100 Years of Boxing (Twentieth Century in Pictures) - Softcover

Ammonite Press

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906672555 ISBN 13: 9781906672553

Publisher: Ammonite Press, 2010

Synopsis

A visual history of one hundred years of British boxing. Contains around 300 photographs from PA Photos huge archives, spanning the whole of the 20th Century. Hand-picked by PA Photos own archivists, many of these images have lain unseen since they were used as news pictures when first taken. Many images have been scanned especially for this book, many from glass plates, ensuring the best possible quality of reproduction. One of the oldest combat sports boxing dates back to the ancient civilizations. Popular in 18th century Britain as the outlawed bare-knuckle prizefight, it was not until the introduction of the Marquess of Queensbury rules in 1867 that the sport gained structure and legitimacy. Charting the changing face of amateur and professional boxing over one hundred years, the photographs in this book give readers a flavour of the skill, brutality and grace of the sport, celebrating the heroes and anti heroes of the ring, the triumphs, controversies and tragedies of a sport that pits man against man or, in the modern era, woman against woman, with only their fists as weapons and agility their defense.

About this title

Product Description:

A visual history of one hundred years of British boxing, this book contains around 300 photographs from PA Photos' huge archives, spanning the whole of the 20th Century. One of the oldest combat sports, boxing dates back to the ancient civilisations. Popular in 18th century Britain as the outlawed bare-knuckle prize-fight, it was not until the introduction of the Marquess of Queensbury rules in 1867 that the sport gained structure and legitimacy. Charting the changing face of amateur and professional boxing, the photographs in this book give readers a flavour of the skill, brutality and grace of the sport, celebrating the heroes and anti heroes of the ring, the triumphs, controversies and tragedies of a sport that pits man against man or, in the modern era, woman against woman, with only their fists as weapons and agility their defence.

About the Author:

PA Photos is the photographic agency of the PA Group, the UKs national press agency best known as The Press Association. Established in the 19th Century, the PA has been capturing and archiving news photography for 140 years. Many of these pictures have not been seen since the time that they were first taken: to modern eyes the archives of PA Photos yield a unique insight into Britains recent past.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ammonite Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1906672555
• ISBN 13: 9781906672553
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300