Classic Boxing Stories

Name: Classic Boxing Stories
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ISBN: 9781620877791

ISBN-10: 1620877791

ISBN-13: 9781620877791

Edition: 2013

Authors: Paul D. Staudohar

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Boxing has been a part of our history going back centuries. Whether it’s bare knuckle or the pay-per-view fights we see today, it has been a staple in our lives. In Classic Boxing Stories, Paul D. Staudohar has collected work from dozens of writers, telling stories about the sport that has been so important to them. With tales going back 100 years, you will be enthralled in the storytelling and moved by the characters who never quit.Included in this collection are stories from such famous writers as:O. Henry H. C. WinterSir Arthur Conan Doyle Ring LardnerJack London P. G. WodehouseOctavus Roy Cohen And many more!Classic Boxing Stories shows the true grit of this tough and brutal sport.…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/1/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Paul D. Staudohar is Professor of Business Administration at California StateUniversity at Hayward



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Rose into Cauliflower (1943)




The Last Blow (1926)




The Croxley Master (1900)




The Higher Pragmatism (1909)




Twenty-Five Bucks (1930)




Bred for Battle (1934)




Heart (1979)




A Piece of Steak (1909)




Death of a Prize Fighter (1949)




A Matter of Seconds (1953)




The Debut of Battling Billson (1924)




He Swung and He Missed (1952)




The Legend of Pig-Eye (1991)




Everything in the Fifth (1939)




One-Thirty-Three-Ringside (1913)




A Boxer: Old (1934)




The Chickasha Bone Crusher (1921)




Champion (1916)




Stop the Fight! (1952)




Holy Man (2007)




I Won't Do No Dive (1937)




The Mexican (1911)



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