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Boxing in the Los Angeles Area: 1880-2005
ISBN: 9781426916885 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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114,10 zł |
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The Legality of Boxing: A Punch Drunk Love?
ISBN: 9780415574365 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first book of its kind dedicated to an assessment of the legality of boxing, The Legality of Boxing: A Punch Drunk Love? assesses the legal response to prize fighting and undertakes a current analysis of the status of boxing in both criminal legal theory and practice. In this book, Anderson exposes boxing's 'exemption' from contemporary legal and social norms. Reviewing all aspects of boxing - historical, legal, moral, ethical, philosophical, medical, racial and regulatory - he concludes that the supposition that boxing has a (consensual) immunity from the ordinary law... The first book of its kind dedicated to an assessment of the legality of boxing, The Legality of Boxing: A Punch Drunk Love? assesses the ... |
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273,11 zł |
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Tales from the 5th St. Gym: Ali, the Dundees, and Miami's Golden Age of Boxing
ISBN: 9780813034362 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Be a part of the legendary boxing gym in its prime "It was the gym where the Muhammad Ali legend was born. The 5th Street Gym in Miami and those that inhabited it are gone now, but inside these pages their spirit lives."--Thomas K. Stewart, Boxing Writers of America "Ferdie Pacheco takes you back to a time and place that no longer exist in boxing. On these pages, you are standing alongside the great characters of the sport, inside the wonderfully eclectic 5th Street Gym. You can feel the rhythm of the gym, smell the sweat, and hear the pounding of the heavy bags. What a... Be a part of the legendary boxing gym in its prime "It was the gym where the Muhammad Ali legend was born. The 5th Street Gym in Miami and th... |
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105,68 zł |
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The Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists
ISBN: 9780762440139 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What were the ten most fantastic knockouts in boxing history? Which pugilist had the greatest jab of all time? What were the sport's most intense rivalries? Who scored the biggest upsets in the sport's annals? Which fighters have the best nicknames? These questions and many others are answered in this bold collection of ranked lists from two of boxing's most popular commentators. Each list has an introductory paragraph followed by a number of ranked entries, with each entry featuring a brief explanation of ranking plus entertaining and enlightening background information.
Also included are... What were the ten most fantastic knockouts in boxing history? Which pugilist had the greatest jab of all time? What were the sport's most intense riva...
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76,82 zł |
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Greatest of All Time. A Tribute to Muhammad Ali
ISBN: 9783836520676 / Angielski / Twarda / 652 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee The epic Muhammad Ali tribute GOAT in a bantamweight edition An amazing book...all the iconic photographs that people took of The Champ. Barack Obama GREATEST OF ALL TIME: A TRIBUTE TO MUHAMMAD ALI is a book with the power, courage, depth, creativity, and dazzling energy of its extraordinary subject. Slimmed down from the heavyweight Collector s Edition, this bantamweight edition is smaller in size, but pulls no punches on its expertise, passion, and insight on The Champ. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee
The epic Muhammad Ali tribute GOAT in a bantamweight edition An amazing bo... |
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630,49 zł |
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Hitters, Dancers and Ring Magicians
ISBN: 9780786449903 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covering the years 1890 to 1910, this volume profiles the fighters from boxing's Golden Age, such as George Kid Lavigne, Bob Fitzsimmons and Barbados Joe Walcott. It highlights their accomplishments in and out of the ring, their standing in boxing history and position in a historical context.
Covering the years 1890 to 1910, this volume profiles the fighters from boxing's Golden Age, such as George Kid Lavigne, Bob Fitzsimmons and Barbados ...
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167,43 zł |
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The Last Great Prizefight: Johnson vs. Jeffries, Reno July 4, 1910, A Tex Rickard Promotion
ISBN: 9781450588959 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Last Great Prizefight chronicles the lives of three men, Jack Johnson, Jim Jeffries, and Tex Rickard, as they overcome corruption, racism, and despair to produce one of the most significant and intriguing sporting events in history. When it came to this fight, America was simultaneously manic and indignant. Prizefighting was unseemly yet compelling. In a schizophrenic country, the godly part did its best to stop the fight. It nearly succeeded; it is remarkable that this match ever took place. It is also amazing that Tex Rickard became the promoter. And, ironically, if it had not been for...
The Last Great Prizefight chronicles the lives of three men, Jack Johnson, Jim Jeffries, and Tex Rickard, as they overcome corruption, racism, and des...
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56,45 zł |
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Primo Carnera: The Life and Career of the Heavyweight Boxing Champion
ISBN: 9780786448104 / Angielski / Miękka / 257 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A biography of heavyweight champion Primo Carnera. It details his early life and boxing career, his success as a fighter as well as accusations of fight fixing, his strengths and limitations in the ring, and his later career as a wrestler.
A biography of heavyweight champion Primo Carnera. It details his early life and boxing career, his success as a fighter as well as accusations of fig...
