The First Boxers

By James Lafond

The First Boxers A Fighter's View of Prize-fighting from Gilgamesh to Goliath With 47 original illustrations by Joseph Bellofatto A systematic investigation of the origins of boxing; a biomechanical index of boxing methods; an exploration of sacral prizefighting in Babylon; the methods of the stick-fighting boxers of Egypt; and the secrets of the mysterious boxer kings of Crete.This is the first of four volumes that comprise The Broken Dance: A Fighter's View of Boxing and Prize-fighting from Pre-history to the Fall of Rome.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505384508
• ISBN13: 9781505384505
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"