GREAT Classic Boxing History Books By Those Who Were there

[McGoorty]

CLASSIC BOXING BOOKS and MANUAL'S From The Good Old days.

HI Blokes !!.... After Finding that great link for Frank Klaus's Book, The Art Of In-Fighting. I have made further discoveries of some all-time classics of boxing history. So I have decided to post the links so everyone can download these for free. There are books written by Mendoza, Fitzsimmons, Corbett, O'Brien, Driscoll and books from different era's of the 1800's. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read this stuff and you will learn just how much thought and common sense and sophistication these old-time fighters actually had. The book by Daniel Mendoza in the 1780's is very interesting, and illustrates how incredibly brutal boxing was back then.

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The first book link I will give you is from a very sophisticated boxing Master. The Book is called simply "BOXING", but written by none other than Philadelphia Jack O'Brien...... Download and enjoy,......... and let me know what you think.

[McGoorty]

CLASSIC BOXING BOOKS and MANUAL'S From The Good Old days.

HI Blokes !!.... After Finding that great link for Frank Klaus's Book, The Art Of In-Fighting. I have made further discoveries of some all-time classics of boxing history. So I have decided to post the links so everyone can download these for free. There are books written by Mendoza, Fitzsimmons, Corbett, O'Brien, Driscoll and books from different era's of the 1800's. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read this stuff and you will learn just how much thought and common sense and sophistication these old-time fighters actually had. The book by Daniel Mendoza in the 1780's is very interesting, and illustrates how incredibly brutal boxing was back then.

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The first book link I will give you is from a very sophisticated boxing Master. The Book is called simply "BOXING", but written by none other than Philadelphia Jack O'Brien...... Download and enjoy,......... and let me know what you think.

O'Brien to modern for your liking ??.... well step into the world of Broughton Rules Boxing, and discover the brutal but sweet science of the once P4P champion of the world Daniel Mendoza,...The book is ironically called "The MODERN ART Of BOXING".. Here's your link to download the book........

[McGoorty]

O'Brien to modern for your liking ??.... well step into the world of Broughton Rules Boxing, and discover the brutal but sweet science of the once P4P champion of the world Daniel Mendoza,...The book is ironically called "The MODERN ART Of BOXING".. Here's your link to download the book........

More soon, but just so you can understand the grappling the bare knucklers used in days of yore here is "Banned From Boxing - The forgotten grappling techniques of classic pugilism".

[New England]

i havnt gotten a chance to look it through in the detail it deserves but the PDF you sent me via PM looks terrific.
just terrific.

that first picture has got to be 200-2000 years old lol!

[McGoorty]

Due to popular demand and without further ado... "Physical Culture and self defence" by Bob Fitzsimmons..

[McGoorty]

i havnt gotten a chance to look it through in the detail it deserves but the PDF you sent me via PM looks terrific.
just terrific.

that first picture has got to be 200-2000 years old lol!

Which one did you get man ????? and which picture ???... we sure gonna have some fun, ain't we ??

[McGoorty]

If you meet a guy with a broadsword and he hands you a spare sword, and challenges you to a fight to the death....... I'm sorry, but boxing ability is obsolete...... You are gonna need to study this book... BEFORE that day... FROM 1797 - AN ABRIDGEMENT OF THE NEW BROAD SWORD EXERCISE,.... this book could SAVE YOUR LIFE !!!!!!!!!!!!..

[McGoorty]

More Bob Fitzsimmons with Kid McCoy and others........ this is a classic book folks "BOXING And HOW TO TRAIN"....... love these links yet blokes ???....

[Greatest1942]

Thanks McGoorty ...


Here are some links

Sullivan book


Benny Leonard...Greatest Battles



Battling Nelson book :-



Muhammad Ali and Company:-



This is google books (above link)

You Gotta Fight Dirty



Oscar De La Hoya- The Great Hispanic Heritage (2008')



Teddy Atlas from the steet to the ring



Rocky Lives



Boxing for beginners: with chapter showing its relationship to bayonet fighting By William J. Jacomb


The KO punch



P4P

[McGoorty]

Thanks McGoorty ...


Here are some links

Sullivan book


Benny Leonard...Greatest Battles



Battling Nelson book :-



Muhammad Ali and Company:-



This is google books (above link)

You Gotta Fight Dirty



Oscar De La Hoya- The Great Hispanic Heritage (2008')



Teddy Atlas from the steet to the ring



Rocky Lives



Boxing for beginners: with chapter showing its relationship to bayonet fighting By William J. Jacomb


The KO punch



P4P

Most excellent post man, this is truly a thread for REAL historians. I hope this thread acts like a source for all of us....... Boxrec comes in handy, but the biographical information on there is almost non-existant.