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194,61 zł |
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Tales from the Vault: A Celebration of 100 Boxing Closet Classics
ISBN: 9781449965600 / Angielski / Miękka / 738 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One hundred of boxing's greatest -- but underrated and forgotten -- classics are relived in a vivid and highly descriptive collection. Boxing history's best brawls, shootouts, wars of attrition, sudden endings, controversies, upsets, comebacks and grudge matches are laid out over 10 chapters consisting of 10 fights each. Every match includes historical context, detailed fight action, strategic analysis, epilogues and official CompuBox punch counts, many of which will be seen for the very first time. Many of boxing's greatest champions are included yet one chapter is entirely devoted to...
One hundred of boxing's greatest -- but underrated and forgotten -- classics are relived in a vivid and highly descriptive collection. Boxing history'...
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120,86 zł |
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Scientific Boxing and Self Defence: The Deluxe Edition
ISBN: 9780981020259 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In "Scientific Boxing and Self Defence," Canadian Heavyweight Boxing Champion Tommy Burns shows the reader the techniques that made him a success. "Scientific Boxing and Self Defence" includes details on the scientific basis of boxing, ring strategy and tactics, diet, and proper training and conditioning.
In "Scientific Boxing and Self Defence," Canadian Heavyweight Boxing Champion Tommy Burns shows the reader the techniques that made him a success. "Sc...
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72,83 zł |
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Boxing Is...: Reflections on the Sweet Science
ISBN: 9781557289421 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Thomas Hauser has become "must reading" in the boxing community, and his latest book demonstrates why. Boxing Is . . . brings together all of Hauser's 2009 articles. In them, Hauser illuminates the behind-the-scenes stories of the year's most memorable personalities and events. He takes us from Manny Pacquiao's dressing room in the tense moments before 2009's biggest fight to an in-depth portrait of the incomparable Sugar Ray Robinson, all the while continuing to show why his annual collections, avidly anticipated by fans and critics alike, have become, according to columnist Bart Barry, "an...
Thomas Hauser has become "must reading" in the boxing community, and his latest book demonstrates why. Boxing Is . . . brings together all of Hauser's...
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97,50 zł |
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Fighters & Writers
ISBN: 9780980168488 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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69,17 zł |
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A Short History of Boxing
ISBN: 9781445522234 / Angielski / Miękka / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This antiquarian volume contains a concise history of the sport of Boxing, written by Edward Michell. A short but detailed history of the ancient sport, A Short History of Boxing is highly recommend for those with an interest in pugilistic history. It would make for a very worthy addition to collections of antiquarian sporting literature. Edward Blair Michell (1843 - 1926) was an English barrister, boxer, and linguist, as well as authority on falconry and the author of a wide range of books. Many vintage texts such as this - particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before - are...
This antiquarian volume contains a concise history of the sport of Boxing, written by Edward Michell. A short but detailed history of the ancient spor...
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73,13 zł |
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Boxing Champions of the Heavyweight Division 1882-2010
ISBN: 9781453514665 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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68,83 zł |
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Boxing Champions of the Heavyweight Division 1882-2010
ISBN: 9781453514672 / Angielski / Twarda / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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98,95 zł |
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How to Handle the P.A.L.I.N. Factor
ISBN: 9781609576417 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. FIGHT P.A.L.I.N. FACTOR and WINWhoever has said that P.A.L.I.N Factor is unstoppable is yet to see the strategies outlined in this book. This writing outlines 32 rounds of intellectual battles that are needed in order to handle the P.A.L.I.N. Factor."The last title fight scheduled for more than 15 rounds was: Joe Louis vs. Bob Pastor (scheduled for 20 rounds)."No man is ever whipped until he quits-in his own mind.Napoleon HillBuy this book and limit the influence of P.A.L.I.N. Factor.
FIGHT P.A.L.I.N. FACTOR and WINWhoever has said that P.A.L.I.N Factor is unstoppable is yet to see the strategies outlined in this book. This writing ...
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66,68 zł |
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Boxing And Sparring - The Art Of Boxing
ISBN: 9781445524672 / Angielski / Miękka / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are repub...
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47,30 zł |
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In the Ring with Marvin Hart
ISBN: 9780979982224 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This the the first biography ever written on Marvin Hart, the forgotten heavyweight champion from the South. Hart gained popularity as a middleweight and light-heavyweight in the Louisville, Kentucky area before moving up to heavyweight and defeating the highly touted top contender Jack Johnson. Hart then won the vacant world's heavyweight championship in a fight to the finish against Jack Root. Like other books in Pollack's "In the Ring" series, this book is meticulously researched using next-day local primary source materials, and details Hart's boxing career.
This the the first biography ever written on Marvin Hart, the forgotten heavyweight champion from the South. Hart gained popularity as a middleweight ...
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174,96 zł |
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When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport
ISBN: 9781438436081 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Boxing was an integral part of American culture during the first half of the twentieth century, second only to baseball in popularity. It was also a heavily Jewish sport--from 1910 to 1940, there were twenty-six Jewish world-champions, and during the 1920s and 1930s, almost one-third of all boxers were Jewish. Drawing on numerous interviews and first-person accounts of the boxers themselves, Allen Bodner offers a vivid portrayal of the important role of Jews in American boxing history, and vice versa. When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport is a must-read for fans of the sweet science, as well as...
Boxing was an integral part of American culture during the first half of the twentieth century, second only to baseball in popularity. It was also a h...
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126,63 zł |