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Book shows light shelf wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. 337 pages with b&w photos, essays by the above authors.
1956105060<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 66 pp. Some tape repairs to spine covers slightly soiled or darkened a few edge chips  archiva; tape repair at edge normal aging to contents. Still a decent copy and an important issue. Feature article on Rocky Marciano who won fighter of the year honors. Some pictures of Rocky’s last fight which was against Archie Moore. Another feature article names the Basilio-DeMarco bout as fight of the year. A rare and interesting article on how Dr. Joyce Brothers who won the $64000 question on TV by answering some incredible difficult questions on boxing.</p> The Ring Inc. books
1950105013<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers generally bright some dull soiling or darkening minor edgewear small nick on one edge usual aging and browning; very good plus. British heavyweight champ Bruce Woodcock featured on the cover. Woodcock is covered among upcoming heavyweight fights. An article naming Sugar Ray Robinson the best fighter in all divisions is included. This is probably the start of the love affair boxing historians have had with Robinson often naming him the best pound for pound fighter in history.</p> The Ring Inc., books
1941105009<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers bright and in really nice condition normal aging and browning; very good plus or better. This issue is probably one of the most important issues of the 1940s. The historic first fight between heavyweight champ Joe Louis and challenger Billy Conn is nicely covered with words and pictures. Conn ahead on points thanks to some great boxing skills blows his chance by trying to knock out Louis late in the fight. Despite the victory Louis lost the PR battle as Conn the smaller man was seen as a hero by almost defeating the champ. Boxer Sammy Angott is featured on the cover.</p> The Ring Inc., books
1952104156<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some edge and spine wear normal aging and browing; very good overall. This issue provides annual rankings and features an article on Sugar Ray Robinson as the fighter of the year. Robinson regained his middleweight crown by beating Randy Turpin in their second bout. Ring names the Walcott-Charles bout as the fight of the year. Walcott's knockout of Charles earned him the heavyweight title. </p> books
1952105012<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers bright and clean with just a slight bit of edgewear slight aging and browning; very good plus. Unusual Ring issue that features coverage of fighters outside the United States. The cover story features South African Bantamweight Champion Vic Toweel who is shown on the cover. Other articles include coverage of Marciano’s fight with Lee Savold Kid Gavilan's victory over Bobby Dykes and Japanese fighters invade the world of boxing. </p> The Ring Inc., books
1951105011<p> 4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers bright and clean slight aging and browning; very good plus. A feature article discusses Joe Louis probable return match with heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles. Louis got back in contention with a knockout of Lou Savold. There is another feature article by Nat Fleischer about Sugar Ray Robinson. Also coverage of a rising star Walter Cartier who had a nice start but didn't have a great record with top contenders. He would eventually become an actor.</p> The Ring Inc., books
1950105010<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers bright slight spine chip and a little edge foxing but still in really nice condition less usual aging and browning; very good plus. Veteran heavyweight Lee Savold is featured on the cover. He fought losing fights against Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano widely accepted as the best from that era. There is coverage of Jake LaMotta's winning middleweight title fight over Tiberio Mitri. Another article covers Sugar Ray Robinson's problems with the New York Boxing Commission. </p> The Ring Inc., books
1956105079<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 66 pp. Covers bright and clean normal aging and browning; otherwise very god plus. Includes a feature article on how Olympic boxing rules hurt American fighters since the style of American fighters is similar to the pros. European fighters are more accustomed to amateur rules. This issue also includes an article on Joe Jeannette one of the great Negro fighters from the early 20th century Another article reports on Irish-American fighters. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1948105069<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers have small archival tape repair along one edge some minor edgewear rear corner fold some aging and browning to contents; otherwise very good. Article debating the value of TV to the fight game. Some promoters were concerned; others felt it would help the sport. In the end it did not. Interesting article on Freddie Mills the recently crowned light-heavyweight champ. Another article by Jack Dempsey discusses the quality of ring talent in the late 1940s. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1952105083<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some edgewear covers bright and clean contents with slight aging and browning; otherwise very good plus. The issue includes an article on Japanese boxers invading the fight scene. There is also an article on heavyweight champ Jersey Joe Walcott and a report on Sugar Ray Robinson. </p> The Ring Inc. books
