Boxing in the Los Angeles Area: 1880-2005

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Los Angeles has been considered one of the crucial greatest boxing cities on this planet for more than a century. With a big fan base, Los Angeles has also been the house of a few of the best and most exciting boxers. In Boxing in the Los Angeles Area, authors Tracy Callis and Chuck Johnston provide an overview of one of the crucial greatest pugilistic hotbeds on this planet from 1880 to 2005. This comprehensive history covers the top boxers of the area who became famous both in the neighborhood and all over the world such as Jim Jeffries, Solomon “Solly” Smith, “Mexican” Joe Rivers, Armando Muniz, Oscar De La Hoya, and “Sugar” Shane Mosley. Boxing in the Los Angeles Area also reviews probably the most areas most notable bouts such as Tommy Burns winning the heavyweight title from Marvin Hart in 1906, Shane Mosley winning the welterweight title from Oscar De La Hoya in 2000, and Ad Wolgast retaining the lightweight title in a bout with “Mexican” Joe Rivers in 1912. Written by boxing historians and members of the International Boxing Research Organization, Boxing in the Los Angeles Area includes many photos at the same time as providing a thorough history of the boxing world in one of the crucial greatest boxing cities.