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Behind the Mask

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Hands of Stone

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ROBERTO DURAN is a sporting legend. Often called the greatest boxer of all time, he held world titles at four different weights and is the only professional in history to have fought in five different decades. His bouts with fellow greats like Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler have gone down in fistic folklore and his pro record of 104 wins, 69 by KO, in 120 fights puts him in an ... Read more

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Boxboom Deutschland. Gunnar Meinhardt im Gespräch mit den Stars

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Boxboom in Deutschland - das sind Riesenevents, Kämpfe von Weltklasseboxern, das ist das Gänsehautfeeling, wenn Michael Buffers "Let's get ready to rumble" durch die Box-Arenen schallt. Und das sind auch Geschichten, die sich außerhalb des Ringes abspielen. Boxexperte Gunnar Meinhardt hat befragt, was Rang und Namen in diesem Sport hat: Boxer, Trainer, Promoter, Kommentatoren ... und stellt auch ... Read more

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Mein Leben in 13 Runden

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Boxing, Narrative and Culture

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Series series Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Boxing, Narrative and Culture: Critical Perspectives is the first interdisciplinary response to the dominant boxing narratives that are produced, performed, and circulated in commercial boxing culture.This collection includes global perspectives on boxing. It highlights the diverse range of bodies and communities that engage with boxing practices but are oftentimes overlooked and overwritten by ... Read more

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Boxing, Narrative and Culture: Critical Perspectives is the first interdisciplinary response to the dominant boxing narratives that are produced, performed, and circulated in commercial boxing culture.This collection includes global perspectives on boxing. It highlights the diverse range of bodies and communities that engage with boxing practices but are oftentimes overlooked and overwritten by
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A Ringside Affair

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A luminous account of the most compelling and climactic phase of boxing's long history.For three decades at the end of the twentieth century – throughout boxing's most engrossing era – James Lawton was ringside, covering every significant bout, spending time with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hitman Hearns, Roberto Duran, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, ... Read more

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Fighting for My Life

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by Mia St. John, Elaine Aradillas ...

Mia St. John has always been on top of her game. A five-time world champion boxer known as The Knockout because of her ability to level any opponent charging toward her, Mia spent two decades in the spotlight transforming her body into the ultimate fighting machine. But what most people don’t know is that outside the ring, she was battling a lifetime of demons while struggling to keep her family ... Read more

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Fitness Boxing

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The benefits of boxing training are many: weight loss and toning, improved speed, strength, stamina, coordination, balance and flexibility. Fitness Boxing covers all the techniques used in a boxer's training programme and shows how to tailor these to suit individual needs through the use of colour photographs and step-by-step guidance. It is a comprehensive guide to a non-contact cardiovascular ... Read more

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Pugili

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by Dario Torromeo ...

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Essere pugile è un mestiere difficile, pochi possono farlo. E anche tra gli eletti, trovi chi gode e chi impreca. Queste sono le loro storie. Wilfredo Benitez, giovane campione del mondo che ha pagato caro il ripetersi di un’antica illusione: l’ultimo match è sempre il prossimo. Steso su un lettino, non può più badare a se stesso. Un viaggio lontano dal ring con la passione e il tradimento di Bob ... Read more

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30 Day MMA Workout

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30 Day MMA Workout is written for anyone who wishes to improve their Fighting Power, Speed and Precision. It is written to improve ones fitness as well as concentration. The exercises in the publication are for begginer and intermidate levels. I would recommend Martial Arts Instructers to use this publication in their teaching routines as well. If you are studying martial arts or just want to ... Read more

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Intimate Warfare

The True Story of the Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward Boxing Trilogy

by Dennis Taylor, John J. Raspanti ...

Intimate Warfare: The True Story of the Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward Boxing Trilogy traces the lives and careers of two legendary fighters—Micky Ward, a humble, hardscrabble, blue-collar Irishman from Lowell, Massachusetts, and Arturo Gatti, a handsome, flashy, charismatic Italian-born star who was raised in Montreal. Dennis Taylor and John J. Raspanti paint a vivid portrait of these two fighters ... Read more

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Intimate Warfare: The True Story of the Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward Boxing Trilogy traces the lives and careers of two legendary fighters—Micky Ward, a humble, hardscrabble, blue-collar Irishman from Lowell, Massachusetts, and Arturo Gatti, a handsome, flashy, charismatic Italian-born star who was raised in Montreal. Dennis Taylor and John J. Raspanti paint a vivid portrait of these two fighters
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Jack McVey Welterweight Boxer From Georgia

by Robert Grey Reynolds ...

