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  • Undisputed Truth

    My Autobiography

    by Mike Tyson ...
    Love him or loathe him, ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson is an icon and one of the most fascinating sporting figures of our time. In this no-holds-barred autobiography, Tyson lays bare his demons and tells his story: from poverty to stardom to hell and back again‘Might be the most soul-baring book of its genre ever written’ Washington Post‘Savagely compelling’ Daily Telegraph‘Sensational… Fascinating… An epic ... Read more

    R178,47

  • Guns and Needles

    A journey into the heart of South African sport’s steroid and drug culture

    by Clinton van der Berg ...
    South Africa revels in its reputation as a sport-loving country. Yet just beneath the surface lurks a dark underbelly that reeks of cheating and illicit shenanigans, where shady characters and willing athletes are prepared to do whatever it takes to come out on top. South African sport is awash with steroids, a habit that formed in the late 1980s and continues unabated today, with participants and ... Read more

    R204,00

  • Girl in the Woods

    A Memoir

    by Aspen Matis ...
    Girl in the Woods is Aspen Matis's exhilarating true-life adventure of hiking from Mexico to Canada—a coming of age story, a survival story, and a triumphant story of overcoming emotional devastation. On her second night of college, Aspen was raped by a fellow student. Overprotected by her parents who discouraged her from telling of the attack, Aspen was confused and ashamed. Dealing with a ... Read more

    R268,28

  • Ruin

    A dramatically powerful, unputdownable love story in the Gods series

    by Samantha Towle ...
    As seen on TikTok, f****rom Samantha Towle, the New York Times bestselling author of Wardrobe Malfunction and Breaking Hollywood, comes a the first dramatically powerful and passionate novel in the Gods series.Readers are raving about Ruin!**'Samantha Towle at her best''Wow! What a story, I can't even begin to tell you just how mu... ... Read more

    R227,34

  • Got Fight?

    The 50 Zen Principles of Hand-to-Face Combat

    by Forrest Griffin, Erich Krauss ...
    A New York Times Bestseller, Got Fight? is an hysterical, entertaining, and in-your-face guide to fighting from the most enigmatic and unpredictable fighter in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Forrest Griffin is the light-heavyweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and was the winner of the first season of Spike TV’s The Ultimate Fighter; in Got Fight?, he shows you how he did it. ... Read more

    R219,52

  • Floyd Patterson

    The Fighting Life of Boxing's Invisible Champion

    by W.K. Stratton ...
    In 1956, at age 21, Floyd Patterson became the youngest boxer to win the title of world heavyweight champion and then, later, the first ever to lose and regain it.Here, acclaimed author W.K. Stratton chronicles the life of 'The Gentle Gladiator' - an athlete overshadowed by Ali's theatrics and Liston's fearsome reputation, and a civil-rights activist overlooked in the who's who of race politics ... Read more

    R170,53

  • Muay Thai Basics

    Introductory Thai Boxing Techniques

    by Christoph Delp ...
    Muay Thai, also referred to as Thai boxing, combines fitness training, self-defense, and competitive sport. In this hands-on guide, renowned trainer Christoph Delp presents the sport’s history, development, rules, and equipment. In the techniques section, he first details basic skills such as the correct starting position and footwork. Next he offers a complete list of all the attacking techniques ... Read more

    Was R503,80 Now R38,03

  • Boxers Die Alone

    Reflections on Boxing in the Eastern Cape

    by Njabulo S. Ndebele ...
    ‘A masterful examination of the sociology of boxing, the political geography of apartheid, as well as the role of individual choice and responsibility under authoritarian rule.’ – Jacob Dlamini‘Destined to be a classic. One of South Africa’s finest minds vividly brings to life the character of a craft and of the pulsing township that has most famously nurtured its champions.’ – André ... Read more

    R243,44

  • Toughest Boxers of All Time Top 100

    by alex trostanetskiy ...
    Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating 100 of the etc. did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy and foundation before the book was even started. This book was ... Read more

    R76,26

  • Joe Louis

    The Life of a Heavyweight

    by Lew Freedman ...
    Joe Louis held the heavyweight boxing championship longer than any other fighter and defended it a record 25 times. (In the 1930s and 1940s, the owner of the heavyweight title was the most prominent non-team sports competitor.) In addition, Louis helped bridge the gap of understanding between whites and blacks. During World War II he not only raised money for Army and Navy relief and entertained ... Read more

    R324,75

  • King of the World

    Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero

    by David Remnick ...
    Series series Picador Classic
    **'Reveals details that even close followers might not have known. . . . An amazing story' – New York TimesRevealing the extraordinary rise of a young fighter from Louisville who changed the world of sports, King of the World chronicles the incredible battles fought by Muhammad Ali inside the ring and out.**It was the night of February 25, 1964. A cloud of cigar smoke drifted through the ring ... Read more

    R239,76

  • Muhammad Ali

    by Hourly History ...
    Discover the remarkable life of Muhammad Ali...Free BONUS Inside!Cassius Clay Jr. The Greatest. The Louisville Lip. The People's Champion. Muhammad Ali. All are names for one of the greatest boxers of all time. Muhammad Ali lived a life that produced some of the most notable boxing matches ever. He also had battles outside of the boxing ring—battles that included fighting with the federal ... Read more

    R49,69 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Complete Guide to Boxing Fitness

