Describing the most outrageous boxing match in history, this account provides the exciting details of the Englishman Tom Sayers and American John Heenan's legendary 1860 fight. "The Great Fight" was the sensation of its time, involving sportsmen, thieves, and citizens all thrilled by the bare-knuckled punches. Exploring both men's lives and the colorful world around them, from scratch to finish, from the Victorian sporting life to the sleazy world of gamblers and politicians, this enthralling story gives all the dramatic details of a seminal moment in boxing history.
- ISBN10 0698108299
- ISBN13 9780698108295
- Publish Date 1 January 1977
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 2 October 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Coward McCann
- Edition American ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 188
- Language English