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Hands of Stone

The Life and Legend of Roberto Duran

by Christian Giudice ...

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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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
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Hapkido

Korean Art of Self-Defense

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Hapkido, "The Way of Coordination and Internal Power," is one of the three major Korean martial arts. Founded in 1963 by Master Choi Young-Sul, it is a complete system of self-defense, encompassing striking, kicking, and grappling techniques. Conceptually, Hapkido techniques more closely parallel those of Aikido than Taekwondo. In fact, as the author describes, there is a parental link between the ... Read more

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Behind the Mask

Winner of the Telegraph Sports Book of the Year

by Tyson Fury ...

AS SEEN ON NETFLIX'S AT HOME WITH THE FURYSTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AND AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR** TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR **DOUBLE WINNER: BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY & BEST OVERALL SPORTS BOOK OF 2020________________________________'Incredible stories... you don't have to be a boxing fan to enjoy it' SCOTT MILLS, BBC RADIO 1'... ... Read more

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AS SEEN ON NETFLIX'S AT HOME WITH THE FURYSTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AND AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR** TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR **DOUBLE WINNER: BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY & BEST OVERALL SPORTS BOOK OF 2020________________________________'Incredible stories... you don't have to be a boxing fan to enjoy it' SCOTT MILLS, BBC RADIO 1'...
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Jeet Kune Do

The Arsenal of Self-Expression

by Teri Tom ...

Apply the combat science of Bruce Lee's revolutionary martial art!This martial arts manual describes his research into the how and why of Jeet Kune Do techniques. Bruce Lee wrote of "three stages of cultivation" that lie along the path to JKD mastery:The Stage of Innocence—this is the level of the absolute beginner.The Stage of Art—the student is immersed in the process of technical and physical ... Read more

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Apply the combat science of Bruce Lee's revolutionary martial art!This martial arts manual describes his research into the how and why of Jeet Kune Do techniques. Bruce Lee wrote of "three stages of cultivation" that lie along the path to JKD mastery:The Stage of Innocence—this is the level of the absolute beginner.The Stage of Art—the student is immersed in the process of technical and physical
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Johnny Lewis: The biography

The story of Australia's king of boxing

by Paul Kent ...

It was the night Jeff Harding came back to the corner at the end of the eleventh, behind on all three judges' cards and bleeding around both eyes, his nose long broken. As Lewis cleaned the cuts he quickly poured everything that was important into his ear. Then he picked him up from his stool with one last instruction: 'Go out and come back champion of the world .'Over the past thirty years Johnny ... Read more

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It was the night Jeff Harding came back to the corner at the end of the eleventh, behind on all three judges' cards and bleeding around both eyes, his nose long broken. As Lewis cleaned the cuts he quickly poured everything that was important into his ear. Then he picked him up from his stool with one last instruction: 'Go out and come back champion of the world .'Over the past thirty years Johnny
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Games and the Fight

An Untold Story

by Benny Sinclair ...

Benny moves into an expensive suburb when his mother re-marries. Feeling totally out of place and exposed to negative influences, he retaliates through acts of petty crime and violence. Benny's spiritual intuition comes to his aid: he finds focus in boxing and expression through rapping, which ultimately leads him down a better road. Games and the Fight is a raw and honest guide to rising above ... Read more

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Benny moves into an expensive suburb when his mother re-marries. Feeling totally out of place and exposed to negative influences, he retaliates through acts of petty crime and violence. Benny's spiritual intuition comes to his aid: he finds focus in boxing and expression through rapping, which ultimately leads him down a better road. Games and the Fight is a raw and honest guide to rising above
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Clash of the Little Giants

George Dixon, Terry McGovern and the Culture of Boxing in America, 1890-1910

by Arne K. Lang ...

In the late 1890s, when boxing rivaled the popularity of baseball, George Dixon and Terry McGovern were among its most famous practitioners. Their paths first crossed in 1900 in what is widely considered the most significant featherweight bout in history. Both men were fighters who died young under distressing circumstances. Both were products of a burgeoning industrial society and a cult of ... Read more

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In the late 1890s, when boxing rivaled the popularity of baseball, George Dixon and Terry McGovern were among its most famous practitioners. Their paths first crossed in 1900 in what is widely considered the most significant featherweight bout in history. Both men were fighters who died young under distressing circumstances. Both were products of a burgeoning industrial society and a cult of
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Once There Were Giants

The Golden Age of Heavyweight Boxing

by Jerry Izenberg ...

