The History of US Boxing New York Daily News Edition

THE HEAT is unbearable in Kinshasa, the crowd roaring with anticipation, over 60,000 voices in unison. Foreman charges … Ali slips, dances, taunts … jab after jab, the strategy unfolding brilliantly! Every round is nerve-wracking, every punch a test of endurance. After years of domination, this has to be the upset of the century! The tension is suffocating, then … the eighth round, Ali lands the decisive blows, George Foreman is down, and Muhammad Ali is crowned champion once again!

Follow the story of boxing through a book of authentic newspaper articles, curated from original reports published at the time. This edition charts the sport’s history — exactly as it was reported.

Featuring:

– Legendary fights dating back over 100 years, starting in 1923
– Muhammad Ali, the greatest of all time, and his historic victory over George Foreman in the “Rumble in the Jungle,” witnessed by over a billion people
– Modern legends including Floyd Mayweather, his record-breaking career, and his iconic victory over Manny Pacquiao
– Other epic battles, rivalries, and defining moments that have shaped boxing history

Choose from a range of book covers and personalise your copy with a name and message to transform it into a unique keepsake. Whether for a boxing fan, a sports historian, or someone who remembers it all first-hand — you hold not just a gift, but a piece of boxing history ready to be treasured.

Archivist insight: We reproduce these newspaper articles from scan archives. In some cases, there’ll be blemishes and the reproduction quality might not be as clear or precise as it was in the original paper.