| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 360 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Gale eBooks
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Boxing: Laila Ali. Muhammad Ali. Alexis Arguello. Henry Armstrong. Max Baer. Riddick Bowe. Julio Cesar Chavez. Billy Conn. Oscar De La Hoya. Jack Dempsey. Roberto Duran. Eddie Eagan. George Foreman. Bob Foster. Joe Frazier. Rocky Graziano. Marvin Hagler. Thomas Hearns. Larry Holmes. Evander Holyfield. Bernard Hopkins. Jack Johnson. Roy Jones, Jr. Stanley Ketchel. Vitali and Vladimir Klitschko. Jake LaMotta. Sam Langford. Benny Leonard. Lennox Lewis. Sonny Liston. Joe Louis. Rocky Marciano. Christy Martin. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Archie Moore. Shane Mosley. Manny Pacquiao. Laszlo Papp. Floyd Patterson. Willie Pep. Sugar Ray Robinson. Sandy Saddler. Felix Savon. Max Schmeling. Earnie Shavers. Teofilo Stevenson. Dick Tiger. Felix Trinidad. Gene Tunney. Mike Tyson -- Soccer: Freddy Adu. Michelle Akers. Roberto Baggio. Alan Ball. Gordon Banks. Franz Beckenbauer. David Beckham. George Best. Danny Blanchflower. Billy Bremner. Fabio Cannavaro. Eric Cantona. Roberto Carlos. Bobby Charlton. Jack Charlton. Brandi Chastain. Johan Cruyff. Landon Donovan. Eusebio. Julie Foudy. Garrincha. Steven Gerrard. Johnny Giles. Mia Hamm. April Heinrichs. Thierry Henry. Geoff Hurst. Pat Jennings. Cobi Jones. Kevin Keegan. Alexi Lalas. Denis Law. Kristine Lilly. Gary Lineker. Diego Maradona. Marta. Stanley Matthews. Bobby Moore. Gerd Muller. Michael Owen. Cindy Parlow. Pele. Michel Platini. Ferenc Puskas. Tab Ramos. Alf Ramsey. Rivaldo. Romario. Ronaldinho. Ronaldo. Kyle Rote, Jr. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. Hugo Sanchez. Briana Scurry. Peter Shilton. Sissi. Alfredo di Stefano. Sun Wen. Marco van Basten. Abby Wambach. Billy Wright. Eric Wynalda. Lev Yashin. Zinedine Zidane. Steve Zungul. |
| Summary |
Boxing figures include Laila and Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano and Mike Tyson. Soccer features David Beckham, Mia Hamm, and Pele. |
| Subject |
Boxers (Sports) -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
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Soccer players -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
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Athletes -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
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| Added Author |
Johnson, Rafer, 1935- consultant.
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Salem Press.
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| Added Title |
Great athletes. Boxing and soccer |
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Boxing and soccer |
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Boxing & soccer |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Great athletes. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, c2010 9781587654732 |
| ISBN |
9781587654947 (electronic book) |
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9781587654732 (set : alk. paper) |
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9781587654817 (alk. paper) |
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