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The A to Z of boxing

2009
Presents an alphabetically arranged review of the careers of some of the best boxers in the world, including Muhammad Ali, Oscar De La Hoya, and Sugar Ray Leonard.

Blood season

Tyson and the world of boxing
1989
A behind-the-scenes look at Mike Tyson and his world.

Muhammad Ali

2004
This book is a biography of the legendary boxer, who began his career as Cassius Clay, discussing his prowess in the ring, his conversion to Islam and opposition to the Vietnam War, and his life after boxing.

Zeroboxer

2015
An up-and-coming weightless combat athlete prepares for the Zero Gravity Fighting Association championship while partnering with a beautiful Martian marketing strategist who renders him an Earth celebrity before he stumbles into a criminal plot.
Cover image of Zeroboxer

Staying cool

1997
While training in his grandfather's gym to compete in the Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament, Curtis also has his eye on bigger prizes.

The contender

1967
After a successful start in a boxing career, a Harlem high school dropout decides that competing in the ring isn't enough of life and resolves to aim for different goals.

Black Jack

the ballad of Jack Johnson
2010
Art and poetry combine to tell the story of boxer Jack Johnson, who became the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion in the early part of the twentieth century.

Boxing

2011
This book tells about boxing, including the origins of the sport, boxing superstars, and the top ten boxing moves.

Jimmy the greatest!

2012
Don Apolinar urges Jimmy, who lives in a small Caribbean town where there is not much to do, to start training at the boxing gym and to read about Muhammad Ali. Jimmy begins to realize that he is a good boxer and finds that he would be happy running the gym and improving his hometown.

At Gleason's gym

2007
Looks at the action at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn through the eyes of Sugar Boy, a nine-year-old boxing champion who is following in the footsteps of former Gleason's trainees like Muhammad Ali and Jake La Motta.

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