Former World Heavyweight champion Smokin' Joe Frazier and William Dettloff, senior writer for The Ring magazine, present a complete guide to the fight game – from the history of the sport to how to throw a crushing uppercut and take a punch without flinching. 
 Drawing from the experiences of one of the masters of the sport, Box Like the Pros is a must–have for anyone pursuing boxing as a hobby or who is interested in training to become a professional boxer. Frazier, with longtime boxing writer William Dettloff, presents a complete introduction to the sport, including the game's history, rules of the ring, how fights are scored, how to spar, the basics of defence and offence, the fighter's workout, a directory of boxing gyms, and much more. Box Like the Pros is an instruction manual, a historical reference tool and an insider's guide to the world's most controversial sport.

Box Like the Pros

Biographies & Memoirs

Frazier, Joe

Dettloff, William

Community & Culture

William Morrow Paperbacks

Greatness is often overlooked in its own time. For Ezzard Charles--one of boxing's most skilled practitioners, with a record of 93-25-1 (52 KO)--recognition took decades. Named by The Ring magazine as the greatest light heavyweight of all time, Charles was frustrated in his attempts to get a shot at the 175-pound title, and as World Heavyweight Champion (1949-1951) struggled to win the respect of boxing fans captivated by Joe Louis' power and charisma. This first-ever biography of "The Cincinnati Cobra" covers his early life in a small country town and his career in the glamorously dirty business of prizefighting in the 1950s, one of the sport's Golden Ages. Charles' fights with Louis, Jersey Joe Walcott, Rocky Marciano and his three wins over the legendary Archie Moore are detailed.

Ezzard Charles: A Boxing Life

McFarland Company

Abandoned on the streets of Philadelphia at age four, Matthew Saad Muhammad (1954-2014) survived orphanages, street gangs and prison to become one of the most exciting prizefighters of boxing's Golden Age of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Time and again he battled back from the brink of defeat to win against the best fighters of the era. His victory over Marvin Johnson for the WBC Light Heavyweight Championship was described by one veteran boxing writer as the only fight he covered where it seemed both fighters might die. He fought not just for wealth and fame but to discover his identity--he had no idea who he was, where came from or what happened to his parents. This book reveals the full story of "Miracle Matthew" and how he became one of Philadelphia's great ring legends.

Matthew Saad Muhammad: Boxing's Miracle Man

McFarland

Our fans asked for it...RINGSIDE SEAT is back in PRINT! A brand new compendium of essays, profiles and analysis from the 2018-19 issues of RINGSIDE SEAT, the quarterly e-magazine exploring all aspects of the Fight Game. Boxing's best writers at the top of their form tackling a wide variety of subjects: <ul> <li>Jack London & Jack Johnson</li> <li>Boxing's greatest fight card</li> <li>Max & Buddy Baer</li> <li>The death of the fight clubs</li> <li>In search of Panchito Bojado</li> <li>REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT</li> <li>THE SET-UP</li> <li>Right fights...wrong time</li> <li>Billy Conn vs Tony Zale</li> <li>W.C. Heinz's THE PROFESSIONAL</li> <li>Jack Dempsey</li> <li>Canelo Alvarez</li> <li>Gennady Golovkin</li> <li>James Braddock</li> <li>Chris Byrd</li> <li>Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez</li> <li>Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder</li> <li>And MUCH MORE!</li> <li style="list-style: none"> RINGSIDE SEAT: Review 2019 belongs on every boxing fan's bookshelf with pieces by Nigel Collins (Boxing Hall of Fame inductee), Don Stradley, Eric Raskin, Jason Langendorf, Steve Kronenberg, Roberto José Andrade Franco, Ed Gruver, Robert Cassidy, Ronnie McCluskey and William Dettloff (RINGSIDE SEAT's editor-in-chief). Loaded with stunning graphics and countless photos designed by Michael Kronenberg. This is a book you will read and enjoy cover to cover. RINGSIDE SEAT is the critically acclaimed e-magazine that brings together people from the worlds of boxing, film, television, graphic arts and publishing. It provides boxing fans with a product unlike any other. RINGSIDE SEAT combines erudite prose, evocative graphics and interactive video links. Whether it's current fighters and trends, chronicling the past, or boxing in literature and the arts, RINGSIDE SEAT is "The Art of the Sweet Science." ringsideseatmag.com</li> </ul>

RINGSIDE SEAT: Review 2019

Sports & Outdoors

Kronenberg, Michael

Individual Sports

Independently published

Our fans asked for it…RINGSIDE SEAT in PRINT! A compendium of essays, profiles and analysis from the 2017-18 issues of RINGSIDE SEAT, the quarterly e-magazine exploring all aspects of the Fight Game. Boxing’s best writers at the top of their form tackling a wide variety of subjects: • Boxing’s first superbout: Yankee Sullivan vs Tom Hyer • Artist George Bellows and boxing • British boxing’s rich history • Carlos Monzon’s turbulent life and death • The movies REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT and BODY AND SOUL • Johnny Tapia’s crazy life of woe • Julio Cesar Chavez • Tyson Fury • Jack Dempsey • Manny Pacquiao • Ten greatest middleweight title bouts • Leonard Gardner’s novel FAT CITY And MUCH MORE! RINGSIDE SEAT: Review 2018 belongs on every boxing fan’s bookshelf with pieces by Nigel Collins (Boxing Hall of Fame inductee), Eddie Muller (Turner Classics Movie host), Don Stradley, Ivan G. Goldman, Steve Kronenberg, Roberto José Andrade Franco, David Curcio and William Dettloff (RINGSIDE SEAT’s editor-in-chief). Loaded with stunning graphics and countless photos, this is a book you will read and enjoy cover to cover. RINGSIDE SEAT is the critically acclaimed e-magazine that brings together people from the worlds of boxing, film, television, graphic arts and publishing. It provides boxing fans with a product unlike any other. RINGSIDE SEAT combines erudite prose, evocative graphics and interactive video links. Whether it’s current fighters and trends, chronicling the past, or boxing in literature and the arts, RINGSIDE SEAT is “The Art of the Sweet Science.” ringsideseatmag.com

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