The Boxing Register-International Boxing Hall of Fame Official Record Book

The greatest fighters of all time come to life in the pages of this carefully researched and fully illustrated guide to the 'Sweet Science.' Packed with facts, figures, and action photos, every honoree in the Hall of Fame is here, from the earliest bare-knuckle brawlers to 20th-century heroes like

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Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali.

Now in an updated edition, definitive fight-by-fight records of all International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees make The Boxing Register the best compilation of boxing facts anywhere?

Foreword by Edward Brophy, Exectuive Director of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

'This is fantastic. The boxing world has needed this book for a long time.'-Roy Jones, Jr. WBC Light Heavyweight Champion

'Certain to become a standard reference source...The records are perhaps the most definitive ever published...'-Boxing News

'This book is full of very interesting and informative facts. It's great reading.'-Angelo Dundee Trainer of Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard

'One-stop shopping for anyone who wants to find out about boxing's greatest champions.'-Al Bernstein ESPN boxing broadcaster

Contents

Foreword by Edward Brophy, Executive Director of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
Abbreviations
Pioneers
Old-timers
Modern era
Non-combatants
Who rules? boxing's governing bodies
Fixes and fallen heroes: The seamy side of boxing
Televising the fights: A channel of wide influence
Heroes and history: The International Boxing Hall of Fame
Bibliography
Photo credits
List of inductees
Index

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