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Iron Ambition

My Life with Cus D'Amato

by Mike Tyson, Larry Sloman ...

Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White ...

Unabridged

19 hours

From the former heavyweight champion and New York Times bestselling author comes a powerful look at the life and leadership lessons of Cus D’Amato, the legendary boxing trainer and Mike Tyson’s surrogate father.“[Iron Ambition] spells out D'Amato's techniques for building a champion from scratch.” – Wall Street JournalWhen Cus D’Amato first saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson spar in the ring, he ... Read more

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From the former heavyweight champion and New York Times bestselling author comes a powerful look at the life and leadership lessons of Cus D’Amato, the legendary boxing trainer and Mike Tyson’s surrogate father.“[Iron Ambition] spells out D'Amato's techniques for building a champion from scratch.” – Wall Street JournalWhen Cus D’Amato first saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson spar in the ring, he
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Behind the Mask

Winner of the Telegraph Sports Book of the Year

by Tyson Fury ...

Narrated by Tyson Fury, Jake Wood ...

Unabridged

5 hours 56 min

THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, IN HIS OWN WORDSRead by Pound for Pound podcast's Jake Wood, with an introduction read by Tyson Fury.The UK's bestselling boxing book since records began. Shortlisted for the 2020 Sports Biography of the Year.The extraordinary story of the rise and fall and rise again of Tyson Fury...THE GYPSY KING.A Manchester lad f... ... Read more

$17.99 USD

THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, IN HIS OWN WORDSRead by Pound for Pound podcast's Jake Wood, with an introduction read by Tyson Fury.The UK's bestselling boxing book since records began. Shortlisted for the 2020 Sports Biography of the Year.The extraordinary story of the rise and fall and rise again of Tyson Fury...THE GYPSY KING.A Manchester lad f...
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Flame of Pure Fire, A

Jack Dempsey and the Roaring '20s

by Roger Kahn ...

Narrated by Kevin Yon ...

Unabridged

17 hours 6 min

Jack Dempsey was perfectly suited to the time in which he fought, the time when the United States first felt the throb of its own overwhelming power. For eight years and two months after World War I, Dempsey, with his fierce good looks and matchless dedication to the kill, was heavyweight champion of the world. A Flame of Pure Fire is the extraordinary story of a man and a country growing to ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Jack Dempsey was perfectly suited to the time in which he fought, the time when the United States first felt the throb of its own overwhelming power. For eight years and two months after World War I, Dempsey, with his fierce good looks and matchless dedication to the kill, was heavyweight champion of the world. A Flame of Pure Fire is the extraordinary story of a man and a country growing to
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The War

Hagler-Hearns and Three Rounds for the Ages

by Don Stradley ...

Narrated by Chris Andrew Ciulla ...

Unabridged

9 hours 26 min

The battle between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns is remembered as one of the greatest fights of all time. But in the months before the two finally collided on April 15, 1985, there was a feeling in the air that boxing was in trouble.With Hagler–Hearns looking like boxing's last hurrah, promoter Bob Arum embarked on one the most audacious publicity campaigns in history, hyping the bout ... Read more

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The battle between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns is remembered as one of the greatest fights of all time. But in the months before the two finally collided on April 15, 1985, there was a feeling in the air that boxing was in trouble.With Hagler–Hearns looking like boxing's last hurrah, promoter Bob Arum embarked on one the most audacious publicity campaigns in history, hyping the bout
... Read more
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The Fight of the Century

Ali vs. Frazier March 8, 1971

by Michael Arkush ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 10 min

It was more than the long-awaited showdown between two superb athletes in their prime, more than the ultimate test of speed and artistry versus power and endurance. It was more than a boxing match, much more. The first meeting between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971, transcended the world of sports to become a major international media spectacle with ... Read more

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It was more than the long-awaited showdown between two superb athletes in their prime, more than the ultimate test of speed and artistry versus power and endurance. It was more than a boxing match, much more. The first meeting between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971, transcended the world of sports to become a major international media spectacle with
... Read more
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Sting Like a Bee

