXER

Billy WALKER with Robin McGIBBON

Paperback edition of the boxing autobiography of the colourful 1960s London heavyweight.  8vo. 266pp. Paperback. Fine condition.

£9.00 (Code: 78239)

BOXING REFERENCE DICTIONARY

F.C. AVIS

An A-Z of boxing terminology from a series of handy sized reference guides to various sports. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. 128pp. Good condition.

£15.00 (Code: 89683)

CLOSED FISTS, OPEN HEART - THE DANNY GREEN STORY

Danny GREEN with Daniel LANE

Boxing autobiography of Danny Green. Paperback. 8vo. 277pp. Very good condition.

£20.00 (Code: 71851)

OPEN POLICE BOXIING CHAMPIONSHIPS 1954 (ROYAL ALBERT HALL) PROGRAMME

Official programme for the tournament held on April 26th, 1954. Good condition.

£14.00 (Code: 91338)

ERNIE RODERICK V HENRY HALL 1948 BOXING PROGRAMME

Official boxing programme for the Welterweight Championship of Great Britain contest, held at Harringay Arena on November 8th 1948. Sandeyron v Dickie O'Sullivan also on the card. File holes roughly punched

£10.00 (Code: 88599)

JOHN H STRACEY V HEDGEMON LEWIS 1976 BOXING TICKET

Official ticket for the fight held at the Empire Pool Wembley, London on 20th March 1976. Stracey's name is misspelt. Comes with a dressing-room pass for the same fight. Good condition.

£8.00 (Code: 93546)

THE GREAT WHITE HOPES: THE QUEST TO DEFEAT JACK JOHNSON

Graeme KENT

The story of the search to find a white world heavyweight boxing champion to defeat the black champion, Jack Johnson, in the pre-WW1 era. Large 8vo. 244pp. Photos. Very good condition.

£7.00 (Code: 77230)

THE HEAVYWEIGHTS - THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF THE HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHTERS

Bob MEE

Authoritative A-Z profiles of all leading heavyweight boxing champions and contenders up to the early 2000s, forming an essential illustrated reference work. 8vo. 319pp. Dust-wrapper. Very good condition.

£6.00 (Code: 82107)

ROCKY MARCIANO - THE BROCKTON BLOCKBUSTER

John JARRETT

New illustrated boxing biography of the undefeated heavyweight champion of the 1950s, including his post-fight life of public appearances and free rides leading to his tragically early air-crash death

£12.00 (Code: 78095)

BOXING MADE EASY

Will LAWLESS aka 'SOLAR PLEXUS'

An early Australian instructional boxing booklet with explanatory graphic illustrations throughout and reference to the techniques of fighters such as Jem Mace and Larry Foley. 8vo. 61pp. Paperback. Cover

£80.00 (Code: 89531)

SCIENTIFIC BLOWS AND GUARDS

MARSHALL STILLMAN ASSOCIATION

An American instructional boxing booklet from the 1920s, forming Book Two in a series on martial arts, this one explaining which blows to use, which to expect and how to guard against them, with explanatory

£35.00 (Code: 89530)

THE FIGHTING IRISH - IRELAND'S ROLE IN WORLD BOXING HISTORY

Patrick MYLER

Chronicles Irish-born boxing champions in the US, Britain and Ireland from the bare-fist pioneers to Barry McGuigan and including a detailed reference section. 8vo. 189pp. Paperback. Minor wear to cover

£8.00 (Code: 77197)

THE RING RECORD BOOK AND BOXING ENCYCLOPEDIA 1964

Nat FLEISCHER

1964 edition of the famous Boxing record book founded by Nat Fleischer in 1942. Large 8vo. 852pp. Original black cloth-covered boards. Boards rubbed with splits to top of spine. Boards are nearly separated

£7.00 (Code: 91855)

A HARD ROAD TO GLORY - BOXING - THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETE IN BOXING

Arthur R. ASHE, JR.

From the 'Hard Road to Glory' series. Ashe charts the history of black U.S. professional fighters from the beginnings of the sport to the late 1980s via a chronological series of thematic and biographical

£10.00 (Code: 75890)

BOXING NEWS ANNUAL AND RECORD BOOK 1951

BOXING NEWS

This annual ran from 1946 to 1985 and was the main source of information for statisticians. It was compiled by the staff of Boxing News and summarised the year's boxing. The first editor was

£8.00 (Code: 91283)

JAMES J CORBETT V TOM SHARKEY 1898 BOXING TICKET

Original ticket for the fight between "Gentleman" Jim Corbett and "Sailor" Tom Sharkey, held at the Lenox Athletic Club on November 22nd, 1898. In a controversial fight Corbett was disqualified after

£170.00 (Code: 65745)