Boxing: Heroes & Champions

by Bob Mee

A lavishly illustrated celebration of the sport of boxing furnishes profiles of some 250 of the greatest boxers of all time and fifty of the most celebrated fights, capturing the passion, intensity, and gritty romance of the sport.

352 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1997

Reviews

[Cwn_annwn_13 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is more or less Bob Mees personal boxing hall of fame with one page profiles of various all time great fighters combined with profiles of 50 classic fights. I was impressed that he included a lot of fighters from Europe, Asia and South America that might not be known to many American boxing fans. He even included one of my personal favorites, the great Argentine defensive wizard Nicholino Loche. If I had a complaint with this book its that whoever the publisher hired as an editor needs to fired. For example there were several cases where in a career highlight box that was on each fighters page they would mention something about them fighting Roberto Duran when not only did the fighter in question never fight Duran they were in some cases dead before he was even born. Other than that I was very happy with this book. Considering thats its full of amazing classic boxing photos, its HUGE size, and you can score a copy for next to nothing you really can't go wrong here.

[Martin Mulcahey · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best you boxing book you can buy if want to learn about legendary boxers, their lives and careers. Includes a greatest fights section where 50 classic bouts are reviewed. Why is this the best book you can buy about the boxers in the sport? Simple, it does not ignore some of the great Asian fighters such as Khaosai Galaxy, Myung-Woo Yuh, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Pone Kingpetch and others. In most American books on boxing these great fighters and other European fighters that are in this book are overlooked for American fighters such a Ray Mercer and Tommy Morrison who are not nearly as good. Well done fighter biographies and 50 milestone bouts with fantastic pictures of every boxer selected. A must buy for any serious or casual boxing fan.