I Fought Them All: The Life and Ring Battles of Prizefighting Legend Tom Sharkey by Greg Lewis and Moira Sharkey

I Fought Them All: 

The Life and Ring Battles of Prizefighting Legend Tom Sharkey 

by Greg Lewis and Moira Sharkey

In the 1890s the fight game was changing.

The prize-fighters and bare-knuckle brawlers were disappearing as the new "scientific" boxers emerged to fight under the Marquis of Queensberry rules.

Irishman Tom Sharkey was the never-say-die fighter who bridged the gap between old and new.

Within a short time of arriving in America he took on all the top boxers of his day: his hero John L Sullivan, Gentleman Jim Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons and the man who would become not only his greatest foe but his best friend, Jim Jeffries.

Their 25-round world title fight at Coney Island was one of the most gruelling and compelling encounters ever seen inside a ring.

I Fought Them All prints the fact and the legend, and is chocked full of the rich characters who dominated the sport and politics of the period, from Wild West gunman Wyatt Earp to Tim "Dry Dollar" Sullivan of New York's Tammany Hall.

It is the story of an Irish immigrant, a sporting celebrity who won and lost a fortune, and of a man described by the New York Times as a "ring immortal".

WINNER: Wishing Shelf Adult Non-Fiction Award 2011

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