    A non-contact boxing training manual

    by Hilary Lissenden ...
    Series series Complete Guides
    A comprehensive, practical guide to non-contact boxing - looks at workouts in an individual, group or class setting.Learn how to improve clients' body composition, heart-lung stamina, strength, speed, co-ordination, balance and flexibility. It also covers boxing training's less tangible but equally important benefits such as building confidence and self-esteem – especially relevant to schools and ... Read more

    R412,15

  • Kendo

    A Comprehensive Guide to Japanese Swordsmanship

    by Geoff Salmon ...
    Master the art of Kendo—Japanese Swordsmanship with this illustrated and comprehensive martial arts guide.Kendo or the "Way of the Sword" holds a special place within the martial arts as one of the few practices tracing back directly to Japan's ancient samurai heritage. Modern students flock to kendo for physically—and mentally—challenging activity that combines traditional martial arts values ... Read more

    R258,51

  • Boxer's Bible of Counterpunching

    The Killer Response to Any Attack

    by Mark Hatmaker ...
    All the tools necessary to build a powerful defensive base for boxing—every defense for every punch from every angle—are included in this manual. Punching prowess has become equated with boxing, but what is done in response to that incoming flurry makes a truly good boxer: how to make an opponent miss, how to easily defend, and, most importantly, how to counterattack. Building on that defensive ... Read more

    R175,47 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rocky Lives!

    by David E. Finger ...
    Boxing fans love the upset, seeing the underdog surprise the heavy favorite and take the fight to him, winning over the fans andùperhaps even more importantùthe judges. Sylvester Stallone mined that emotion through his long series of Rocky films.Rocky is fiction, however. The men in Rocky Lives! are real. David E. Finger, a writer for top boxing website FightNews.com, presents chronologically ... Read more

    R343,07

  • Ring of Hate: The Brown Bomber and Hitler's Hero

    Joe Louis v. Max Schmeling and the Bitter Propaganda War

    by Patrick Myler ...
    More than the world heavyweight championship was at stake when Joe Louis fought Max Schmeling on 22 June 1938. In a world on the brink of war, the contest was projected as a test of nationalistic, racial and political ideals. It was black man against white man, a showdown between democracy and totalitarianism.No single event in the history of boxing generated as much excitement or such extremes of ... Read more

    R151,56

  • The Fighter of Auschwitz

    The incredible true story of Leen Sanders who boxed to help others survive

    by Erik Brouwer ...
    **A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**'He had the dream again last night... He taps the gloves of his unbeaten Polish opponent. There are rumours that the loser will be sent to the gas chamber.'In 1943, the Dutch champion boxer, Leen Sanders, was sent to Auschwitz. His wife and children were put to death while he was sent 'to the left' with the others who were fit enough for labour. Recognised by an SS ... Read more

    R178,58

  • Wing Chun for MMA

    How to use Wing Chun for modern fighting, self-defense, and sport

    by Master Tang ...
    Does Wing Chun Suck?In the 80s we had The Karate Kid. In the 2000s we have MMA.Among MMA fighters, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiujitsu are among the most popular art forms.Somehow, Wing Chun, also known as Wing Tsun or Ving Tsun depending on your lineage, has managed to stay afloat and remain quite popular.Recently, this popularity can be attributed to the new Ip Man movies starring Donnie Yen.Yet at ... Read more

    R69,40

  • Pound for Pound: The Modern Gladiators of Mixed Martial Arts

    by Brian J. D'Souza ...
    RESPECTED, REVERED—AND EXPENDABLEPain. Getting ripped off. Watching your potential wither on the vine due to contractual disputes that arise when people view you as their property. More pain. For the upper echelon of professional athletes in mixed martial arts, like can resemble the nightmare, described by Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now, of a snail traversing the edge of a razorblade.Pound for ... Read more

    R111,13

  • Counterpunch

    Ali, Tyson, the Brown Bomber, and Other Stories of the Boxing Ring

    by Ira Berkow ...
    Spanning the period between 1967 and 2005, this compilation includes 84 of Pulitzer Prize–winning author Ira Berkow's columns on boxing. Readers will meet some of the greatest names in the sport's history in the pages of this book, including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Joe Louis, and Mike Tyson. Among the unforgettable stories gathered in this collection are the heated rivalry between Ali and ... Read more

    R210,78 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shaolin Lohan Kung-Fu

    by P'ng Chye Khim, Donn F. Draeger ...
    Master the ancient Chinese martial art of Shaolin Kung Fu with this illustrated martial arts guide.The style of martial arts described in this book is believed to have developed from a form devised at the Shaolin Temple by the Indian monk Bodhidharma. Called Shih-pa lohan shou (Eighteen Arhat Hands), it was the original Lohan form. Its purpose was to provide monks with exercises that would not ... Read more

    R228,15

  • Cyclone: My Story

    by Barry McGuigan ...
    On a hot summer's night, in June 1985, in one of the most emotionally charged fights of all time, Barry McGuigan beat Eusebio Pedroza to become the featherweight champion of the world. An epic battle that lasted a full 15 rounds, it remains one of sport's greatest moments - watched by 27,000 spectators ringside and by a further 20 million on television around the world.Raised in the border town of ... Read more

    R322,22

  • The Speed Bag Bible

    The ultimate speed bag training program

    by Alan Harvey Kahn ...
    The Speed Bag Bible is a comprehensive training program for the Speed Bag that covers all aspects of the equipment and how to use it, including punching with fists and elbow strikes from all around the bag. ... Read more

    R152,82