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Jacobs Beach: The Mob, the Garden, and the Golden Age of Boxing

Jacobs Beach: The Mob, the Garden, and the Golden Age of Boxing

by Kevin Mitchell

Nominated for the top Sports Book awards, this is the gripping tale of boxing's golden age when the mob ...

War, Baby: The Glamour of Violence

War, Baby: The Glamour of Violence

by Kevin Mitchell

An astonishing piece of boxing writing, detailing one of the most vicious, controversial and tragic fights ...

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Kevin Mitchell is the Observer's chief sports writer. He is the author of War, Baby, which was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, and the co-author of Frank Bruno's autobiography Frank, which won the Best Autobiography category of the British Sports Book Awards.


Books by Kevin Mitchell

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Jacobs Beach: The Mob, the Garden, and the Golden Age of Boxing

Jacobs Beach: The Mob, the Garden, and the Golden Age of Boxing

by Kevin Mitchell

Nominated for the top Sports Book awards, this is the gripping tale of boxing's golden age when the mob held as much sway in the ring as the fighters, from award-winning writer, Kevin Mitchell

War, Baby: The Glamour of Violence

War, Baby: The Glamour of Violence

by Kevin Mitchell

An astonishing piece of boxing writing, detailing one of the most vicious, controversial and tragic fights of the last thirty years, between Britain's Nigel Benn and American Gerald McClellan, written ...

Books: 2
  • 1