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The Gloves: A Boxing Chronicle
ISBN: 9780865476523 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In his last year of eligibility, Robert Anasi, age thirty-two, decided to fight in the Golden Gloves tournament, the premier event in amateur boxing. "The gym becomes a way of life," he explains, and so it does for the reader, as Anasi ushers us into the world of training and competition, of friendly rivalry, of artistry and violence. He tells his story not as a journalist on assignment but as a man in the midst of one of the great adventures of his life, and in his hands "a dying blood sport is reincarnated as a metaphor for redemption under flawed circumstances" (Nita Rao, The Village... In his last year of eligibility, Robert Anasi, age thirty-two, decided to fight in the Golden Gloves tournament, the premier event in amateur boxin... |
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126,06 zł |
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When Dempsey Fought Tunney: Heroes Hokum Storytelling Jazz Age
ISBN: 9780870499180 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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109,56 zł |
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Punch Lines: Berger on Boxing
ISBN: 9780941423953 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Punch Lines: Berger on Boxing By Phil Berger. Foreword by Bert Sugar. Profiles of Riddick Bowe, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman, and many more, by the former boxing correspondent for the New York Times. illustrated/index ISBN: 0-941423-95-6
Punch Lines: Berger on Boxing By Phil Berger. Foreword by Bert Sugar. Profiles of Riddick Bowe, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman, and man...
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95,59 zł |
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Boxing Interviews of a Lifetime
ISBN: 9781403369994 / Angielski / Miękka / 458 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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129,07 zł |
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Boxing Interviews of a Lifetime
ISBN: 9781403370006 / Angielski / Twarda / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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185,97 zł |
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Off the Canvas: A Tale of Two Brothers
ISBN: 9781418429928 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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77,33 zł |
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Bring it to the Ring: A boxing yearbook and inspirational message to today's youths
ISBN: 9781420827637 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This yearbook, which provides a behind-the-scenes look at professional boxing, is intended to encourage young people to set high goals in life and, more importantly, to conquer those goals - no matter which sport or profession you choose in life. The photographs and interviews inside were compiled between April 2003 and April 2004, during a significant period in modern boxing: Rising trainer James "Buddy" McGirt led Antonio "Magic Man" Tarver to a stunning knockout of Roy Jones Jr., marking the end of an era for a pound - for - pound king. Buddy continues to train Antonio - the light...
This yearbook, which provides a behind-the-scenes look at professional boxing, is intended to encourage young people to set high goals in life and, mo...
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169,42 zł |
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Brad Cooney's Let's Talk Boxing
ISBN: 9781420848311 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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67,38 zł |
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Tyson-Douglas: The Inside Story of the Upset of the Century
ISBN: 9781597970686 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. No one gave James -Buster- Douglas much of a chance when he faced -Iron- Mike Tyson on February 11, 1990, in the Tokyo Dome. Tyson was Godzilla, and Buster wasn't expected to be anything more than a moth for Tyson to swat away, much less Mothra. Douglas had four losses already and 42-1 odds against him in this bout. One reporter, going through Japanese customs, announced he was in town for business. When asked how long he would be working, he laughed and responded -Oh, about a minute.- The match lasted longer than that, though. When it was over, it was the greatest upset in boxing history....
No one gave James -Buster- Douglas much of a chance when he faced -Iron- Mike Tyson on February 11, 1990, in the Tokyo Dome. Tyson was Godzilla, and B...
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173,66 zł |
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Boxer's Start-Up: A Beginner's Guide to Boxing
ISBN: 9781884654091 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A guide to boxing training and techniques with information about equipment, safety, working out, and offensive and defensive skills, with a history of the sport.
A guide to boxing training and techniques with information about equipment, safety, working out, and offensive and defensive skills, with a history of...
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51,94 zł |
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Boxing Mastery: Advanced Technique, Tactics, and Strategies from the Sweet Science
ISBN: 9781884654213 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This guide to the finer points of boxing provides the wisdom needed to make the transition from enthusiastic beginner to proficient pugilist. The ABCs of ring generalship, offensive and defensive ring movements, feints, and draws and fakes are examined and explained along with clinching techniques, head-hunting, body work, and counter-punching chains. Strategies for boxing against tall and short opponents as well as for a variety of fighting styles such as charger, speed-demon, stick-and-move, and slugger and brawler are discussed in detail. Specific drills focus on sophisticated ring...
This guide to the finer points of boxing provides the wisdom needed to make the transition from enthusiastic beginner to proficient pugilist. The ABCs...
