CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
BARE-KNUCKLE BRUISERS
CHAPTER 2
THE MELTING POT SPORT
CHAPTER 3
PIONEERS OF PUGILISM: THE EARLY QUEENSBERRY ERA, 1892–1919
CHAPTER 4
GOLDEN AGE GLADIATORS: 1920–1940
CHAPTER 5
WAR AND PEACE: 1941–1963
CHAPTER 6
NOT YOUR GRANDFATHER’S SPORT: BOXING FROM THE 1960S TO THE PRESENT