Rose,Charles – The Story of Boxing

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Rose,Charles ‘The Story of Boxing’ 1947 1st ed. 27 pages. (40 pictures of boxing stars, including all world heavyweight champions from James Jeffries to Joe Louis; with articles, etc. The text in this booklet consists of 16 sections each relating to a famous pugilist or to a particular contest; this ranges from Daniel Mendoza (late 1700’s) through the ages to Tunney, Loughran, Carnera, Baer, Schmeling and Louis. There is an additional section entitled ‘Famous Fights’, giving accounts of the outstanding prizefights during the past ninety years, from Sayers v. Heenan to Len Harvey v. Jack Peterson, there is also a list of championship fights from 1873.) Cover is a little rough and has clear tape along length of spine, internally good plus condition