FS: 1974 "Boxing The Great Champions" 1st Edition Hardcove..

1974 "Boxing The Great Champions" 1st Edition Hardcover Book


I have for sale the 1st edition hardcover book "Boxing The Great Champions"
by Gilbert Odd (1974). The 1st edition hardcover contains 174 pages
including vintage black and white ring-action photos and chapters on
various boxers including: James Figg, John L. Sullivan, James J. Corbett,
Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Max Schmeling, Jack Johnson, Max Baer, James J.
Braddock, Rocky Marciano, Jersey Joe Walcott, Floyd Patterson, Joe Louis,
Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Ingemar Johansson, Joe Frazier, Archie Moore,
Rocky Graziano, Jake LaMotta, Emile Griffith, Jim Driscoll, and many many
more.
Front Jacket Excerpt:
"When a man climbs into the ring with the object of punching an opponent to
a standstill, and the prize for doing so is a fortune, and the penalty for
failure is a good deal of pain, he stands on a peak of experience known to
few man. And he stands alone. Nobody can help him. And his destiny lies in
his fists, his skill and strength and fitness of his body. For this reason,
great boxing champions inspire more love, hate and hero worship than almost
any other sportsmen. They trade their basic emotions: violence, aggression,
pain, and they arouse corresponding instincts in the spectators and
followers...In this book are the stories of champions who have met untimely
deaths: causes include debilitation, being killed in a public house brawl,
murder, suicide."
The 1974 "Boxing The Great Champions" 1st edition hardcover book is in very
good condition.
Price $35. US plus postage


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