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| Publication Date: | | 4 September 2009 |
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| 1-906358-64-8
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| Page Extent: | | 150 |
| Book Size: | | 216x138mm |
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-- Reviews by the Famous and well Known
I would unhesitatingly recommend this book to any fight fan. Not only is it a good test of anyone’s knowledge, it’s also a mine of information in its own right.
Larry Braysher, Boxing Historian
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The Ultimate Boxing Quiz Book is full of interesting questions and is a must have for fans of the sport.
Les Clark, Boxing Photographer
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Once again Ralph Oates has come up with a quiz book that provides fans with many rounds of information about the sport.
Dai Corp, British Board of Control (Welsh Area Council)
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This book is a knockout! These questions will test the fans knowledge to the limit.
Gary De’Roux, Former British Featherweight Champion
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The Ultimate Boxing Quiz Book is an ideal quiz for the many fans of the sport, providing interesting questions about boxers in each and every weight division.
Colin McMillan, Former WBO World, British and Commonwealth Featherweight Champion
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The Ultimate Boxing Quiz Book is a book which will reveal if you are a champion fan of the sport. The questions will make you think long and hard, you may be surprised on how much you don’t know! A must for fight fans.
Jim Watt MBE, Former WBC World, European and British Lightweight Champion
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This book is a winner! With a number of interesting and varied questions, this book will keep the fans of the sport more than entertained.
Tania Follett, Britain’s First Female Boxing Manager and Corner Woman
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This latest quiz book by Ralph Oates is a must for fight fans, it really makes you think long and hard and without doubt will test your memory to the full about the sport from the past to the present day.
Billy Walker, Former British, Commonwealth and European Heavyweight Title Contender
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A good boxing quiz book is of great value since it makes you think and indeed educates you about your favourite sport. Ralph Oates and this book fulfils that said requirement.
Colin Lynes, Former IBO World, European and British Light Welterweight Champion
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There can be no doubt that when you think about Boxing quiz books the name Ralph Oates springs to mind. Ralph has become, by sheer hard work, recognised as the leading complier of boxing quiz books in the country. Having published World Heavyweight Boxing Champions Elite (1987), Know Your Boxing (1991), Boxing Clever (1994), Boxing Shadows (1997), The Heavyweight Boxing Quiz Book (2002), The Muhammad Ali Boxing Quiz Book (2007), and now The Ultimate Boxing Quiz Book, that is most certainly proof that he stands alone in his chosen field.
Ralph a former junior amateur boxer has an enthusiasm for the sport, which only those who have participated could understand. With his diligence and eye for detail, just like the other books he has complied, this book is sure to be a success. His expertise on the subject also made him an obvious choice to produce a column for the Essex Courier, which ran for almost three years. Ralph also produces articles and quizzes for my British Boxing Board of Control, Boxing Yearbook, and in so doing it is noticeable that his knowledge on the subject matter enables him to interview fighters from both the past and present, with a clear understanding of what makes them tick as only someone who has been in the ring himself can.
I am certain that The Ultimate Boxing Quiz Book will prove to be another best seller for Ralph, his well researched facts will make you think long and hard about the events which have taken place in the ring over the years.
I thoroughly recommend this quiz book to all fans of the sport.
Barry J. Hugman, Editor and Compiler of 'The British Boxing Board of Control Boxing Yearbook' - Written the Foreword
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-- Newspaper and Website Reviews
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THE ULTIMATE BOXING QUIZ BOOK BY RALPH OATES
The gloves are off and it's time to discover if you are boxing clever...
Because The Ultimate Boxing Quiz Book is guaranteed to provide a perfect round for everyone who believes they know everything there is to know about the fighting game.
A former boxer himself, Oates is recognised as the leading compiler of boxing quiz books in Britain so it's seconds out and over to you!
With over 1,200 questions on every aspect of the game, including famous male (and female!) fighters, their nicknames, title fights, nationalities, knock-outs, southpaws and champions, Oates has every corner covered.
For the 'amateurs,' there are some easier rounds to warm you up but for any quiz 'professionals,' there are some real posers here to leave you on the ropes and maybe throwing in the towel...
For example, do you know which boxer acquired the name Chop Chop, who Muhammad Ali met in his last professional contest and whether world title holder Pedro Flores was Panamanian, Spanish or Mexican?
And what about those feisty women boxers ... which one was nicknamed The Bitch and who received an MBE for her services to the sport in 2007?