Muhammad Ali vs. the United States of America, 1966-1971

by Leigh Montville ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

14 hours 31 min

An insightful portrait of Muhammad Ali from the New York Times bestselling author of At the Altar of Speed and The Big Bam. It centers on the cultural and political implications of Ali's refusal of service in the military—and the key moments in a life that was as high profile and transformative as any in the twentieth century.With the death of Muhammad Ali in June, 2016, the media and America in ... Read more

$22.99 USD

An insightful portrait of Muhammad Ali from the New York Times bestselling author of At the Altar of Speed and The Big Bam. It centers on the cultural and political implications of Ali's refusal of service in the military—and the key moments in a life that was as high profile and transformative as any in the twentieth century.With the death of Muhammad Ali in June, 2016, the media and America in
... Read more
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Vortex Control Self-Defense

Hand to Hand Combat Training Manual

by Sam Fury ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Self-defense
Unabridged

54 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Teach Yourself Hand-to-Hand Combat!This street fighting book makes learning hand-to-hand combat easy.It is much more than a bunch of self-defense tips. Once you know the basics, physical limitations such as strength, age, or fitness level are no issue.This is an effective yet easy to learn method of self-defense derived from over 20 years of research ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Teach Yourself Hand-to-Hand Combat!This street fighting book makes learning hand-to-hand combat easy.It is much more than a bunch of self-defense tips. Once you know the basics, physical limitations such as strength, age, or fitness level are no issue.This is an effective yet easy to learn method of self-defense derived from over 20 years of research
... Read more
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Cinderella Man

James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History

by Jeremy Schaap ...

Narrated by Jeremy Schaap ...

Abridged

5 hours 39 min

James J. Braddock, dubbed “Cinderella Man” by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his manager, Joe Gould, still believed in him, finding fights for Braddock to help feed his wife and children. In ... Read more

$13.99 USD

James J. Braddock, dubbed “Cinderella Man” by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his manager, Joe Gould, still believed in him, finding fights for Braddock to help feed his wife and children. In
... Read more
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At Home with Muhammad Ali

A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Forgiveness

by Hana Ali ...

Narrated by Kim Staunton ...

Unabridged

15 hours 9 min

Muhammad Ali’s daughter captures the legendary heavyweight boxing champion, Olympic Gold medalist, activist, and philanthropist as never before in this candid and intimate family memoir, based on personal recordings he kept throughout his adult life.Athlete. Activist. Champion. Ambassador. Icon. Father. The greatest, Muhammad Ali, is all of these things. In this candid family memoir, Hana Ali ... Read more

$32.99 USD

Muhammad Ali’s daughter captures the legendary heavyweight boxing champion, Olympic Gold medalist, activist, and philanthropist as never before in this candid and intimate family memoir, based on personal recordings he kept throughout his adult life.Athlete. Activist. Champion. Ambassador. Icon. Father. The greatest, Muhammad Ali, is all of these things. In this candid family memoir, Hana Ali
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Jesus in my Corner

A Boxer's Journey: From Hell to Christianity

by Andy Flute ...

Narrated by Adam Stevens ...

Unabridged

4 hours 50 min

Jesus in My Corner, written by Andy Flute, chronicles his struggle to overcome a myriad of life-long challenges with violence and alcohol. For over 30 years, violence and alcohol were Andy's daily bread until, one day, by the power of prayer, he managed to achieve what no amount of alcohol or prison incarceration could ever achieve. When he was at the point of death, intoxicated with alcohol ... Read more

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Jesus in My Corner, written by Andy Flute, chronicles his struggle to overcome a myriad of life-long challenges with violence and alcohol. For over 30 years, violence and alcohol were Andy's daily bread until, one day, by the power of prayer, he managed to achieve what no amount of alcohol or prison incarceration could ever achieve. When he was at the point of death, intoxicated with alcohol
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The Knockout

by Andy Clarke ...