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60,64 zł |
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War, Baby : The Glamour of Violence
ISBN: 9780224060738 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An award-winning journalist and boxing aficionado recounts the story of the infamous 1995 bout between Britain's Nigel Benn and American Gerald McClellan that led to a reassessment of the sport as entertainment and of the procedures by which it is regulated.
An award-winning journalist and boxing aficionado recounts the story of the infamous 1995 bout between Britain's Nigel Benn and American Gerald McClel...
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71,34 zł |
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Boxing Is My Sanctuary: A Collection of Essays
ISBN: 9780595445943 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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112,80 zł |
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Boxing Is My Sanctuary: A Collection of Essays
ISBN: 9780595689927 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. No sport offers more allure and repulsion than the inviting and abrasive world of boxing. Starting on the mean streets of 1950s Chicago, this collection of essays moves into a close reflection of the boxing world up through the glitz of today's boxing circuit.
For Ted Sares, boxing is more than a sparring match between two combatants violently punching each another. It is a visceral experience that reaches in all directions, from his childhood memories of visiting the Chicago rings with his father to today's all-out-fight demeanor of Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao. At the same time... No sport offers more allure and repulsion than the inviting and abrasive world of boxing. Starting on the mean streets of 1950s Chicago, this collecti...
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156,27 zł |
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The Last Great Fight: The Extraordinary Tale of Two Men and How One Fight Changed Their Lives Forever
ISBN: 9780312353315 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is considered by many to be the biggest upset in the history of boxing: James "Buster" Douglas knocked out then-undefeated and seemingly invincible Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson in the tenth round in 1990. The Last Great Fight takes readers not only behind the scenes of this epic battle, but inside the lives of two men, their ambitions, their dreams, the downfall of one and the rise of another. Using his exclusive interviews with both Tyson and Douglas, family members, the referee, the cutmen, trainers and managers, commentators and HBO staff covering the fight in... It is considered by many to be the biggest upset in the history of boxing: James "Buster" Douglas knocked out then-undefeated and seemingly invinci... |
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104,29 zł |
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The Art and Aesthetics of Boxing
ISBN: 9780803213869 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What separates the chaos of fighting from the coherent ritual of boxing? According to author David Scott, it is a collection of aesthetic constructions, including the shape of the ring, the predictable rhythm of timed rounds, the uniformity of the boxers glamorous attire, and the stylization of the combatants posture and punches. In The Art and Aesthetics of Boxing, Scott explores the ways in which these and other aesthetic elements of the sport have evolved over time. Scott comprehensively addresses the rich dialogue between boxing and the arts, suggesting that boxing not only...
What separates the chaos of fighting from the coherent ritual of boxing? According to author David Scott, it is a collection of aesthetic construction...
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208,68 zł |
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Scientific Boxing: The Deluxe Edition
ISBN: 9780973769890 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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95,41 zł |
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McIlvanney On Boxing
ISBN: 9781840186055 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hugh McIlvanney is a sports journalist, and a regular winner of the UK Sports Writer of the Year Award. This collection contains the best of his writing on his first great passion, boxing. The book features in-depth analysis of the build-up, climax and aft
Hugh McIlvanney is a sports journalist, and a regular winner of the UK Sports Writer of the Year Award. This collection contains the best of his writi...
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56,87 zł |
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Night Train: A Biography of Sonny Liston
ISBN: 9780140279788 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1962, Sonny Liston became boxing's world heavyweight champion. He was a poor plantation boy and a bruiser for the mob who had done time for armed robbery, but he had fought his way to the top. Those he met in the ring said he was unstoppable, even dangerous. Sonny, however, knew differently.
In 1962, Sonny Liston became boxing's world heavyweight champion. He was a poor plantation boy and a bruiser for the mob who had done time for armed r...
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56,87 zł |
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From Fightin' to Writin': More Ring Ramblings
ISBN: 9780595486663 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An inside look at the world of professional boxing, "From Fightin' to Writin'" focuses on the stories few have heard. Whether it's the young prospect on his way up, the champion looking to hold on to his title, or the grizzled veteran hoping for that one big break, award-winning boxing writer Thomas Gerbasi brings their stories to you with a hard-hitting immediacy that makes you feel like you're in the locker room with some of boxing's toughest warriors before the big fight. Covering everything from women's boxing and the heavyweight division to Olympians on the rise and the international...
An inside look at the world of professional boxing, "From Fightin' to Writin'" focuses on the stories few have heard. Whether it's the young prospect ...
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86,72 zł |
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