There are questions on all the sport's great names from Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano right through to Sugar Ray Robinson and Lennox Lewis, as well as some to challenge your knowledge of less well known fighters, managers, promoters and even referees.
And why not test your powers of lateral thinking by picking out the opponents that some of the famous boxers never did meet in the professional ranks, and recalling in which countries they did NOT box.
One of Oates' 'knockout' rounds defies you to recognise the real names of some of those famous fighters ... whose true name was Thomas Rocco Barbella and who on earth was Arnold Raymond Cream?
Educational as well as entertaining, The Ultimate Quiz Book is sure to get the adrenalin pumping as you try to recall all those memorable fights and faces of yesteryear.
It's an upper cut above...
(Apex, hardback, £9.99)
Lancashire Evening Post
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THE ULTIMATE BOXING BOOK TO TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
DO YOU consider yourself to be the world's biggest boxing fan?
Now is the chance to test your knowledge after the release of The Ultimate Boxing Quiz Book: 1,200 Questions on Great Boxing History.
The book has been compiled by Ralph Oates, a former amateur boxer and a regular contributor to the British Board of Control Boxing Yearbook.
His passion for the sport is shown through what is clearly extensive knowledge in boxing.
The book features more than 1,000 questions on a vast range of boxing topics.
It would be easy, in such a book, to simply feature people 'well-known' within boxing circles.
These would obviously include famous ring legends such as Ali, Liston, Hagler, Leonard, Frazier and Foreman.
But this book goes much deeper and has far more substance with sections covering all aspects of the boxing world, including famous male and female fighters, nicknames, title fights, nationalities, knock-outs, southpaws, champions, referees, managers and promoters.
In some ways, that obviously makes it a tougher quiz, although questions are all multiple choice.
But the fact there is such a wide array of questions and topics makes the book as educational as it is entertaining.
The Ultimate Boxing Quiz Book would make the ideal Christmas present for a boxing fan.
Whether you want to learn more about late greats or brush up on the modern game, it's a must have for anyone with an interest in the boxing world.
The Ultimate Boxing Quiz Book: 1,200 Questions on Great Boxing History by Ralph Oates and Apex Publishing, is available from all good book stockists.
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Middleton & North Manchester Guardian
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The Northern Scot
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Boxing Monthly Magazine
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Daily Star
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Tenby Observer
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Ipswich 24 Magazine
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Ralph Oates has produced a challenging quiz book on boxing which will add weight to his already formidable collection. Boxing history has a rich vein of seemingly endless stories and statistics and Oates taps into them impressively to thoroughly test his reader’s knowledge.
George Zeleny, Former Editor of ‘Boxing Monthly’ and ‘Boxing Outlook’ and Contributor for ‘Boxing News’
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As the Taj Mahal is to tourists, so is Ralph Oates to boxing quizzes. His expertise will put our grey brown cells into overdrive. Since mental exercise stimulates and maintains a retentive memory, digest and enjoy this entertaining book and expand your knowledge of the ‘hardest game’. It’s a bargain at the price and makes an ideal gift.
Derek O’Dell, Former Editor of 'The Southern Ex-Boxer’
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Romford Recorder
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The Essex Enquirer
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COMPETITION
* The competition was also featured in the 'Macclesfield Express', 'Heywood Advertiser', 'Middleton Guardian', 'Accrington Observer', 'Rossendale Free Press', 'Stockport Express' and 'Rochdale Observer'.
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Wellington News
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Barking & Dagenham Post
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-- Readers Comments
It really is a good test for all boxing fans and a treat if you are preparing a pub quiz. Ralph Oates really must have burnt the midnight oil, well done!
David Merton
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I would recommend this book for Fathers day, Christmas and birthdays, brilliant old fashioned fun.
Karen Hedley
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A real treasure trove of knowledge. If you are looking for a real challenge this is the book for you.
Alun Wilson
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-- Book Signings and Events
Ralph Oates signed copies of his book 'The Ultimate Boxing Quiz Book' at Swan Books, Upminster.
Swan Books, Upminster
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Ralph Oates signed copies of his book 'The Ultimate Boxing Quiz Book' at Waterstone’s, Lakeside Shopping Centre, Thurrock.
Waterstone’s, Lakeside Shopping Centre, Thurrock
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-- Libraries that stock this book
The British Library, Boston Spa
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The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
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The University Library, Cambridge
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The National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
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The Library of Trinity College, Dublin
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The Bodleian Library, Oxford
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