Up to Scratch
ISBN: 9781782811121 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Such was prize-fighting's appeal during the 18th and 19th centuries that, at its zenith, the sport was patronised by royalty and aristocracy and, notwithstanding its illegality, its contests often attracted thousands of spectators from all walks of life. Up to Scratch covers bare knuckle fighting from early English stage bouts to boxing's transitional period between knuckles and gloves. Although concentrating mainly on a region, then just north of the metropolis, which was a favourite venue of the London prize-ring, it is essentially an anecdotal account of what was unquestionably... Such was prize-fighting's appeal during the 18th and 19th centuries that, at its zenith, the sport was patronised by royalty and aristocracy and, n... |
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137,59 zł |
History Of Heavyweight Boxing Champions 1980-1999 Volume 2: The up rise and down fall of Champions
ISBN: 9781497429093 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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128,56 zł |
Arc of Boxing: The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science
ISBN: 9780786493876 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Are today's boxers better than their predecessors, or is modern boxing a shadow of its former self? Boxing historians discuss the socioeconomic and demographic changes that have affected the quality, prominence and popularity of the sport over the past century. Among the interviewees are world-renowned scholars, some of the sport's premier trainers, and former amateur and professional world champions. Chapters cover such topics as the ongoing deterioration of boxers' skills, their endurance, the decline in the number of fights and the psychological readiness of championship-caliber boxers....
Are today's boxers better than their predecessors, or is modern boxing a shadow of its former self? Boxing historians discuss the socioeconomic and de...
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159,18 zł |
San-Tito: Vida y Milagros de Tito Trinidad
ISBN: 9781492991984 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Me gusta ganar por nocaut. Voy round por round, pero si lo puedo lastimar y acabar la pelea temprano, lo voy a hacer." -TITO TRINIDAD- QUIZAS ALGUN DIA el diccionario de la Real Academia Espanola acepte la palabra Titomania, definida de la siguiente manera: "Estallido de emotividad y celebracion espontanea, parecido al que suele surgir el Fin de Ano, instantes despues de una victoria deportiva importante." Su origen, naturalmente, esta en las celebraciones provocadas por las grandes victorias boxisticas del puertorriqueno Felix 'Tito' Trinidad, desembocando en un coro sostenido de ' Tito ...
"Me gusta ganar por nocaut. Voy round por round, pero si lo puedo lastimar y acabar la pelea temprano, lo voy a hacer." -TITO TRINIDAD- QUIZAS ALGUN D...
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46,33 zł |
Boxing in Philadelphia: Tales of Struggle and Survival
ISBN: 9781442236455 / Angielski / Twarda / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Philadelphia was essentially the birthplace of boxing in America, the city where matches first took shape in the back of bars. Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champ, fought more times in Philly than any other city besides his hometown; Sugar Ray Robinson, perhaps the best boxer ever, fought under his first promotional contract in Philadelphia, appearing there twenty times; and Joe Louis, one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, was trained by a Philadelphia fighter. In Boxing in Philadelphia, Gabe Oppenheim examines the rise and fall of boxing in Philadelphia, and how it often...
Philadelphia was essentially the birthplace of boxing in America, the city where matches first took shape in the back of bars. Jack Johnson, the first...
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287,20 zł |
A Puncher's Chance: The Reflections of an Old Man and His Storied Past
ISBN: 9781625162526 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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56,66 zł |
Slamthology: Collected Wrestling Writings 1991-2004
ISBN: 9781411653290 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Lister is one of Britain's most respected wrestling journalists. Mixing travelogue, humour, fiction, history and opinion, this collection brings together the best of his work from the past fourteen years. The first section of this book features three epic accounts of voyages to see wrestling in the United States, from the ECW Arena to the Dallas Sportatorium by way of WWF pay-per-views and Memphis television. The second section comprises more than 40 articles, some previously unpublished, including histories of British and American wrestling, the statistics behind WCW's collapse, and a...
John Lister is one of Britain's most respected wrestling journalists. Mixing travelogue, humour, fiction, history and opinion, this collection brings ...
