02568nam 2200553 450 991079109350332120230803220835.00-8108-7867-4(CKB)2550000001189714(EBL)1598794(SSID)ssj0001114359(PQKBManifestationID)12507231(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001114359(PQKBWorkID)11056272(PQKB)11389803(MiAaPQ)EBC1598794(Au-PeEL)EBL1598794(CaPaEBR)ebr10829838(CaONFJC)MIL568640(OCoLC)877768838(EXLCZ)99255000000118971420130605d2014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHistorical dictionary of boxing /John GrassoLanham, MD :Scarecrow Press, Inc., wholly owned subsidiary of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,2014.1 online resource (589 p.)Historical dictionaries of sportsDescription based upon print version of record.0-8108-6800-8 1-306-37389-1 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Reader's Note; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Appendix G; Appendix H; Appendix I; Appendix J; Appendix K; Appendix L; Appendix M; Bibliography; About the AuthorThe Historical Dictionary of Boxing focuses on the as champions of boxing along with the lesser-known boxers who helped shape this sport. More of these boxers come from the United States but there are others from Europe, Asia and Latin America, and there are also entries on the major boxing countries as well. Plus entries on the rules, on the organizations, and on the technical terminology and jargon you have to know just to follow the bouts. The introduction provides a broad view of boxing's history while the chronology tracesHistorical Dictionaries of SportsBoxingHistoryDictionariesBoxingHistory796.8303Grasso John1491841MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791093503321Historical dictionary of boxing3778611UNINA