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...STING LIKE A BEE: THE MUHAMMAD ALI STORY

Boxing biography of Ali. 1st edition. 8vo. Foxing to page edges. Dust wrapper, lightly rubbed. A good copy.

£8.00

50 YEARS AT RINGSIDE

Boxing memoirs of the fight game's elder statesman and renowned boxing authority. In the final chapter, Fleischer gives his assessment of numerous boxers and places them within his all-time rankings. First

£24.00

ALI - A LIFE

Illustrated boxing biography of Muhammad Ali, based on more than 500 interviews with those who knew him best, unearthing many new discoveries about his life and career. 8vo. 623pp. Dust-wrapper. Very

£6.00

ALI AND ME: THROUGH THE ROPES

A personal, behind-the-scenes, illustrated account of Ali's career from the perspective of an informed and well-respected super-fan. 4to. 88pp. Paperback. Good condition. Nicely signed by the author to

£22.00

ALI THE FIGHTING PROPHET

Biography of Muhammad Ali. 1st edition. 8vo. Photos. Dust wrapper, good.  

£6.00

ALWAYS A FIGHTER - THE STORY OF LEN SHAW

Boxing biography of Len Shaw, a local boxing (and sporting) hero from Sheffield. Paperback. 8vo. 140pp. Very good condition.

£12.00

AMERICAN SON - MY STORY

The quintessentially American story of the Olympic gold-medal winning boxer and holder of 6 world titles across the mid-weight divisions. 8vo. 268pp. Dust-wrapper. Very good condition. 

£6.00

AMIR KHAN. A BOY FROM BOLTON: MY STORY

Khan tells the story of his rise from the back streets of Bolton to the Olympics and into the world of professional boxing. 8vo. 207pp. 24 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed by Khan

£22.00

AMIR KHAN. A BOY FROM BOLTON: MY STORY

Khan tells the story of his rise from the back streets of Bolton to the Olympics and into the world of professional boxing. 8vo. 207pp. 24 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£4.00

AMONG THE HEAVYWEIGHTS

A look at some great British boxers, including Petersen and Farr. Paperback. 8vo. 28pp. Stapled booklet. Good condition.

£10.00

ANTHONY JOSHUA - KING OF THE RING

The first boxing biography of the popular British world heavyweight champion to be published after his epic win against Vladimir Klitschko in 2017, looking at his life and a career which took off with

£5.00

THE ARCHIE MOORE STORY

The autobiography of American light-heavyweight boxer Archie Moore (1913-98), world champion between 1952 and 1959 and holder of most career knockouts (131). First UK Edition. 8vo. 240pp. 8 pages of photographs.

£10.00

AS HIGH AS MY HEART: THE SAMMY AARONSON STORY

Biography of Sammy Aaronson, the American boxer, trainer and manager. 8vo. 188pp. Original dust-wrapper, rubbed and chipped with some fading to spine. A very good copy in a fair dust-wrapper.

£28.00

BARNEY ROSS - THE LIFE OF A JEWISH FIGHTER

Boxing biography of the world champion across three weights during the 1930s who became a decorated veteran of World War II as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marines. 8vo. 217pp. Paperback. Fine condition. 

£12.00

BARRY MCGUIGAN: THE UNTOLD STORY

Autobiography of 'The Clones Cyclone'.  1st edition. 8vo. Good condition.

£6.00

BATTLING NELSON, THE DURABLE DANE - WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION 1882-1954

Biography of Danish-American professional boxer Oscar "Battling" Nelson. 8vo. 284pp. Paperback. Very good condition.

£25.00

BEAU JACK - THE BOXING LIFE OF SIDNEY WALKER, TWO-TIME LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION

Boxing biography of one of the great lightweights of the 1940s and 50s, initially financed by the founders of the Augusta National Golf Club. 8vo. 305pp. Paperback. Fine condition. 

£24.00

BELIEVE - JOURNEY FROM JACKSONVILLE

Boxing autobiography of Ken Norton, the great American heavyweight champion who suffered a series of strokes in later life. Paperback. 8vo. 163pp. Some light creasing but generally in very good condition.

£12.00

BELOVED WARRIOR - THE RISE AND FALL OF ALEXIS ARGUELLO

Biography of the Nicaraguan world champion boxer of the 1970s, who was also a counter-revolutionary soldier and the mayor of Managua before his untimely and mysterious death in 2009. 8vo. 247pp. Dust-wrapper.

£15.00

BENNY JONES

Biography of the bantamweight boxer of the 1930s who was prevented from winning a major title by World War II. Includes illustrations and records.  8vo. 105pp. Paperback. Very good condition.

£6.00

BENNY LYNCH - SCENES FROM A SHORT LIFE

A play, first performed in Edinburgh in 1974, about the Scottish World Flyweight Champion of the 1930s whose increasing alcohol addiction led to his early death. 8vo. 97pp. Dust-wrapper. Minor wear to

£20.00

BERSERK - THE SHOCKING LIFE AND DEATH OF EDWIN VALERO

Boxing biography of the aggressive Venezualan WBA lightweight champion whose life of drink and drugs outside the ring led to the fighter's early death and that of his wife. 8vo. 75pp. Paperback. Fine

£9.00

THE BIG BLACK FIRE

Rare first-edition boxing biography of the legendary champion heavyweight Jack Johnson, written with first-hand knowledge of the fighter and attempting to redress "many viscious lies" about him. 8vo.

£48.00

THE BIG IF - THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JOHNNY OWEN

Biography of the Welsh bantamweight whose life was tragically ended by his world championship challenge against the Mexican Lupe Pintor in 1980. 8vo. 337pp. Dust-wrapper. Very good condition.

£7.00

THE BIG PUNCHERS

Boxing book. The heaviest punchers from Wilde to Stevenson. 1st edition. 8vo. Very good in dustwrapper.

£5.00

THE BIGGEST FIGHT - MICHAEL WATSON'S STORY

Autobiography of the former Commonwealth Middleweight Champion, including his life-defining bouts with Chris Eubank in 1991 and the fighter's subsequently heroic approach to disability for which he was

£16.00

THE BIGGEST FIGHT - MICHAEL WATSON'S STORY

£5.00

BILLY MISKE - THE ST. PAUL THUNDERBOLT

Boxing biography of the Minnesota heavyweight who heroically battled terminal illness in the form of Bright's Disease as well as many of the biggest names of the period - including Dempsey, Greb and Levinsky

£24.00

BILLY SOOSE - THE CHAMPION TIME FORGOT

Boxing biography of the underrated US heavyweight of the late 1930s and early 1940s, plus some consideration of the career of his younger brother Gene Sebastian. 8vo. 150pp. Paperback. Fine condition.

£14.00

BILLY WALKER

Mid-career illustrated tribute to the popular London heavyweight, featuring pictures of Walker inside and outside of the ring.  4to. 24pp. Paperback. Some wear and staining to cover - otherwise good

£24.00

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