Abraham Washington Attell (1883-1970) was among the cleverest, most scientific professional boxers ever to enter the ring. The native San Franciscan fought 172 times in his career, scoring 127 wins, and successfully defended his World Featherweight Champion title 18 times between.  Meer

Inside Madison Square Garden, the City Ring was the altar of pugilism from 1925 until 2007. Hosting championship fights, historic main events and memorable undercards, it was centre stage of boxing history.  Meer

A biography of Oscar Battling Matthew Nelson, without question the toughest and most durable professional boxer ever to enter a ring. In the years since his death in 1954, there has been little disagreement over the significance of his life: a bona fide ring champion, whose endurance was second to none, and whose trilogy with Joe Gans was one of the greatest in sports history.  Meer

Among the best pound-for-pound fighters of all time, Willie Pep was a virtuoso of the squared circle. A scientific boxer with balletic defensive skills and a stiff jab, Pep so masterfully evaded his opponents, one remarked it was like battling a man in a room full of mirrors.  Meer

For six decades the World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a useful tool of racial oppression - the existence of the title more important to the white public than its champions.  Meer

Taking to the ring as a ""bootleg"" boxer to support his family, Lou Ambers, ‘The Herkimer Hurricane’ soon became an undefeated contender, losing only one of more than fifty fights in his first three years as a professional.  Meer