About this title: Now, in the first book of its kind, Thomas Myler tells the inside stories of the most sensational and talked-about upsets in world championship fights in the history of the ring, starting with the gas lamp days of James J. Corbett's shock win over the mighty John L. Sullivan in 1892, right up to the modern era with the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez's dramatic defeat by underdog Frankie Randall.
In between are classic shock results including Mike Tyson's shattering defeat at the hands of James 'Buster' Douglas, Muhammad Ali's win over Sonny Liston against all the odds, Iran Barkley's ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Robson Books Ltd
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781861052025ISBN:1861052022
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Binding: Hard Board
Publisher: Robson Books, London
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781861052025ISBN:1861052022
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Used hardback in very good condition with dust jacket. Drawing on a wealth of sources including personal interviews, reminiscences, world-wide contacts and archive film footage, this book chronicles the background of each fight in a rich and colourful format before taking the reader ringside and then into the crowded dressing-room. read more
Description: Good. 1861052022 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Robson Books, London
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9781861052025ISBN:1861052022
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 5¾"-7¾" Tall. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's blue hardcover cloth with gilt title lettering to spine, in a Fine Dust-Jacket with NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket. Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous ownership inscriptions present. The book has a firm binding and their is no leaning or rolling to spine. This is a nice clean copy internally. The book was acquired from the private collection of a leading Sports ... read more
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