The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall of Fame Official Record Book [Paperback]

James B. Roberts (Author), Alexander G. Skutt (Author), International Boxing Hall of Fame (Corporate Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1996

The greatest fighters of all time come to life in the pages of this carefully researched and fully illustrated guide to the "Sweet Science." Packed with facts, figures, and action photos, every honoree in the Hall of Fame is here, from the earliest bare-knuckle brawlers to 20th-century heroes like Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali. The Fourth Edition has definitive fight-by-fight records of all International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees through 2006.

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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

All boxing aficionados will welcome this well-written and informative book by a pair of boxing enthusiasts. Concise biographical information and fight records on more than 180 boxers and their "supporting casts" in the Hall of Fame are presented in four sections: pioneers, old-timers, fighters of the modern era, and noncombatants. The authors provide useful and informative sections on boxing's governing bodies and the International Boxing Hall of Fame and elsewhere take an unblinking look at "Fixes and Fallen Heroes: The Seamy Side of Boxing." Nice illustrations add a dash to this fine reference. Highly recommended for public libraries.?Ron Chepesiuk, Winthrop Univ. Lib., Rock Hill, S.C.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"This latest edition continues to deliver on the dual role . . . essential to those who seriously study the sport (the index is invaluable) while doubling as a fine jumping-on point for individuals just delving into the beauty of boxing." —www.MaxBoxing.com (November 2011)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 447 pages
• Publisher: Mcbooks Pr (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935526234
• ISBN-13: 978-0935526233
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,891,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding reference book on boxing history & records, June 5, 2001

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"tabellio" (San Juan, PR, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall of Fame Official Record Book (Paperback)

The authors and the International Boxing Hall of Fame based in Canastota, NY deserves a lot of credit for this excellent contribution to boxing - "the sweet science". This is a treasury chest of information on boxing history, fighters records and inside stories in a handy book format with lots of great photos and illustrations. Whether you want to know about the sanctioning bodies or the weight divisions, the records or the biographies of the fighters inducted into The Hall of Fame, you will find it all right here.

Content data, records and biographies about the fighters are divided in three main sections: 1- the early pioneers from bare knuckle brawlers to the Boston Strong Boy; 2- the old timers when the sweet science becomes an American passion; and 3- the modern era when boxing waxes and wanes but the grear stars shine. Names like James Figg, John L. Sullivan (The Boston Strong Boy), Max Baer, Jack Dempsey (The Manassa Mauler), Jack Johnson (the first african-american heavyweight champion from 1908-15), Gene Tunney, Joe Louis, Archie Moore, Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali (The Greatest) and many other great fighters, they are all here. You will also find information about boxing's supporting cast with names like Gil Clancy, Cus D'Amato, Angelo Dundee, Lou Duva, Don King, Arthur Mercante and others. Additionally, there are short essays on the governing bodies ruling the sport, the seamy side of boxing scandals, the influence of television in the sport, etc.

In conclusion, this is an outstanding source of reliable information on boxing as well as on individual fighters in a handy, manual, illustrated book format for a very reasonable price.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most informitave boxing title i've seen, June 23, 2004

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william hendrickson (woonsocket, ri United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Boxing Register, New 3rd Edition: International Boxing Hall of Fame Offical Record Book (Paperback)

The boxing register is a must have for any true boxing fanatic. The book has information of every inductee from the IBHOF, from the pioneers of the bare-knuckle era to "The Greatest", all of them have at least a page dedicated to them in the great book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Quite There Yet But Getting Better, November 5, 2011

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This review is from: The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall of Fame Official Record Book (Paperback)

The book gets bigger and better each year but there still are mistakes which never get corrected such as on Luis Rodriguez' record where it shows his first fight with Bennie Briscoe being in San Juan when the fight actually took place at The Arena in Philadelphia. My major criticism--and this is shared by others--is that the book still does not include the complete records of many old-timers. For the book like this which is supposed to represent the be-all and end-all for Hall-of-Famers, you would think they would includ the complete record of every inductee.