Jack McVey was a scientific type of boxer who fought in the welterweight and middleweight classifications of boxing from 1920-1936. He made good use of both his left and right hands and was an excellent defensive fighter. Originally from Georgia McVey fought out of Harlem in venues from New York to California. Among the many boxers he faced was KO Phil Kaplan, Lou Scozza, William Sailor Freedman, ... Read more

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Jack McVey was a scientific type of boxer who fought in the welterweight and middleweight classifications of boxing from 1920-1936. He made good use of both his left and right hands and was an excellent defensive fighter. Originally from Georgia McVey fought out of Harlem in venues from New York to California. Among the many boxers he faced was KO Phil Kaplan, Lou Scozza, William Sailor Freedman,
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Tattiche di pugilato nelle tecniche dei maestri del ring 1800-1940.

by Yuriy Ivantsiv ...

La tattica pugilistica è il pensiero di combattimento del pugile, la sua capacità di percepire rapidamente e accuratamente la situazione di combattimento sul ring, prendere le decisioni giuste e metterle abilmente in pratica.La capacità di pensare tatticamente in un combattimento è la qualità più preziosa di un pugile. Porta organizzazione e aiuta un pugile a superare le difficoltà sulla sua ... Read more

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La tattica pugilistica è il pensiero di combattimento del pugile, la sua capacità di percepire rapidamente e accuratamente la situazione di combattimento sul ring, prendere le decisioni giuste e metterle abilmente in pratica.La capacità di pensare tatticamente in un combattimento è la qualità più preziosa di un pugile. Porta organizzazione e aiuta un pugile a superare le difficoltà sulla sua
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Frank "Blinky" Palermo Philadelphia Boxing Manager

by Robert Grey Reynolds ...

Frank "Blinky" Palermo was a prominent force in boxing from the 1940s through the mid 1980s. He formed a triumvirate with gambler Frankie Carbo and St. Louis underworld figure John Vitale. They dominated the careers of such fighters as Ike Williams, Johnny Saxton and Charles "Sonny" Liston. Having been indicted many times, Blinky was never convicted of a felony, only misdemeanors. He served a ... Read more

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Frank "Blinky" Palermo was a prominent force in boxing from the 1940s through the mid 1980s. He formed a triumvirate with gambler Frankie Carbo and St. Louis underworld figure John Vitale. They dominated the careers of such fighters as Ike Williams, Johnny Saxton and Charles "Sonny" Liston. Having been indicted many times, Blinky was never convicted of a felony, only misdemeanors. He served a
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Η τακτική της πυγμαχίας στις τεχνικές των δασκάλων του ρινγκ 1800-1940.

by Yuriy Ivantsiv ...

Η τακτική της πυγμαχίας είναι η πολεμική σκέψη του πυγμάχου, η ικανότητά του να αντιλαμβάνεται γρήγορα και με ακρίβεια την κατάσταση της μάχης στο ρινγκ, να λαμβάνει τις σωστές αποφάσεις και να τις εφαρμόζει επιδέξια.Η ικανότητα τακτικής σκέψης σε μια μάχη είναι το πιο πολύτιμο προσόν ενός πυγμάχου. Φέρνει οργάνωση και βοηθά έναν πυγμάχο να ξεπεράσει τις δυσκολίες στο δρόμο προς τη νίκη.Τα υψηλά ... Read more

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Η τακτική της πυγμαχίας είναι η πολεμική σκέψη του πυγμάχου, η ικανότητά του να αντιλαμβάνεται γρήγορα και με ακρίβεια την κατάσταση της μάχης στο ρινγκ, να λαμβάνει τις σωστές αποφάσεις και να τις εφαρμόζει επιδέξια.Η ικανότητα τακτικής σκέψης σε μια μάχη είναι το πιο πολύτιμο προσόν ενός πυγμάχου. Φέρνει οργάνωση και βοηθά έναν πυγμάχο να ξεπεράσει τις δυσκολίες στο δρόμο προς τη νίκη.Τα υψηλά
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The Kingpin Trio/How Three Bay Area Champions Became the Class of Boxing

by Colin Seymour ...

By the end of 2012, Bay Area boxers Andre Ward, Nonito Donaire and Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero all were rated among the top 10 fighters in the world, pound for pound, mentioned in the same breath as Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.Not since Northern Californians James J. Corbett and Jim Jeffries were heavyweight champions in the early 1900s had even one Bay Area fighter ascended to quite ... Read more

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By the end of 2012, Bay Area boxers Andre Ward, Nonito Donaire and Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero all were rated among the top 10 fighters in the world, pound for pound, mentioned in the same breath as Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.Not since Northern Californians James J. Corbett and Jim Jeffries were heavyweight champions in the early 1900s had even one Bay Area fighter ascended to quite
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Fighting Men of London

Voices from Inside the Ropes

by Alex Daley ...

