The History of Boxing

OCTOBER 1, 1975. The heat inside the Araneta Coliseum is suffocating; both men have given everything. Ali’s jabs snap through the air, Frazier keeps coming, relentless. Fourteen rounds of brutality, exhaustion, pride. Frazier can’t see; his corner stops it. Ali collapses, victorious but broken.

FOLLOW the story of boxing through a book of authentic newspaper articles, curated from original reports dating back to 1910. This edition charts the sport’s most iconic moments — exactly as they were reported at the time.

Featuring:

– Jack Johnson’s groundbreaking heavyweight fight in 1910
– The rise of legends like Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Sonny Liston
– The golden era of Clay / Ali, Frazier, and Foreman
– The thrilling reigns of Tyson, Lewis, and Holyfield
– Highlights from the greatest championship bouts of the last century

Choose from a range of book covers and personalise your copy with a name and message to create a unique keepsake. Whether for a boxing fan, a sports historian, or someone who remembers the fights first-hand — this isn’t just a gift, but a piece of boxing history ready to be passed on.

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.