The Fighters by Chris Greyvenstein
The Fighters by Chris Greyvenstein
A pictorial history of SA Boxing from 1881
Format: Large Hardcover – 300mm x 215mm
Published: 1981 (Sigma Motor Corporation)
Pages: 448
ISBN: 909238626
Condition: Very Good+. This book is in an excellent condition. The DJ has only some very slight signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains perfect. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.
The Fighters tells the dramatic story of professional boxing in South Africa from the days of James R. Couper, the soft-spoken Scot who ruled the dusty mining camp which became the City of Gold, and Barney Malone, who was an invalid for nearly a year after winning a bareknuckle battle in the 212th round, to the era of multi-million rand fights for the heavyweight championship of the world.
The bold and the brave, the colourful and comic, triumphant and tragic, march through these pages as Chris Greyvenstein reconstructs 100 years of South African boxing history in nearly a quarter-of-a-million words and hundreds of rare and thrilling photographs.
Written in the inimitable style which made his previous work Springbok Saga the most popular sports book ever to be published in this country, Greyvenstein brings back to life the magnificent champions and their challengers as well as the legendary heroes of the ring who have visited South Africa over the years since Kid McCoy became the first of many to heed the call of gold. They breathe again against the background of their times; sometimes turbulent, never dull.
The Fighters is the first comprehensive book on South African boxing to be published and will be an enduring tribute to great champions like Jim Holloway, Arthur Douglas, Fred Storbeck, Johnny Squires, Willie Smith, Laurie Stevens, Don McCorkindale, Ben Foord, and those of modern vintage like Ralph, the Toweels, Tuli, Holt, Ludick, Fourie, Taylor, Makhatini, Sekgapane, Coetzee, Knoetze, Mathebula, Weir, and the many, many others who have thrilled generations of South African boxing fans.
