John Grasso is a leading sports writer, who has written on other sports than boxing, although he got started there. He is the co-author of The 100 Greatest Boxers of All Time and 505 Boxing Questions Your Friends Can’t Answer and also wrote columns for Ring magazine and Boxing Illustrated. In addition, he has authored three other books in the Scarecrow Press sports series: Historical Dictionary of Tennis, Historical Dictionary of Basketball and Historical Dictionary of Football.

The main dictionary portion of this book covers famous matches, countries, organizations, venues, weight classes, terminology, and other assorted topics related to boxing. Biographical entries, however, represent the largest category. Of necessity, sportswriter Grasso was highly selective as to whom he included; however, most of the notable figures in boxing's colorful history will be found here, including trainers and promoters. In keeping with the publisher's 'Historical Dictionary' series format, a chronology, introductory overview, and bibliography are included. Thirteen appendixes supply additional information, including 'Nicknames and Ring Names,' 'Revised London Prize Ring Rules,' and 'Boxing Movies.'. . . .Grasso's handy print volume is valuable for its excellent overview. It should join the most current edition of The Boxing Register by James Roberts and Alexander Skutt, and Boxing: A Worldwide Record of Bouts and Boxers, by Herbert Goldman on the shelves of libraries with history of boxing collections. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers.

John Grasso is a leading sports writer, who has written on other sports than boxing, although he got started there. He is the co-author of The 100 Greatest Boxers of All Time and 505 Boxing Questions Your Friends Can’t Answer and also wrote columns for Ring magazine and Boxing Illustrated. In addition, he has authored three other books in the Scarecrow Press sports series: Historical Dictionary of Tennis, Historical Dictionary of Basketball and Historical Dictionary of Football.

The main dictionary portion of this book covers famous matches, countries, organizations, venues, weight classes, terminology, and other assorted topics related to boxing. Biographical entries, however, represent the largest category. Of necessity, sportswriter Grasso was highly selective as to whom he included; however, most of the notable figures in boxing's colorful history will be found here, including trainers and promoters. In keeping with the publisher's 'Historical Dictionary' series format, a chronology, introductory overview, and bibliography are included. Thirteen appendixes supply additional information, including 'Nicknames and Ring Names,' 'Revised London Prize Ring Rules,' and 'Boxing Movies.'. . . .Grasso's handy print volume is valuable for its excellent overview. It should join the most current edition of The Boxing Register by James Roberts and Alexander Skutt, and Boxing: A Worldwide Record of Bouts and Boxers, by Herbert Goldman on the shelves of libraries with history of boxing collections. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers.

John Grasso is a leading sports writer, who has written on other sports than boxing, although he got started there. He is the co-author of The 100 Greatest Boxers of All Time and 505 Boxing Questions Your Friends Can’t Answer and also wrote columns for Ring magazine and Boxing Illustrated. In addition, he has authored three other books in the Scarecrow Press sports series: Historical Dictionary of Tennis, Historical Dictionary of Basketball and Historical Dictionary of Football.

The main dictionary portion of this book covers famous matches, countries, organizations, venues, weight classes, terminology, and other assorted topics related to boxing. Biographical entries, however, represent the largest category. Of necessity, sportswriter Grasso was highly selective as to whom he included; however, most of the notable figures in boxing's colorful history will be found here, including trainers and promoters. In keeping with the publisher's 'Historical Dictionary' series format, a chronology, introductory overview, and bibliography are included. Thirteen appendixes supply additional information, including 'Nicknames and Ring Names,' 'Revised London Prize Ring Rules,' and 'Boxing Movies.'. . . .Grasso's handy print volume is valuable for its excellent overview. It should join the most current edition of The Boxing Register by James Roberts and Alexander Skutt, and Boxing: A Worldwide Record of Bouts and Boxers, by Herbert Goldman on the shelves of libraries with history of boxing collections. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers.