Pugilistica: The History of British Boxing, Vol. 1 (1880)

Summary

First volume of the great history of British prize-fighting: the 18th-century champions, from Figg and Broughton to the rules of the ring.

Why it matters

It is the reference source for the origins of modern boxing, with period fight reports and biographies.

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