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89,66 zł |
The Ultimate Guide to Boxing Nutrition: Maximize Your Potential
ISBN: 9781499754674 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Ultimate Guide to Boxing Nutrition will teach you how to increase your RMR (resting metabolic rate) to accelerate your metabolism and help you change your body for good. Learn how to get in top shape and reach your ideal weight through smart nutrition so that you can perform at your very best. Eating complex carbohydrates, protein, and natural fats in the right amount and percentages as well as increasing your RMR will make you faster, more agile, and more resistant. This book will help you to: -Prevent dehydration. -Prevent getting cramps. -Get tired less. -Recover faster after competing...
The Ultimate Guide to Boxing Nutrition will teach you how to increase your RMR (resting metabolic rate) to accelerate your metabolism and help you cha...
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91,69 zł |
No Middle Ground: Eubank, Benn, Watson and the golden era of British boxing
ISBN: 9781781313602 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "This is an enthralling behind-the-scenes account of a bygone sporting era." - Shortlist "Riveting. It's like I'm back there on a sat night with my family, watching the bloodlust. Brilliantly written." - Phil Williams Radio Five Live 'Shetty painstakingly spoke to the fighters, their respective teams and many of the integral people involved to capture the scene of the fight nights excellently. The way in which he introduces the reader to each of the boxers personalities in fine detail from their adolescent youth through to maturity early on in the... "This is an enthralling behind-the-scenes account of a bygone sporting era." - Shortlist "Riveting. It's like I'm back there o... |
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67,22 zł |
Boxing Gurus: Trainers of Great Fighters Like Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Joe Louis, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Floyd Patterson
ISBN: 9781500307219 / Angielski / Miękka / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A look at the men who are with a boxer all his working days and nights. They are teachers, confidants, task masters, philosophers, allies and critics. They have seen it before and long to see it again. The greatest prize is a fighter with character and raw talent. From champions like Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Joe Louis, Floyd Patterson and many more - to the journeymen who keep the sport alive - they all need the Boxing Gurus. This is a tribute to the work of the great trainers
A look at the men who are with a boxer all his working days and nights. They are teachers, confidants, task masters, philosophers, allies and critics....
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38,43 zł |
Irish Boxing Review: 2014 Edition
ISBN: 9781500800635 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the fourth instalment of the popular Irish Boxing Review book series. The 2014 version once again covers all of the talking points and events from across the Irish boxing scene and beyond. Reports, news, articles, features, previews and photographs, plus much more. All major fighters and shows are covered, including: Carl Frampton, Matthew Macklin, Andy Lee, Jamie Conlan, Eamonn O'Kane, Brian Magee, Marc McCullough, Gary O'Sullivan, Anthony Fitzgerald, Willie Casey, Martin Rogan, Luke Wilton, Mike Perez, Barry McGuigan and Cyclone Promotions, Eddie Hearn and Matchroom, Mark Dunlop,...
This is the fourth instalment of the popular Irish Boxing Review book series. The 2014 version once again covers all of the talking points and events ...
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59,67 zł |
Raising a Boxing Champion
ISBN: 9781500834739 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Raising a Boxing Champion is the best and most complete book out there for any boxing parent. With the perfect combination and inspiration your child will be on the path to greatness. The author Mariana Correa is a former professional athlete and certified sports nutritionist that competed successfully all over the world. She shares years of experience both as an athlete and a coach bringing a priceless perspective to parents. This book goes beyond the subject of boxing, every aspect to succeed is explained including mental training, ring training, nutrition and much more with a clear and...
Raising a Boxing Champion is the best and most complete book out there for any boxing parent. With the perfect combination and inspiration your child ...
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87,10 zł |
The Rise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight
ISBN: 9780786496488 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covering Mike Tyson's complete amateur and professional boxing career, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a 12 year old criminal in Brownsville to his 1988 heavyweight unification match with Michael Spinks. The book focuses on the Catskill Boxing Club - where boxing guru Cus D'Amato trained the 210-pound teenager in the finer points of the art and developed his impregnable defense - and on his home life with D'Amato and his surrogate mother Camille Ewald, and the other boys who shared the house with him. Tyson's boxing education began in the unauthorized "smokers"...
