Boxing 4 Volume Set: A Worldwide Record of Bouts and Boxers

In this four-volume reference set, Goldman, an author, theatrical researcher at Packard Humanities Institute, and former editor of boxing magazines, presents alphabetical entries on about 2,600 boxers from 1791 to the present, divided into the bare knuckle era, transitional era, Queensberry Rules Era, and female boxers, with physical and biographical data and bout results. Additional sections present registries of non-participants like referees, promoters, managers, historians, publicists, and trainers; records of world title bouts from 1878 through 2010; amateur and professional records and champions; the history of weight divisions and world titles, the constituent commissions of the US Association of Boxing Commissions, various boxers' associations, and three halls of fame devoted to the sport; and boxing history and culture, including ancient Olympic champions, venues and gyms around the world, radio and TV broadcasts, and boxing in literature and the arts. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This major reference book covers the history, records and lore of boxing. Introductory chapters give a brief history of boxing, a time line of boxing history, an overview of boxing demographics, and a list of ancient Greek boxing champions. Following sections offer an introduction to bare knuckles boxing and entries that cover bare knuckles and transitional fighters' careers and statistics. The main body of the work presents alphabetical entries of Queensberry Rules-era (1895-present) fighters, with over 2,600 entries. Each entry includes dates of birth and death, place of birth, nicknames, a list of fights, and career statistics.