The great prize fight

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ISBN-10:

0304297801

ISBN-13:

9780304297801

Author(s): LLOYD, Alan
Released: Jan 01, 1977
Publisher: Cassell
Format: Hardcover, 188 pages
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Description:

Describing the most outrageous boxing match in history, this account provides the exciting details of the Englishman Tom Sayers and American John Heenan's legendary 1860 fight. "The Great Fight" was the sensation of its time, involving sportsmen, thieves, and citizens all thrilled by the bare-knuckled punches. Exploring both men's lives and the colorful world around them, from scratch to finish, from the Victorian sporting life to the sleazy world of gamblers and politicians, this enthralling story gives all the dramatic details of a seminal moment in boxing history.

























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