Narrated by Andy Clarke ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

Swift, brutal, and utterly final: with knockouts, there are no grey areas; a KO is a KO. But what actually is a knockout, and why are we so fascinated by it?The Knockout is the most dramatic and devastating moment in sport. There is nothing to rival it: Not the last second goal, not the basket on the buzzer, not the putt that drops on the eighteenth green. In terms of its brutality and finality, ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Swift, brutal, and utterly final: with knockouts, there are no grey areas; a KO is a KO. But what actually is a knockout, and why are we so fascinated by it?The Knockout is the most dramatic and devastating moment in sport. There is nothing to rival it: Not the last second goal, not the basket on the buzzer, not the putt that drops on the eighteenth green. In terms of its brutality and finality,
... Read more
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Blood & Hate

The Untold Story of Marvelous Marvin Hagler's Battle for Glory

by Dave Wedge ...

Narrated by David Sadzin ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

Most know Marvelous Marvin Hagler from his epic battles against Thomas Hearns and John Mugabi and his controversial split-decision loss to Sugar Ray Leonard. But it is his escape from riot-torn Newark in the late 1960s, the unbreakable bond he built with the Petronelli brothers, and his 1980 title fight against Britain's Alan Minter—with its deep racial animus—that captures the real story of ... Read more

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Most know Marvelous Marvin Hagler from his epic battles against Thomas Hearns and John Mugabi and his controversial split-decision loss to Sugar Ray Leonard. But it is his escape from riot-torn Newark in the late 1960s, the unbreakable bond he built with the Petronelli brothers, and his 1980 title fight against Britain's Alan Minter—with its deep racial animus—that captures the real story of
... Read more
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Barry Hearn: My Life

As seen with his son Eddie on Netflix's MATCHROOM - THE GREATEST SHOWMEN

by Barry Hearn ...

Narrated by Barry Hearn ...

Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

THE BESTSELLING MEMOIR FROM LEGENDARY SPORTS PROMOTER AND STAR OF NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY MATCHROOM, BARRY HEARN - NOW REVISED AND UPDATED'I am the largest sports promoter in the world. I promote 11 sports to a global audience of billions of people every day of my life'A larger than life working class hero, Romford born and bred - always ready with the perfect soundbite - Barry Hearn was famously ... Read more

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THE BESTSELLING MEMOIR FROM LEGENDARY SPORTS PROMOTER AND STAR OF NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY MATCHROOM, BARRY HEARN - NOW REVISED AND UPDATED'I am the largest sports promoter in the world. I promote 11 sports to a global audience of billions of people every day of my life'A larger than life working class hero, Romford born and bred - always ready with the perfect soundbite - Barry Hearn was famously
... Read more
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Cinderella Man

James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History

by Jeremy Schaap ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

8 hours 52 min

James J. Braddock, dubbed “Cinderella Man” by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his manager, Joe Gould, still believed in him, finding fights for Braddock to help feed his wife and children. In ... Read more

$17.99 USD

James J. Braddock, dubbed “Cinderella Man” by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his manager, Joe Gould, still believed in him, finding fights for Braddock to help feed his wife and children. In
... Read more
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The Twilight Rounds

Rod Serling Explores The Dark Side Of Boxing

by Christopher Benedict ...

Narrated by Tom Elliot ...

Unabridged

7 hours 11 min

Award-winning writer Rod Serling revolutionized television. His celebrated career, including bruising bouts with executives over censorship, is rooted in the boxing ring. Serling scholar and boxing expert Christopher Benedict ventures between the ring lights and the shadow of the screenplay to offer a deftly guided tour through Serling's personal and literary history with the controversial sport ... Read more

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Award-winning writer Rod Serling revolutionized television. His celebrated career, including bruising bouts with executives over censorship, is rooted in the boxing ring. Serling scholar and boxing expert Christopher Benedict ventures between the ring lights and the shadow of the screenplay to offer a deftly guided tour through Serling's personal and literary history with the controversial sport
... Read more
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Manual De Defensa Personal

Los Mejores Movimientos De Lucha En La Calle Y Técnicas De Autodefensa

by Sam Fury ...

