Tag: american boxing
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#83: ‘Slaughter in the Streets – When Boston Became Boxing’s Murder Capital’ by Don Stradley
‘Slaughter in the Streets’ is Don Stradley’s whistlestop tour of 20th-Century Boston’s murky links to organised crime, and its often fatal links to boxing. It is published by Hamilcar Noir which is fast becoming one of my favourite publishers. To paraphrase my old nan: This book is just one bloody thing after another! Beginning with…
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#75: ‘Henry Armstrong – Boxing’s Super Champ’ by John Jarrett
‘Henry Armstrong – Boxing’s Super Champ’ is John Jarrett’s retelling of the career of genuine boxing legend Henry Armstrong, the only boxer to ever simultaneously hold world titles at three different weights. The book is published by Pitch Publishing. Along with Barbara Buttrick, Benny Leonard and Kid Chocolate, Henry Armstrong is one of the names…
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