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• Pancratia, or, A history of pugilism : containing a full account of every battle of note from the time of Broughton and Slack down to the present day. Interspersed with anecdotes of all the celebrated pugilists of this country. With an argumentative proof, that pugilism, considered as a gymnic exercise, demands the admiration, and patronage of every free state, being calculated to inspire manly courage, and a spirit of independence--enabling us to resist slavery at home and enemies from abroad. Embellished with a correct and elegant engraved portrait of the champion, Crib. (London : W. Oxberry, 1812) (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of the great international contest between Heenan and Sayers at Farnborough on the 17th April, 1860 : including the full reports from The Times ... . (London : George Newbold, [1860?]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Boxiana : or, Sketches of ancient and modern pugilism ... / by P. Egan. (London : Sherwood, Jones & Co., 1823-1829), by Pierce Egan (page images at HathiTrust)

• Thirty years a boxing referee, by Eugene Corri, with foreword by the earl of Lonsdale. (New York, Longmans, Green & Co., 1915), by Eugene Corri (page images at HathiTrust)

• Boxiana : or, Sketches of ancient and modern pugilism ... / by P. Egan. (London : Sherwood, Jones & Co., 1823-1829), by Pierce Egan (page images at HathiTrust)

• A Treatise Upon the Useful Science of Defence, Connecting the Small and Back-Sword, and Shewing the Affinity Between Them (London: T. Gardner, 1747), by John Godfrey (PDF page images at MSU)
• Boxiana : or, Sketches of ancient and modern pugilism ... / by P. Egan. (London : Sherwood, Jones & Co., 1823-1829), by Pierce Egan (page images at HathiTrust)

• A Treatise Upon the Useful Science of Defence, Connecting the Small and Back-Sword, and Shewing the Affinity Between Them (London: T. Gardner, 1747), by John Godfrey (PDF page images at MSU)
• Boxiana : or, Sketches of ancient and modern pugilism ... / by P. Egan. (London : Sherwood, Jones & Co., 1823-1829), by Pierce Egan (page images at HathiTrust)

