Author: John F Sinnott
Release Date: 14th August 2013 (THIS TITLE IS CURRENTLY SOLD OUT)
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-908098- 76-4
Many books have been written about British boxers who went on to achieve national and international honours; men such as ‘Peerless’ Jim Driscoll, Ted ‘Kid’ Lewis, Len Harvey, Henry Cooper, Alan Minter and Barry McGuigan and rightly so. Books that focus exclusively on the growth and popularity of boxing in the provincial towns around Britain are rare. This book hopefully gives the reader a vivid insight into the world of boxing as it developed in the adjacent Merseyside towns of Widnes and Runcorn between 1900 and 1960.
Following a successful first print run there is no current plans to reprint – however if you would like to contact the author or to check whether any copies are available please contact 2QT in the first instance – click here
An superb piece of accademic research from an author who really knows his subject. Precise sporting profiles and social history in a local context.
For me it was a family history realisation, my Great Uncle being the star of the book – the amazing Tom Burns of Widnes – former English Light Weight boxing Champion recorded by John F Sinnott fight after fight in 3D realism.