The 12 Greatest Rounds Of Boxing: The Untold Stories - Couverture souple

Pacheco, Ferdie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1861058055 ISBN 13 : 9781861058058

Editeur : Robson Books Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Boxing's clolourful history is filled with chapters of high drama and simmering controversy. Many boxing fans are familiar with the outcome of the most memorable bouts, but few know the secrets surrounding them. In 'The 12 Greatest Rounds of Boxing', Ferdie Pacheco not only selects the dozen best rounds ever fought, but reveals what went on behind the scenes at these fights, from chicanery and Mob influence to romantic liaisons and the zaniness that seems to go hand in glove with boxing. Did Muhammad Ali's 1965 'Phantom Punch' really knock out Sonny Litson, or was Sonny simply too scared to get off the canvas? With World War II looming, was German heavyweight champoin warned by Adolf Hitler to beat Joe Louis - or else? Did Jack Dempsey have something illegal in his glove when he battered Jess Willard into bloody submission in 1919? The fascinating behind the scenes stories are related by Pacheco and a renowned grup of boxing experts, offering an intimate glimpse of boxing inimitable characters and the often bizarre world they inhabit.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Miami-based Ferdie Pacheco MD, 'the Fight Doctor', is a physician, boxing analyst, author, screenwriter and fine artist. After serving for 15 years as Muhammad Ali's physician and cornerman he began a career as a boxing commentator on major US television networks. He has written or contributed to several books.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Robson Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1861058055
• ISBN 13: 9781861058058
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible