Bert Sugar's Boxing Encyclopedia: Everything You Want To Know, And More

Read a newspaper or magazine account of anything to do with boxing, and chances are you''ll see a quote from Bert Sugar, inevitably accompanied by "noted boxing historian." Longtime student of the fight game and an unparalleled raconteur, Bert Sugar has written a must-read, can''t-put-down reference for boxing fans everywhere.

Bert Sugar''s Boxing Encyclopedia is packed with everything you need to know about the fast-paced world of boxing-from the early, bare-knuckled boxing era to the beginning of gloved matches to today''s championships. And speaking of fighting, it''s the ultimate resource for boxing trivia arguments.

This volume offers the most up-to-date, comprehensive listings of every fighting championship ever fought, over 2,000 fighter records, information on the most influential boxers, managers, and trainers in history, prizefighting rules and regulations . . . and that''s not even round two.

Filled with exciting action photos and memorabilia, Bert Sugar''s Boxing Encyclopedia also discusses amateur boxing history, women''s boxing, boxing basics, and different boxing organizations, including the National Boxing Association, World Boxing Association, and the International Boxing Federation. Boxing has been the most under-reported, under-referenced, and under-recorded major sport in terms of statistics and records kept--that is, until now. Bert Sugar''s Boxing Encyclopedia blows the competition out of the ring.