About the book: 1979 / Book by Olympic champion, two-time European champion, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR G. I. Shatkov and sports journalist, judge of the republican category I P. Altukhova introduces readers to some pages of the history of foreign professional boxing from the time of its inception to the present day. It talks about all the absolute world boxing champions (heavyweight - Iron Man), and the most talented, bright personalities are described in detail. Written vividly and captivatingly, the book exposes the inhumanity and cruelty of professional boxing, which, like other types sport in the bourgeois world is a kind of outright business. The entire narrative is imbued with sympathy for the athletes who are forced to earn a living under the unheard of cruel conditions of the capitalist system..