A celebration and memorial of the greatest era of heavyweight fighters from 1962 to 1997, as witnessed ringside by an International Boxing Hall of Fame sportswriter.Once upon a time, of all the memories made in ballparks and arenas from California to New York, there was nothing to rival that magic moment that could grab a heavyweight fight crowd by its collective jugular vein and trigger a tsunami ... Read more

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A celebration and memorial of the greatest era of heavyweight fighters from 1962 to 1997, as witnessed ringside by an International Boxing Hall of Fame sportswriter.Once upon a time, of all the memories made in ballparks and arenas from California to New York, there was nothing to rival that magic moment that could grab a heavyweight fight crowd by its collective jugular vein and trigger a tsunami
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On Boxing

Critical Interventions in the Bittersweet Science

by Joseph D Lewandowski ...

Series series Routledge Focus on Sport, Culture and Society
This book is a philosophical and cultural critique of contemporary boxing. It broadens and deepens our understanding of the empirically and normatively entwined complexities of a sport that is often misunderstood and all too easily reduced to stereotypes.Moving between and among work in ethnography, sociology, urban studies and, especially, the philosophy of sport, and drawing on research in ... Read more

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This book is a philosophical and cultural critique of contemporary boxing. It broadens and deepens our understanding of the empirically and normatively entwined complexities of a sport that is often misunderstood and all too easily reduced to stereotypes.Moving between and among work in ethnography, sociology, urban studies and, especially, the philosophy of sport, and drawing on research in
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Max Baer Versus James Braddock World Heavyweight Boxing Championship Garden Bowl, Long Island City, New York June 13, 1935

by Robert Grey Reynolds ...

Perhaps no other heavyweight fight elevated the common man as a boxing fan than the Baer-Carnera title bout of June 1935. Braddock had fought on the undercard of the Carnera-Baer heavyweight championship fight in June 1933. Just two years later he was fighting to become world champion. Small bettors were singled out in this event for placing the largest wagers behind the contender. Of the ... Read more

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Perhaps no other heavyweight fight elevated the common man as a boxing fan than the Baer-Carnera title bout of June 1935. Braddock had fought on the undercard of the Carnera-Baer heavyweight championship fight in June 1933. Just two years later he was fighting to become world champion. Small bettors were singled out in this event for placing the largest wagers behind the contender. Of the
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Glove Affair

My Lifelong Journey in the World of Professional Boxing

by Randy Gordon ...

Randy Gordon has spent over 40 years in the world of professional boxing, as a broadcaster, ring announcer, New York State’s athletic commissioner, editor of TheRing magazine, and host of SiriusXM Radio’s At the Fights. No one else has ever seen the sport from so many different angles and from such lofty seats.In Glove Affair: My Lifelong Journey in the World of Professional Boxing, Gordon ... Read more

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Randy Gordon has spent over 40 years in the world of professional boxing, as a broadcaster, ring announcer, New York State’s athletic commissioner, editor of TheRing magazine, and host of SiriusXM Radio’s At the Fights. No one else has ever seen the sport from so many different angles and from such lofty seats.In Glove Affair: My Lifelong Journey in the World of Professional Boxing, Gordon
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Rings of Dissent

Boxing and Performances of Rebellion

Edited by Rudy Mondragón, Gaye Theresa Johnson, David J. Leonard ...

Series series Sport and Society
Professional boxers practice their trade within an ostensibly apolitical arena. In reality, however, the fighters work inside a capitalistic and neoliberal sports culture that they both challenge and uphold. This collection delves into professional boxing’s capacity for brilliance, contradiction, resistance, and complicity. Scholars, activists, and artists explore the boxing ring as a site for ... Read more

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Professional boxers practice their trade within an ostensibly apolitical arena. In reality, however, the fighters work inside a capitalistic and neoliberal sports culture that they both challenge and uphold. This collection delves into professional boxing’s capacity for brilliance, contradiction, resistance, and complicity. Scholars, activists, and artists explore the boxing ring as a site for
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So You Want to Be a Fighter

Profiles in Fortitude, Resilience and Acceptance--Inside and Outside the Ring

by Chris Algieri ...

"I hated every minute of training, but I said: 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'" - Muhammad AliBehind every goal accomplished is a journey filled with confidence, success, and admiration but also challenges, disappointments, and moments of despair. But even when there are hardships, unseen struggles, dark times of indecision, injuries, and financial problems, ... Read more

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"I hated every minute of training, but I said: 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'" - Muhammad AliBehind every goal accomplished is a journey filled with confidence, success, and admiration but also challenges, disappointments, and moments of despair. But even when there are hardships, unseen struggles, dark times of indecision, injuries, and financial problems,
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THE HISTORY OF THE UFC BOOK 2

THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF ALL MAJOR EVENTS OVER 30 YEARS, FROM UFC 1 TO UFC 296 From Bloodsport to Legitimacy: The UFC's Battle for Acceptance

by James Bren ...

