The ultimate book of boxing lists / Bert Sugar and Teddy Atlas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sugar, Bert Randolph.

Contributor:

Atlas, Teddy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boxing--Miscellanea.

Boxing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : Running, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What were the ten most fantastic knockouts in boxing history? Which pugilist had the greatest jab of all time? What were the sport's most intense rivalries? Who scored the biggest upsets in the sport's annals? Which fighters have the best nicknames? These questions and many others are answered in this bold collection of ranked lists from two of boxing's most popular commentators. Each list has an introductory paragraph followed by a number of ranked entries, with each entry featuring a brief explanation of ranking plus entertaining and enlightening background information. Also included

Contents:

CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION BY BERT SUGAR; INTRODUCTION BY TEDDY ATLAS; BEST LINES DEFINING THE SPORT OF BOXING; BEST BOXING NICKNAMES; MY TOP TEN ALL-TIME HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONS; BOXING'S MOST COLORFUL CHARACTERS; BOXING'S DIRTIEST FIGHTS :: BY DON STRADLEY; BEST BODY PUNCHERS; BEST PHYSIQUES; GREATEST BOXING IQS; MY TEN TOUGHEST FIGHTS :: BY SUGAR RAY LEONARD; FIVE REASONS I WON THE REMATCH AGAINST SUGAR RAY LEONARD :: BY TOMMY HEARNS; FIGHTERS WITH THE BEST JABS; MOST DEVASTATING SINGLE-PUNCH KNOCKOUTS; BOXING'S BIGGEST PUNCHERS

THE TEN HARDEST PUNCHES I EVER THREW :: BY EARNIE SHAVERSBEST CHINS; THE HARDEST I WAS EVER HIT :: BY GEORGE CHUVALO; GREATEST CANADIAN FIGHTERS :: BY LOU EISEN; GREATEST LATINO BOXERS :: BY RUBEN OLIVARES AND GENE AGUILERA; GREATEST SOUTHPAWS; BEST LEFT HOOKS; NICKNAMES FOR FAMOUS PUNCHES; MOST MEMORABLE ROUNDS IN BOXING HISTORY (ROUND-BY-ROUND); GREATEST OLYMPIC BOXERS; GREATEST BRITISH FIGHTERS :: BY GARETH DAVIES; BOXING'S TOP TECHNICIANS; BEST PRE-FIGHT LINES; GREATEST RIVALRIES; BOXING'S BEST BROTHER COMBINATIONS :: BY STEVE FARHOOD

GREATEST ITALIAN-AMERICAN FIGHTERS :: BY GEORGE RANDAZZOMOST EXCITING FIGHTERS; FASTEST HANDS; BEST FOOTWORK; MOST AWKWARD FIGHTERS; BOXING'S MOST CONTROVERSIAL FIGHTS; GREATEST FAN FAVORITES; MOST MENACING NICKNAMES; MOST INTIMIDATING FIGHTERS; MOST FRAGILE CHINS; FIGHTERS WITH THE MOST "HEART"; BEST LINES DURING FIGHTS; BOXING'S MOST TWO-SIDED FIGHTS; MOST FAMOUS DRAWS IN BOXING HISTORY; MY FAVORITE FIGHTERS TO DRAW :: BY BILL GALLO; FLATTEST NOSES; TAKE-TWO-TO-GIVE-ONE FIGHTERS; MOST FAMOUS ROCKYS; OTHER FILM HEROES I WISH I WOULD HAVE INSPIRED; TOP BOXING MOVIES

BOXING'S GREATEST RING GENERALSBOXING'S MOST OVERLOOKED "BIT" PLAYERS; BOXING'S BEST CORNERMEN/TRAINERS :: BY ANGELO DUNDEE; GREATEST PLAYBOYS OF THE BOXING WORLD; POWDERPUFF PUNCHERS; HISTORY'S BUSIEST PUNCHERS; COMPUBOX'S BUSIEST PUNCHERS :: BY BOB CANOBBIO; THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FIGHTS IN HISTORY; GREATEST IRISH-AMERICAN FIGHTERS; GREATEST JEWISH BOXERS :: BY MIKE SILVER; GREATEST TRILOGIES; BIGGEST BOXING STORIES OF THE LAST 50 YEARS :: BY ED SCHUYLER, JR.; THE MOST UNDERAPPRECIATED BOXERS IN HISTORY; MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE FIGHTERS :: BY IRAN BARKLEY; BOXING'S BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENTS

GREATEST DEFENSIVE FIGHTERSGREATEST FIGHTING FAMILIES :: BY MICHAEL ROSENTHAL; BOXING'S BIGGEST UPSETS; BEST LINES ON INDIVIDUAL ASPECTS OF BOXING; GREATEST PUERTO RICAN FIGHTERS OF ALL TIME :: BY MARIO RIVERA MARTINO; GREATEST NEW YORK DAILY NEWS GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPIONS :: BY BILL FARRELL; BOXING'S GREATEST METHUSELAHS; SADDEST FINALES; MY FAVORITE SINGERS AND MUSICAL GROUPS :: BY ERNIE TERRELL; BEST BOXING SONGS; GREATEST ROLES IN BOXING MOVIES; CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS THAT WOULD HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT RESULT UNDER THE CURRENT 12-ROUND LIMIT; GREATEST CUBAN FIGHTERS

MOST DISAPPOINTING HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHTS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786613072979

9781283072977

1283072971

9780762441679

0762441674

OCLC:

712016002