Narrated by Voz Digital Luis G ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Defensa Personal
Unabridged

1 hour 26 min

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.¡Aprende defensa personal por ti mismo!Dentro de este manual de entrenamiento de defensa personal de cuatro partes, aprenderás:Los principios de autodefensa. La información de esta sección es más valiosa desde el punto de vista de la defensa personal que cualquiera de las técnicas individuales.Técnicas básicas de autodefensa. Movimientos simples y ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.¡Aprende defensa personal por ti mismo!Dentro de este manual de entrenamiento de defensa personal de cuatro partes, aprenderás:Los principios de autodefensa. La información de esta sección es más valiosa desde el punto de vista de la defensa personal que cualquiera de las técnicas individuales.Técnicas básicas de autodefensa. Movimientos simples y
... Read more
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Complete Vortex Control Self-Defense: Hand to Hand Combat, Knife Defense, and Stick Fighting

Hand to Hand Combat, Knife Defense, and Stick Fighting

by Sam Fury ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Self-Defense
Unabridged

2 hours 23 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Your 3-in-1 Self-Defense Training Manual!Discover an effective and easy to learn method of self-defense.Complete Vortex Control Self-Defense combines the best techniques from a wide range of martial arts to create the ultimate street-effective fighting method.This self-defense system will teach you hand-to-hand combat, knife defense, and stick fighting ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Your 3-in-1 Self-Defense Training Manual!Discover an effective and easy to learn method of self-defense.Complete Vortex Control Self-Defense combines the best techniques from a wide range of martial arts to create the ultimate street-effective fighting method.This self-defense system will teach you hand-to-hand combat, knife defense, and stick fighting
... Read more
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Drama in the Bahamas

Muhammad Ali's Last Fight

by Dave Hannigan ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 34 min

On December 11, 1981, Muhammad Ali slumped on a chair in the cramped, windowless locker room of a municipal baseball field outside Nassau. A phalanx of sportswriters had pushed and shoved their way into this tiny, breeze-blocked space. In this most unlikely of settings, they had come to record the last moments of the most storied of all boxing careers. They had come to intrude upon the grief."It's ... Read more

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On December 11, 1981, Muhammad Ali slumped on a chair in the cramped, windowless locker room of a municipal baseball field outside Nassau. A phalanx of sportswriters had pushed and shoved their way into this tiny, breeze-blocked space. In this most unlikely of settings, they had come to record the last moments of the most storied of all boxing careers. They had come to intrude upon the grief."It's
... Read more
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Macho Time

The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of Hector Camacho

by Christian Giudice ...

Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

Raised in 1970s Spanish Harlem, Hector Camacho lived a life as fast as his fists flew in the ring. Handsome, flamboyant, and outspoken, Camacho electrified the boxing scene of the 1980s and, shouting his mantra "Macho Time!", beat some of the greatest fighters of his generation.His fast-lane life caught up with him eventually—and tragically—when he was shot dead outside a nightclub in Puerto Rico ... Read more

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Raised in 1970s Spanish Harlem, Hector Camacho lived a life as fast as his fists flew in the ring. Handsome, flamboyant, and outspoken, Camacho electrified the boxing scene of the 1980s and, shouting his mantra "Macho Time!", beat some of the greatest fighters of his generation.His fast-lane life caught up with him eventually—and tragically—when he was shot dead outside a nightclub in Puerto Rico
... Read more
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Ausdauertraining - Dein Erfolg bei jedem Wetter

Motivation Sport & die beste Ausrüstung für dein Training draußen

by Thomas Schneider ...

Narrated by Algenib (AI) ...