Step into the heart of the Octagon with James Bren's comprehensive journey through "The History of the UFC - Book 2." As a follow-up to the acclaimed first volume, Bren once again takes readers on an exhilarating ride through three decades of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, capturing the essence of a sport that has transcended boundaries and become a global phenomenon.From the early days of ... Read more

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Step into the heart of the Octagon with James Bren's comprehensive journey through "The History of the UFC - Book 2." As a follow-up to the acclaimed first volume, Bren once again takes readers on an exhilarating ride through three decades of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, capturing the essence of a sport that has transcended boundaries and become a global phenomenon.From the early days of
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POPÜLER DÖVÜŞ SPORLARI

by KLAVYETÖR ...

Series Book 1 - Popüler Dövüş Sporları
Kavga her ne kadar kötü bir şey olsa da ister istemez hepimizin yaşayabileceği bir durumdur.Gerek yolda giderken gerek bir yerde otururken her an başımıza gelebilir. Böyle durumlardaelimizden geldiğince kavgadan uzak durmalıyız. Öncelikle insani bir özelliğimiz olan "konuşmayı"denemeliyiz (Tabi hakaret ederek değil:).Peki diyelim ki olabildiğince tatlı bir dille kavgadan uzak durmaya çalıştık ama ... Read more

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Kavga her ne kadar kötü bir şey olsa da ister istemez hepimizin yaşayabileceği bir durumdur.Gerek yolda giderken gerek bir yerde otururken her an başımıza gelebilir. Böyle durumlardaelimizden geldiğince kavgadan uzak durmalıyız. Öncelikle insani bir özelliğimiz olan "konuşmayı"denemeliyiz (Tabi hakaret ederek değil:).Peki diyelim ki olabildiğince tatlı bir dille kavgadan uzak durmaya çalıştık ama
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At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing

A Library of America Special Publication

by Various ...

A collection of essays by James Baldwin, Norman Mailer, and other beloved American writers on the primal contest in the boxing ring—and the crazy carnival world outside itFrom neighborhood gyms and smoke-filled arenas to star-studded casinos and exotic locales, American writers have chronicled unforgettable stories about determination and dissipation, about great champions and punch-drunk has ... Read more

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A collection of essays by James Baldwin, Norman Mailer, and other beloved American writers on the primal contest in the boxing ring—and the crazy carnival world outside itFrom neighborhood gyms and smoke-filled arenas to star-studded casinos and exotic locales, American writers have chronicled unforgettable stories about determination and dissipation, about great champions and punch-drunk has
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The Zen Of Muhammad Ali

and Other Obsessions

by Davis Miller ...

Collected here for the first time are the best of Davis Miller's essays and memoirs. The volume contains his celebrated trilogy of award-winning Muhammad Ali pieces, including the classic 'My Dinner with Ali', together with a provocative new essay called 'The Yin and the Yang of Muhammad Ali'. There are also two pieces about Miller's unusual relationship with another boxer, 'Sugar' Ray Leonard, ... Read more

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Collected here for the first time are the best of Davis Miller's essays and memoirs. The volume contains his celebrated trilogy of award-winning Muhammad Ali pieces, including the classic 'My Dinner with Ali', together with a provocative new essay called 'The Yin and the Yang of Muhammad Ali'. There are also two pieces about Miller's unusual relationship with another boxer, 'Sugar' Ray Leonard,
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Born To Fight

The bestselling story of UFC champion Mark Hunt, the real life Rocky

by Mark Hunt, Ben Mckelvey ...

‘There's more than a few instances in this biography of UFC cult favourite Mark Hunt that make you shake your head in can't-make-this-stuff-up disbelief’ - Inside SportA powerful story of sadness, hope, pride, honour and triumph from the real-life Rocky!Raw, confronting and honest, UFC champion Mark Hunt's inspiring autobiography shows it is possible to defy the odds and carve a better life. Born ... Read more

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‘There's more than a few instances in this biography of UFC cult favourite Mark Hunt that make you shake your head in can't-make-this-stuff-up disbelief’ - Inside SportA powerful story of sadness, hope, pride, honour and triumph from the real-life Rocky!Raw, confronting and honest, UFC champion Mark Hunt's inspiring autobiography shows it is possible to defy the odds and carve a better life. Born
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Toy Bulldog

The Fighting Life and Times of Mickey Walker

by John Jarrett ...

