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  1. Fighters/Real Money (2009)

    Director
    Ron Peck
    Subject
    Social Studies; Sports science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 101 minutes/75 minutes), £15.99

    Two films by British director Ron Peck. FIGHTERS (1991) is a documentary feature that follows a group of aspiring young British boxers through training to their first big fight. It is often cited as the...

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  2. When we Were Kings (2003)

    Subject
    Politics & government; Sports science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 84 minutes), £15.99

    This Oscar-winning documentary about the 1974 Muhammad Ali/George Foreman fight in Zaire not only shows a key moment in sporting history, but also depicts a key moment in Black Power politics. Includes...

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  3. Philosophy in Action: Debates About Boxing (1997 Video)

    Producer
    Amanda Willett
    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min.

    Discussion about whether boxing should be banned, with boxer Barry McGuigan and poliltican and writer Roy Hattersley taking part.

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  4. Family Called Abrew, A (1992 Video)

    Director
    Maureen Blackwood
    Producer
    Nadine Marsh-Edwards
    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.

    Highlights the contributions of black Britons active in the worlds of boxing and music hall during the early part of the century. Uses oral testimonies, archive footage and music of the period to chart one...

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  5. Double Vision: Boxing for Hartlepool (1987)

    Subject
    Sociology; Sports science
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), £15.00 (+p&p)

    George Bowes was a professional boxer whose career spanned the economic boom years of the late fifties and sixties. He was also a face worker at Blackhall colliery in Co. Durham during the period of...

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  6. 100 Years After Jack Johnson: Boxing and Black Male Identity (Radio)

    Producer
    Peggy Sutton
    Subject
    Sports science

    Radio programme in which Gary Younge explores what the BBC archives reveal about four boxers who span the century - Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Includes a clip of Ali (formerly...

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