| The First Boxers Contributor(s): LaFond, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1505384508 ISBN-13: 9781505384505 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $16.15 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6" W x 9" (0.73 lbs) 222 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The First Boxers A Fighter's View of Prize-fighting from Gilgamesh to Goliath With 47 original illustrations by Joseph Bellofatto A systematic investigation of the origins of boxing; a biomechanical index of boxing methods; an exploration of sacral prizefighting in Babylon; the methods of the stick-fighting boxers of Egypt; and the secrets of the mysterious boxer kings of Crete. This is the first of four volumes that comprise The Broken Dance: A Fighter's View of Boxing and Prize-fighting from Pre-history to the Fall of Rome. |