This is a cradle-to-grave biography of Mickey Walker, former welterweight (1922-1926) and middleweight champion (1926-1931) of the world, one of the greatest fighters in ring history. He fought at a time when boxing was a major sport with only eight championships, and he held two of them over a nine-year period. He fought at a time when each weight division was jammed with good fighters, and he ... Read more

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This is a cradle-to-grave biography of Mickey Walker, former welterweight (1922-1926) and middleweight champion (1926-1931) of the world, one of the greatest fighters in ring history. He fought at a time when boxing was a major sport with only eight championships, and he held two of them over a nine-year period. He fought at a time when each weight division was jammed with good fighters, and he
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La Boxe pour tous

La boxe, sport complet - Comment on devient boxeur - L'entrainement facile chez soi - Les coups, les parades, les ripostes - La méthode anglaise

by Salmson-Creak ...

Series series Savoirs & Traditions
« Au point de vue boxe, il est regrettable que l'amateurisme ne soit pas plus développé en France. Il faut remarquer, en effet que c'est un exercice absolument complet, mettant en jeu l'organisme entier. Malgré ses apparences brutales, elle est également un sport beaucoup moins rude que bien d'autres, l'aviron par exemple, beaucoup moins épuisant que la natation. À première vue, l'encaissage peut ... Read more

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« Au point de vue boxe, il est regrettable que l'amateurisme ne soit pas plus développé en France. Il faut remarquer, en effet que c'est un exercice absolument complet, mettant en jeu l'organisme entier. Malgré ses apparences brutales, elle est également un sport beaucoup moins rude que bien d'autres, l'aviron par exemple, beaucoup moins épuisant que la natation. À première vue, l'encaissage peut
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Mexican American Boxing in Los Angeles

by Gene Aguilera ...

Series series Images of America
Welcome to the colorful, flamboyant, and wonderful world of Mexican American boxing in Los Angeles. From the minute they stepped into the ring, Mexican American fighters have electrified fans with their explosiveness and courage. These historical images bring to life a sociological culture consisting of knockouts, the Main Street Gym, the Olympic Auditorium, neighborhood rivalries, Mexican idols, ... Read more

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Welcome to the colorful, flamboyant, and wonderful world of Mexican American boxing in Los Angeles. From the minute they stepped into the ring, Mexican American fighters have electrified fans with their explosiveness and courage. These historical images bring to life a sociological culture consisting of knockouts, the Main Street Gym, the Olympic Auditorium, neighborhood rivalries, Mexican idols,
... Read more
The Legality of Boxing

A Punch Drunk Love?

by Jack Anderson ...

Series series Birkbeck Law Press
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 - ... Read more

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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 -
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Judo Formal Techniques

A Basic Guide to Throwing and Grappling - The Essentials of Kodokan Free Practice Forms

by Donn F. Draeger, Tadao Otaki ...

Judo Formal Techniques is "The most detailed explanation of Judo that has ever been published" (The Japan Times). A comprehensive training manual to the basic "free practice" forms of Kodokan Judo (the Randori no Kata), the book provides essential instruction in the throwing and grappling kata (Nage no Kata and Katame no Kata) that every Judo practitioner needs to master.The authors are two of the ... Read more

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Judo Formal Techniques is "The most detailed explanation of Judo that has ever been published" (The Japan Times). A comprehensive training manual to the basic "free practice" forms of Kodokan Judo (the Randori no Kata), the book provides essential instruction in the throwing and grappling kata (Nage no Kata and Katame no Kata) that every Judo practitioner needs to master.The authors are two of the
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Boks Tactiek in de Technieken van de Ring Meesters 1800-1940.

by Yuriy Ivantsiv ...

Bokstactiek is het gevechtsdenken van de bokser, zijn vermogen om de gevechtssituatie in de ring snel en accuraat waar te nemen, de juiste beslissingen te nemen en deze vakkundig uit te voeren.Het vermogen om tactisch te denken in een gevecht is de meest waardevolle kwaliteit van een bokser. Het brengt organisatie en helpt een bokser moeilijkheden te overwinnen op zijn weg naar de overwinning.Hoge ... Read more

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Bokstactiek is het gevechtsdenken van de bokser, zijn vermogen om de gevechtssituatie in de ring snel en accuraat waar te nemen, de juiste beslissingen te nemen en deze vakkundig uit te voeren.Het vermogen om tactisch te denken in een gevecht is de meest waardevolle kwaliteit van een bokser. Het brengt organisatie en helpt een bokser moeilijkheden te overwinnen op zijn weg naar de overwinning.Hoge
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Boks Tactiek in de Technieken van de Ring Meesters 1800-1940.