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• The admirable Bashville, or, Constancy unrewarded : being the novel of Cashel Byron's profession done into a stage play in three acts and in blank verse : with a note on modern prizefighting. (New York : Brentano's, 1909 [c1907]), by Bernard Shaw (page images at HathiTrust)
• The science of boxing : also rules and articles on training, generalship in the ring and kindred subjects / by Mike Donovan. (New York : Dick & Fitzgerald, [c1893]), by Michael Joseph Donovan (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The life and battles of Jack Johnson, champion pugilist of the world. Together with the complete records of John L. Sullivan, James J. Corbett, Robert Fitzsimmons, James J. Jeffries, Tommy Burns, Peter Jackson and Jim Flynn. (New York, [c1912]), by Richard Kyle Fox (page images at HathiTrust)
• Knuckles and gloves, by Bohun Lynch, with a preface by Sir theodore Cook. (London [etc.] W. Collins sons & co., ltd., [1922]), by Bohun Lynch (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Tom Crib's memorial to Congress : with a preface, notes, and appendix / by one of the fancy. (London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown ..., 1819), by Thomas Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wisconsin State Athletic Commission law : Chapter 73c of the Statutes. ([Madison?]), by Wisconsin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Inside facts on pugilism. (Chicago : Laird & Lee, 1907), by George Siler (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fencing / by Walter H. Pollock, F. C. Grove, and Camille Prevost ; with a complete bibliography of the art by Egerton Castle, Boxing by E. B. Michell, Wrestling by Walter Armstrong. With illustrations from instantaneous photograph. (London : Longmans, Green, and co., 1893), by Walter Herries Pollock (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Pugilistica: the history of British boxing containing lives of the most celebrated pugilists; full reports of their battles from contemporary newspapers, with authentic portraits, personal anecdotes, and sketches of the principal patrons of the prize ring, forming a complete history of the ring from Fig and Broughton, 1719-40, to the last championship battle between King and Heenan, in December 1863, by Henry Downes Miles. (Edinburgh, J. Grant, 1906), by Henry Downes Miles (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Kings of the Queensberry realm, by W. W. Naughton, being an account of every heavy-weight championship contest held in America under the Queensberry rules, a sketch of every contestant who has taken part therein, and and account of the invasion of Australian boxers. (Chicago, The Continental publishing co., [1902]), by W. W. Naughton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Boxing / by R.G. Allanson-Winn ; edited by B. Fletcher Robinson. (London : A. D. Innes, 1897), by R. G. Allanson-Winn (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• From Figg to Johnson; a complete history of the heavyweight championship, containing dates and accurate descriptions of every contest for the world's boxing title from the time of the first champion down to the present day. By Barratt O'Hara. (Chicago, Ill., The Blossom book bourse, [c1909]), by Barratt O'Hara (page images at HathiTrust)
• Hand-book of manly sports / by George H. Benedict. (Chicago : A.G. Spalding & Bros., 1883), by George H. Benedict (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sparring : or, The theory and practice of the art of self defence : a complete guide : classified and explained in a most simple manner / by L. Hillebrand. (Philadelphia : Fisher & Brother ; New York : Fisher & Denison, 1864.), by L. Hillebrand (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of the great international contest between Heenan and Sayers at Farnborough on the 17th April, 1860 : including the full reports from The Times ... . (London : George Newbold, [1860?]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Boxing for beginners, with chapter showing its relationship to bayonet fighting, by William J. Jacomb. (Philadelphia, New York, Lea & Febiger, 1918), by William J. Jacomb (page images at HathiTrust)
• Muldoon, the solid man of sport; his amazing story as related for the first time by him to his friend, Edward Van Every, with a foreword by Jack Dempsey. With eighteen illustrations from photographs. (New York, Frederick A. Stokes company, 1929), by Edward Van Every (page images at HathiTrust)
• My fighting life, by Georges Carpentier. (London, New York, Cassell and Co., 1920), by Georges Carpentier (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Manual of boxing, club swinging, and manly sports / by Geo. H. Benedict. (New York [N.Y.] : A.G. Spalding & Bros., c1886), by George H. Benedict (page images at HathiTrust)
• Boxing. (New York, American sports publishing co., [1893]), by James Edward] Sullivan (page images at HathiTrust)
• The fighting man, by William A. Brady. With many photographs. (Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill, [1916]) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The admirable Bashville: (New York, Brentano's, 1909), by Bernard Shaw (page images at HathiTrust)
• Pugilistica: the history of British boxing containing lives of the most celebrated pugilists; (Edinburgh, J. Grant, 1906), by Henry Downes Miles (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Favourite ring tricks of boxing champions, illustrated with special photographs. Fred Welsh, Jim Driscoll and Bombardier Billy Wells ... (London : Ewart, Seymour & Co., Ltd., [1913]) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Ring strategy and tactics. By the editor of "Boxing" ... (London : Ewart, Seymour & Co., Ltd., [1914]) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Ten-and out! The complete story of the prize ring in America. (New York, I. Washburn, [1947]), by Alexander Johnston (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Roosevelt that I know; ten years of boxing with the President--and other memories of famous fighting men, by Mike Donovan ... <Ed. by F.H.N.> ... (New York, B.W. Dodge & Company, 1909), by Michael Joseph Donovan (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ethics of boxing and manly sport, by John Boyle O'Reilly (Boston, Ticknor and company, 1888), by John Boyle O'Reilly (page images at HathiTrust)