Fighting Men of London explores the lives of seven former professional boxers who fought in the capital between the 1930s and 1960s. Set around a series of interviews with the fighters, it resurrects a golden age when boxing was as popular as soccer in Britain, and when leading fighters were working-class heroes. Dramatic, poignant, inspiring, and at times funny, the book covers such subjects as ... Read more

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Fighting Men of London explores the lives of seven former professional boxers who fought in the capital between the 1930s and 1960s. Set around a series of interviews with the fighters, it resurrects a golden age when boxing was as popular as soccer in Britain, and when leading fighters were working-class heroes. Dramatic, poignant, inspiring, and at times funny, the book covers such subjects as
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Blows to the Head

How Boxing Changed My Mind

by Binnie Klein ...

Series series Excelsior Editions
A provocative tale of an unlikely contender and her midlife transformation through boxing."I peered through the Venetian blinds in our den, with its view of the playground next door, and watched mournfully as the popular girls played softball. I wanted to run fast, hit hard, and wear a cute uniform. These girls seemed to know something about life that I didn't."When Binnie Klein took up boxing in ... Read more

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A provocative tale of an unlikely contender and her midlife transformation through boxing."I peered through the Venetian blinds in our den, with its view of the playground next door, and watched mournfully as the popular girls played softball. I wanted to run fast, hit hard, and wear a cute uniform. These girls seemed to know something about life that I didn't."When Binnie Klein took up boxing in
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When Boxing Was, Like, Ridiculously Racist

by Ian Carey ...

This is the story of the lineage of Boxing's World Heavyweight Championship from 1882-1915 and how it explains a cultural attitude toward race and identity in that era.The first true national and international sports celebrities were boxers in the late 1800s. Soon after the abolishment of slavery in the United States the first World Champions of the sport were crowned. As the Champion of the World ... Read more

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This is the story of the lineage of Boxing's World Heavyweight Championship from 1882-1915 and how it explains a cultural attitude toward race and identity in that era.The first true national and international sports celebrities were boxers in the late 1800s. Soon after the abolishment of slavery in the United States the first World Champions of the sport were crowned. As the Champion of the World
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Knockout

The Boxer and Boxing in American Cinema

by Leger Grindon ...

Knockout: The Boxer and Boxing in American Cinema is the first book-length study of the Hollywood boxing film, a popular movie entertainment since the 1930s, that includes such classics as Million Dollar Baby, Rocky, and Raging Bull. The boxer stands alongside the cowboy, the gangster, and the detective as a character that shaped America's ideas of manhood. Leger Grindon relates the Hollywood ... Read more

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Knockout: The Boxer and Boxing in American Cinema is the first book-length study of the Hollywood boxing film, a popular movie entertainment since the 1930s, that includes such classics as Million Dollar Baby, Rocky, and Raging Bull. The boxer stands alongside the cowboy, the gangster, and the detective as a character that shaped America's ideas of manhood. Leger Grindon relates the Hollywood
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Boxing's Hall of Shame

The Fight Game's Darkest Days

by Thomas Myler ...

In Boxing's Hall of Shame, Thomas Myler tells the inside stories of the real fight game. He reveals the sport's heroes and villains, mobsters and fixers, its shame and sorrows, providing the reader with a ringside seat at boxing's greatest and most controversial contests along the way.This no-holds-barred volume includes the enraged Mike Tyson taking a chunk out of Evander Holyfield's ear; Roberto ... Read more

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In Boxing's Hall of Shame, Thomas Myler tells the inside stories of the real fight game. He reveals the sport's heroes and villains, mobsters and fixers, its shame and sorrows, providing the reader with a ringside seat at boxing's greatest and most controversial contests along the way.This no-holds-barred volume includes the enraged Mike Tyson taking a chunk out of Evander Holyfield's ear; Roberto
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Mein Leben in 13 Runden

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Fitness Boxing

Pugili

Mit liv og mine kampe. Tyve år i ringen

Return of the King

30 Day MMA Workout

Intimate Warfare

Jack McVey Welterweight Boxer From Georgia

Tattiche di pugilato nelle tecniche dei maestri del ring 1800-1940.

Frank "Blinky" Palermo Philadelphia Boxing Manager

Η τακτική της πυγμαχίας στις τεχνικές των δασκάλων του ρινγκ 1800-1940.

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Fighting Men of London

Blows to the Head

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