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The Art of Boxing

Title

The Art of Boxing

Author

Jimmy Wilde

Description

Wilde is regarded as the greatest flyweight of all time. At his heaviest, he weighed only 108 pounds, but he scored 101 career knockouts. Gene Tunney called him the best fighter he'd ever seen. Wilde won the world flyweight title on an 11th-round. KO of Joe Symonds in 1916 and held it until being knocked out in seven
rounds by Pancho Villa in 1923.

Subject Matter

Boxing

Publication Year

1923

Publisher

Foulsham & Company, Ltd.

Language

English

Files

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Collection

Citation

“The Art of Boxing,” The Bruce Lee Library Research Project, accessed May 18, 2025, https://www.bruceleelibrary.jamescbishop.com/lib/items/show/1534.