Covering Mike Tyson's complete amateur and professional boxing career, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a 12 year old cri...
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220,33 zł |
My Call to the Ring: A Memoir of a Girl Who Yearns to Box
ISBN: 9780990737704 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although in the late 1980s boxing is socially frowned upon and illegal for women in Ireland, a girl has one dream - to be the first Irish female world champion. But, how can a shy, young misfit become a professional boxer? Deirdre Gogarty follows her calling to compete, and journeys from the Irish Sea to the Gulf of Mexico, from outcast to center ring, from the depths of depression to the championship fight of her life...
Although in the late 1980s boxing is socially frowned upon and illegal for women in Ireland, a girl has one dream - to be the first Irish female world...
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88,01 zł |
The Greatest Boxer: An Objective Ranking of the Top Boxers
ISBN: 9781502895653 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Who really was the Greatest? This one-of-a-kind survey is rounded out with sections on the history of boxing, the history and use of boxing equipment, the social impact of boxing, its morphology as a modern spectacle, including its relationship to MMA, as well as biographies of some of the earliest and most influential gloved boxers.
Who really was the Greatest? This one-of-a-kind survey is rounded out with sections on the history of boxing, the history and use of boxing equipment,...
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50,45 zł |
Boxing Short Stories
ISBN: 9781501094651 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Authors Colleen Aycock and Mark Scott have collected their best fiction from the world of boxing, 21 leather-slamming, action-packed short stories, into one affordable book. Stephen Johnson, Denver Boxing Examiner, Examiner.com, writes, "Their latest collaboration...is a fantastic fictional compilation of professional and amateur boxing stories, providing an enjoyable read for both boxers and those who have wondered what it's like competing in that 20-foot square canvas... "For the Memories," (is) "a bone-chilling read of what many boxers (and their families) face following a boxing career...
Authors Colleen Aycock and Mark Scott have collected their best fiction from the world of boxing, 21 leather-slamming, action-packed short stories, in...
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68,57 zł |
Best karate 5
ISBN: 9788389332646 / Polski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Best karate" to jedyna w swoim rodzaju seria książek stanowiąca kompendium wiedzy na temat karate. O wielkiej wartości tej serii świadczy fakt, że jest to jedna z niewielu pozycji, którym udało się przetrwać próbę czasu i które sa równie aktualne dzisiaj, jak były w momencie powstawania.
"Best karate" to jedyna w swoim rodzaju seria książek stanowiąca kompendium wiedzy na temat karate. O wielkiej wartości tej serii świadczy fakt, ...
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20,68 zł |
American Fist: A Fighter's View of Boxing
ISBN: 9781502896001 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Whether your interest in boxing is oriented toward the ring, the cage, the street, or the flat screen TV on your man cave wall, American Fist will broaden and deepen your understanding of this ancient art that has, in its final form, become something quintessentially American.
Whether your interest in boxing is oriented toward the ring, the cage, the street, or the flat screen TV on your man cave wall, American Fist will bro...
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68,80 zł |
Championship Fighting: Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense
ISBN: 9781501111488 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fighting techniques and strategies from World Champion and Hall of Fame Boxer, Jack Dempsey. Jack Dempsey, one of the greatest and most popular boxers of all time, reveals the techniques behind his unparalleled success in the ring. Straightforward and with detailed illustrations, Championship Boxing instructs the reader in the theory, training, and application of powerful punching, aggressive defense, proper stance, feinting, and footwork. The methods Dempsey reveals will prove useful to both amateurs and professionals. "I was confident that I could take the rawest beginner, or...
Fighting techniques and strategies from World Champion and Hall of Fame Boxer, Jack Dempsey. Jack Dempsey, one of the greatest and most popular bo...
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46,53 zł |
Experiencing the Golden Age of Boxing
ISBN: 9781499085778 / Angielski / Twarda / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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155,88 zł |