105075<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. A few minor nicks to spine and edges normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. This issue includes an article on the impact of TV on Boxing. This issue also includes a feature article on the career of John L. Sullivan and an article on the light heavyweight division. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1948105073<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some minor edgewear and folds covers bright and clean normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. Feature article on the loss of American dominance in boxing citing the rise of some European boxers including Marcel Cerdan and Freddie Mills. Another article reports on the Marcel Cerdan vs. Tony Zale middleweight title fight with many pictures. There is also an article that addresses ring fatalities in the sport of boxing which includes a comment or two on deaths in football. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1953105084<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers with a little darkening but still bright and clean normal darkening and aging; overall very good plus. The contents include an article on the second and controversial second Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott heavyweight title fight. Unlike the first fight which ended in a Marciano KO after 13rh brutal rounds the second ened in a one round KO of Walcott. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1947105071<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Tear through spine which goes through the margins of pages and top part of spine partially split but mostly sound normal aging and browning; otherwise about very good. This issue celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Fitzsimmons – Corbett heavyweight championship fight. Fitzsimmons won the fight with his famous solar plexus punch in the 14th round. This issue also includes an article about the Joe Louis "good will’ fight tour.</p> The Ring Inc. books
1952105065<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. A little spine wear some darkening to covers but still bright and clean normal darkening and aging to contents; overall very good plus. Articles provide a lot of historical coverage of great fights and fighters. Another articles names Rock Marciano heavyweight prospect of the month after winning eight pro fights. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1947105063<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Spine with some wear and some tape repairs a couple of edge chips tape repair on side edge some browning and aging; overall a good copy. Important coverage of Graziano’s victory over Tony Zale for the middleweight crown in 1947. This fight inspired the book and movie "Somebody Up There likes Me."  The two fighters fought three brutal bouts with Zale winning two and regaining his title. There is another article about Jack Dempsey. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1952105068<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Covers with some darkening contents with normal browning and aging; overall very good. Feature articles on the end of Joe Louis’s career highlighting his recent defeat at the hands of Rocky Marciano. Another article reviews the career of Joe Louis. This issue also includes an article on Sugar Ray Robinson. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1950105072<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Very slight darkening to covers some foxing at the edge of front cover still generally bright and clean but have an ink mark on Jeffries normal aging and browning to contents; otherwise very good. Excellent coverage of Lee Savold’s victory over Bruce Woodcock which made him a top heavyweight contender. Articles on Sugar Ray Robinson and Archie Moore are also included. </p> The Ring Inc. books
105082<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Tape repairs to spine a couple of loose pages some darkening to covers browning and aging to contents; otherwise good. This issue includes an article on Rocky Graziano’s problems with AWOL charges which cost him his boxing license in some states. Another article covers the highlights of Joe Louis’ boxing career. </p> The Ring Inc. books
105067<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some very minor edgewear covers bright and clean normal aging and browning; overall very good plus. Feature article on the top middleweight contenders reflecting Sugar Ray Robinson’s retirement. Other articles include report on the Chuck Davey Kid Gavilan welterweight title fight and another article on newly crowned heavyweight champ Rock Marciano. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1946105074<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some minor edgewear and a couple of chips normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. This issue provides coverage of the Joe Louis and Tami Mauriello heavyweight title fight. Louis wins by KO in first round. Another feature article names Jake LaMotta as the leading contender for the middleweight crown. </p> The Ring Inc. books
1951105066<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some darkening to cover rear corner fold normal aging and browning; overall very good. For the first half of the last century boxing rivaled baseball as the most popular sport in America. Football and basketball were small potatoes at that time and boxing ws often a close second to baseball. However by the1950s boxing started to decline a bit and according to Nat Fleischer in an article on the subject. The reason was TV which was forcing many of the small boxing clubs out of business as they couldn’t compete with TV. This is a very early article on the subject and historically important to the sport. There are also articles on Joey Maxim Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles. Great issue! </p> The Ring Inc. books
1946105061<p> 4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Some minor soiling or darkening to covers but still bright and clean overall normal aging; overall very good plus. Historically important article on the second Louis – Conn return match which ended in a knockout victory for Louis. The return bout was halted for almost five years because of WWII. In their first fight Conn shocked the boxing world by almost defeated the heavily favored Louis.</p> The Ring Inc. books
1953105080<p>4to magazine glossy covers illustrated 64 pp. Slight edgewear covers bright and clean but some separation of cover from text body normal browning and aging; otherwise very good. Rocky Marciano who recently won the heavyweight crown is named fighter of the year. A few articles report on his ring performances. Other articles report on important fights in 1952. </p> The Ring Inc. books
