Help finding a boxing book!

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  1. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    I had a book when I was a lad that chronicled the UK's greatest fighters. It was an encyclopedia and covered some pretty obscure guys like Pedlar Palmer and Joe Bowker and went up to around the 80s I think. For the life of me I can't find another copy as none of my searches come up with what I remember. Does this book ring any bells on here?
     
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  2. DS Phil Hunter

    DS Phil Hunter Active Member Full Member

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    Was it published by Boxing News?
     
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  3. Songshadow

    Songshadow Dogged & Relentless Full Member

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    In NYC there is the strand book store. It sell old, used, out of date,, long forgotten books at used book prices. I think you can look them up online. I would check around Canada for an old book store too! They should carry the same materials as the UK.
     
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  4. apollack

    apollack Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ask Clay Moyle, aka cmoyle. He is the most knowledgeable boxing book guy.
     
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  5. thistle

    thistle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    there was/is a small book titled British Boxing, Denzel Batchelor...

    that might be the one your thinking of, I don't think it went up to the 80s, the 60s maybe. I had it, but I sold it along with my 100 years of Boxing/British Boxing Collection off to the Hatton's.
     
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  6. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    I found History of Boxing in Britain by Frank Butler published 1972 - don’t know if there were revised/updated editions. I don’t know if this is the one you’re after.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Boxing-Britain-Frank-Butler/dp/0213164108/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2LFMFCN6JBYC0&keywords=history+of+boxing+in+britain&qid=1683793497&sprefix=history+of+boxing+in+britain,aps,367&sr=8-1
     
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  7. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    This isn't gonna be any help lol, but I'm sure I remember the book myself. Did it have the history of bare knuckle champs, quite a fair bit of it?
     
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  8. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    I think so yes!
     
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  9. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    Thanks I will check it out but think it was more likely an 80s book. This could be good as well though!
     
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  10. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    Possibly! Thanks, I may have to just buy all the recommendations on here and see which it was!
     
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  11. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    Very helpful! Thanks I will have a look.
     
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  12. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    Honestly I can't remember!
     
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  13. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    Thanks will do!
     
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  14. Blofeld

    Blofeld Active Member Full Member

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    Hi Clay, apollack recommended I contact you about the boxing book I am looking for in my OP. Can you help with this please?
     
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  15. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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    Was it just British fighters or did if feature British fighters largely as it was by a UK-based author? I had one from the library (late 80s) by Gilbert Odd which was an encyclopaedia of boxing, fighters listed in alphabetical order (IIRC) so a decent biog of them all. Harry Mullan's Great Book of Boxing around the same time featured lots on the likes of Palmer et al.
     
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