Historical dictionary of boxing / John Grasso.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grasso, John.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Historical dictionaries of sports.

Historical dictionaries of sports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boxing--History--Dictionaries.

Boxing.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (589 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2014.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

The Historical Dictionary of Boxing focuses on the as champions of boxing along with the lesser-known boxers who helped shape this sport. More of these boxers come from the United States but there are others from Europe, Asia and Latin America, and there are also entries on the major boxing countries as well. Plus entries on the rules, on the organizations, and on the technical terminology and jargon you have to know just to follow the bouts. The introduction provides a broad view of boxing's history while the chronology traces

Contents:

Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Reader's Note; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Appendix G; Appendix H; Appendix I; Appendix J; Appendix K; Appendix L; Appendix M; Bibliography; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-550).

Print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-42159-7

0-8108-7867-4

OCLC:

877768838