Sugar, Bert – The Ring 1981 Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia

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Sugar, Bert ‘The Ring 1981 Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia’ 976 pages. VG/VG (2) $20 each.

The Ring 1981 Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia is a massive, authoritative sports reference tome edited by the iconic boxing writer and historian Bert Randolph Sugar. Published as a hardcover by The Ring Publishing Corp. (with trade distribution in the US by Atheneum) in October 1981, this edition marks the 41st printing of the historic series originally founded by Nat Fleischer.

Book Summary & Description:
Capturing the high-stakes, transition era of boxing at the dawn of the 1980s, the 1981 edition serves as a definitive statistical ledger of the sport. Spanning 976 pages and weighing nearly three pounds, it stands as the direct intermediary step between the restructured 1980 edition and the significantly expanded 1,129-page volume of 1982.
The book is meticulously structured to serve as both an immediate gym reference for promoters and an exhaustive historical archive for sports journalists:
• The Master Record Book: Features completely updated, fight-by-fight career records for over 5,000 professional fighters who were active globally leading into 1981.
• The Complete Roll Call of Champions: A comprehensive, chronological lineage detailing every world titleholder across all divisions from the origins of modern prize-fighting rules up through 1980.
• All-Time Ratings: Includes The Ring magazine’s highly regarded—and heavily debated—historical rankings and pound-for-pound matrix lists.
• The Boxing Encyclopedia: Gathers a wealth of obscure historical facts, tournament brackets, and definitions of classic boxing vernacular.

Physical & Publication Details:
• Editor-in-Chief: Bert Randolph Sugar (continuing the compilation framework established by Nat Fleischer)
• Publisher: The Ring Publishing Corp. / Atheneum
• Publication Date: October 1, 1981
• Format: Heavy hardcover bound in cloth/paperboards, issued with an illustrative dust jacket
• Length: 976 pages
• ISBN-10: 0689111908
• ISBN-13: 9780689111907