• Athletics and manly sport, by John Boyle OŔeilly. (Boston, Pilot publishing company, 1890), by John Boyle O'Reilly (page images at HathiTrust)
• Boxing and self defense taught by the Marshall Stillman principle ... (New York, Marshall Stillman association, c1919), by Alpheus] Geer (page images at HathiTrust)
• The complete handbook of boxing and wrestling; (New York, E. James, 1878), by Ed. James (page images at HathiTrust)
• Counter back on a counter; boxing without a teacher, ([Ann Arbor, Mich., Printed by Davis and Ohlinger, c1916]), by Orville S. Westerman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Doran's science of self-defense, ([Cincinnati, Ohio, Press of Shiffer ptg. co., c1889]), by Bart J. Doran (page images at HathiTrust)
• Jake Kilrain's life and battles; (New York, R. K. Fox, 1888), by William Edgar Harding (page images at HathiTrust)
• Law, rules and regulations for the government of boxing in the state of Wisconsin. ([Madison?, 1919]), by Wisconsin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Life and battles of James J. Corbett, the champion pugilist of the world ... (New York, R. K. Fox, 1892), by Richard K.] Fox (page images at HathiTrust)
• Life & battles of Sir Dan Donnelly : champion of Ireland / compiled and published by Ed. James. (New York : Ed. James, [1879?]), by Ed James (page images at HathiTrust)
• Life and battles of Tom Hyer. (New York, E. James, [1879]), by Ed. James (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life and battles of Yankee Sullivan. (New York, E. James, [1880]), by Ed. James (page images at HathiTrust)
• Life and battles of Yankee Sullivan, (Philadelphia, A. Winch, [c1854]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Life and reminiscences of a 19th century gladiator, by John L. Sullivan. With reports of physical examinations and measurements, illustrated by full-page half-tone plates, and by anthropometrical chart, by Dr. Dudley A. Sargent. (Boston, J.A. Hearn & co.; [etc., etc.], 1892), by John Lawrence Sullivan (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• "Our Jim" ... the world's champion. (New York, San Francisco, The Crown publishing co., [c1892]), by Leigh Hadley] Irvine (page images at HathiTrust)
• Physical culture and self-defense / by Robert Fitzsimmons ; with an introduction by A. J. Drexel Biddle ; illustrations from poses by Robert Fitzsimmons and George Dawson. (Philadelphia : D. Biddle, 1901), by Robert Fitzsimmons (page images at HathiTrust)
• Physical culture and self-defense, by Robert Fitzsimmons ... with an introduction by A. J. Drexel Biddle ... illustrations from poses by Robert Fitzsimmons and George Dawson. (Philadelphia : D. Biddle, 1903), by Robert James Fitzsimmons (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rules for boxing / issued by the War Department Commission on Training Camp Activities. (Washington : Gov't Printing Office, 1918), by United States. Commission on Training Camp Activities (page images at HathiTrust)
• The science of self defence. A treatise on sparring and wrestling, including complete instructions in training and physical development. Also, several remarks upon, and a course prescribed for the reduction of corpulency. By Edmund E. Price. (New York, Dick & Fitzgerald, [c1867]), by Edmund Price (page images at HathiTrust)
• Scientific bag punching / Harry Seeback. (New York : Richard K. Fox Publishing, 1913), by Harry Seeback (page images at HathiTrust)
• The so-called "bow-puller" identified as the Greek myrmēx. By Daniel G. Brinton. ([Philadelphia, 1897]), by Daniel G. Brinton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Life and battles of Yankee Sullivan, embracing full and accurate reports of his fights with Hammer Lane, Tom Secor, Harry Bell, Bob Caunt, Tom Hyer, John Morrisey ... (Philadelphia, A. Winch, [c1854]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fistiana; or, The oracle of the ring ... By the editor of Bell's life in London. (Lond., Clement, 1841) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The American fistiana: containing a history of prize fighting in the United States, with all the principal battles for the last forty years, and a full and precise account of all the particulars of the great $10,000 match between Sullivan and Hyer, with their method of training for the fight, as described by Patrick Timony, esq. [pseud.] (New York, H. Johnson, [c1849]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Fistina : or, The oracle of the ring : results of prize battles from 1700 to December 1867, alphabetically arranged : old and new rules of the ring : form of articles, duties of seconds, bottleholders, umpires and referees : hints on sparring and boxing : with method of training / by the editor of "Bell's life in London, 1868. (London : Bell's life in London, 1868) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tom Crib's memorial to Congress. : With a preface, notes and appendix. / By One of the fancy ... (London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819), by Thomas Moore (page images at HathiTrust)
• Boxers and their battles; anecdotal sketches and personal recollections of famous pugilists, by "Thormanby" [pseud.] (London : R. A. Everett & Co., 1900), by Thormanby (page images at HathiTrust)
• Boxing, by D. C. Hutchison ... (New York, The Macmillan company, 1938), by David Chapel Hutchison (page images at HathiTrust)
• Knuckles and gloves, by Bohun Lynch, with a preface by Sir Theodore Cook ... (New York, Henry Holt & co., 1923), by Bohun Lynch (page images at HathiTrust)
• The art of boxing, swimming and gymnastics made easy ... (New York, Hurst & co., c1883), by Henry Llewellyn Williams (page images at HathiTrust)
• Art of boxing and science of self-defense, together with a manual of training. by William Edwards. (New York, Excelsior, [1888]), by William Edwards (page images at HathiTrust)

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