Unabridged

41 min

Lass dich nie wieder vom Wetter ausbremsen! Dieses Hörbuch ist dein ultimativer Begleiter für unaufhaltbare Outdoor Sport Motivation. Lerne, wie du deine Fitness bei Regen und Kälte meisterst und dein Training schlechtes Wetter oder Sport im Winter erfolgreich durchziehst. Stärke dein Immunsystem, reduziere Stress durch Bewegung und finde dauerhaft deine Sportmotivation. Mit fundierten Strategien ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Lass dich nie wieder vom Wetter ausbremsen! Dieses Hörbuch ist dein ultimativer Begleiter für unaufhaltbare Outdoor Sport Motivation. Lerne, wie du deine Fitness bei Regen und Kälte meisterst und dein Training schlechtes Wetter oder Sport im Winter erfolgreich durchziehst. Stärke dein Immunsystem, reduziere Stress durch Bewegung und finde dauerhaft deine Sportmotivation. Mit fundierten Strategien
... Read more
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Heavyweight

Black Boxers and the Fight for Representation

by Jordana Moore Saggese ...

Narrated by L. Malaika Cooper ...

Unabridged

10 hours 32 min

In Heavyweight, Jordana Moore Saggese examines images of Black heavyweight boxers to map the visual terrain of racist ideology in the United States, paying particular attention to the intersecting discourses of Blackness, masculinity, and sport. Looking closely at the "shadow archive" of portrayals across fine art, vernacular imagery, and public media at the turn of the twentieth century, she ... Read more

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In Heavyweight, Jordana Moore Saggese examines images of Black heavyweight boxers to map the visual terrain of racist ideology in the United States, paying particular attention to the intersecting discourses of Blackness, masculinity, and sport. Looking closely at the "shadow archive" of portrayals across fine art, vernacular imagery, and public media at the turn of the twentieth century, she
... Read more
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Harry Haft

Survivor of Auschwitz, Challenger of Rocky Marciano

by Alan Scott Haft ...

Narrated by Price Waldman ...

Series series Religion, Theology and the Holocaust
Unabridged

5 hours 15 min

Alan Scott Haft provides the first-hand testimony of his father, Harry Haft, a holocaust victim with a singular story of endurance, desperation, and unrequited love. Harry Haft was a sixteen-year-old Polish Jew when he entered a concentration camp in 1944. Forced to fight other Jews in bare-knuckle bouts for the perverse entertainment of SS officers, Harry quickly learned that his own survival ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Alan Scott Haft provides the first-hand testimony of his father, Harry Haft, a holocaust victim with a singular story of endurance, desperation, and unrequited love. Harry Haft was a sixteen-year-old Polish Jew when he entered a concentration camp in 1944. Forced to fight other Jews in bare-knuckle bouts for the perverse entertainment of SS officers, Harry quickly learned that his own survival
... Read more
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Ground Fighting Techniques to Destroy Your Enemy

Street Based Ground Fighting, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Mixed Martial Arts Fighting Techniques

by Sam Fury ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Self-Defense
Unabridged

25 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Teach Yourself to Ground Fight!In this no-nonsense ground fighting book you will learn the most useful grappling techniques and strategies.Easily adaptable for Mixed Martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, street-fighting, or any other ground fight.Discover how you can dominate any ground fight, because these are the most effective grappling techniques ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Teach Yourself to Ground Fight!In this no-nonsense ground fighting book you will learn the most useful grappling techniques and strategies.Easily adaptable for Mixed Martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, street-fighting, or any other ground fight.Discover how you can dominate any ground fight, because these are the most effective grappling techniques
... Read more
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Sports Byline: Paul Beston

by Ron Barr ...

Narrated by Ron Barr, Paul Beston ...

Series series Sports Byline Classics
Unabridged

10 min

Paul Beston, author of The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring talks about his book and the history of America’s fascination with heavyweight champs.His book focuses on the history of boxing in America through the careers of John L. Sullivan, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Lewis, Rocky Marciano, Mohamad Ali and Mike Tyson; iconic figures that had the ability to appeal to ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Paul Beston, author of The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring talks about his book and the history of America’s fascination with heavyweight champs.His book focuses on the history of boxing in America through the careers of John L. Sullivan, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Lewis, Rocky Marciano, Mohamad Ali and Mike Tyson; iconic figures that had the ability to appeal to
... Read more

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