Prize Fighter : Life & Times of Bob Fitzsimmons (2000-1st) Boxing HB - Dale Webb

Prize Fighter: The Life and Times of Bob Fitzsimmons (First UK Edition)\nWebb, Dale\nPublished by Mainstream Publishing, London, 2000. First Edition (UK). Bound in the original publisher's hardcover boards, titled in gilt to the spine. Spine ends with bumping, binding otherwise in good order. Internally the block is sound, the pages have some light age toning and spotting to the closed edge, but generally clean and tight. Jacket unclipped with some creasing and minor marking to the edges. Vg- overall.  \nFrom the Blurb - Prize Fighter is the tale of an undefeated bare-knuckle fighter who became a legend in America's Old West - a true story about a larger-than-life character, Bob Fitzsimmons, who rose from obscurity in Cornwall to become the first Englishman to be crowned world heavyweight boxing champion. On the way, he attracted a huge following, lost a fortune, married four times and was imprisoned on a murder charge. One of America's first sporting superstars, his brawls.