The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing was first published in the nineties and written and compiled by Harry Mullan, the late journalist and editor of the venerable British Boxing News. When Mullan died his friend and fellow boxing writer Bob Mee took on the task of updating the book on a regular basis and although my copy goes up to 2007 you can now buy a 2010 edition should you wish. The book is your standard reference guide to boxing, its weight divisions, history, most famous boxers, the most legendary fights etc, but does try to be a little more than a standard chronological illustrated guide too. There are some bits and pieces and sections about some of the more ...  Read the complete review

When it comes to the best in boxing information books one of the very best series was Harry Mullan's excellent "The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Boxing" (for those viewing that as a spelling mistake, it's an English published book and it is "Encyclopedia" there) which had been one of the long running sets of books that the former editor of Boxing News had done. Though when he passed away at a sadly young age in the 1990's from illness his friend and fellow boxing writer Bob Mee took over the reigns of the series and carried on the books in Harry's memory, the latest version to have been released was released in 2009. For some the first edition of the book  Read the complete review