Boxing Miscellany

by John David Thomas White

There is something for every boxing fan in The Boxing Miscellany. Within these pages, the reader will learn hundreds of fascinating facts about pugilistic history on a wide range of topics, from world champions and great fights to scandals and controversies outside the ring. It also features famous quotes, biographies, fight reports, boxing records, lists, and numerous trivia entries. As the items appear completely at random, it is not only a book to be read from cover to cover, but one to be dipped into and enjoyed in three-minute rounds. Researched with unflagging energy by an unrivalled master of the sporting factoid, The Boxing Miscellany will bring hours of reading pleasure to every lover of the "sweet science."

160 pages, Hardcover

First published September 3, 2009

Reviews

[John Naylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

I will start by recommending this to any lover of pugilism. There is a lot of detail about boxers and boxing spread out in the pages.

There are also rather a lot of typographical errors. There are dates that don't make sense. There are repeated facts. The format also means that it jumps around over the decades a lot rather than following any theme.

It is probably the best book of its type out there. It is flawed but informative.

[Liam · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of work has gone into this, and there are a hell of a lot of facts and stats. John's done a great job compiling them and I found much of it interesting and useful, both for my uni work, and just learning about boxing in general. However, the random nature of the layout makes it a slog to read, there are partial duplicates, and towards the end of the book (in what I assume is the new bit for this 2nd edition) there are unfortunately a fair few typos and errors.
Overall, I'd definitely recommend it to get a solid base of knowledge in the sport, and to dip in and out of when you want to learn about certain aspects of the sweet science.