The Bugner Identity: In Search of British Boxing's Anti-Hero
Sep 2026 · Pitch Publishing
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' Joe Bugner was a great heavyweight in an era of the very best heavyweights' – Steve Bunce, BBC Radio. First major book on Joe Bugner, one of Britain' s most colourful and controversial boxers, chronicling a remarkable life in and out of the ring. Written by renowned award-nominated sports historian and biographer David Tossell, with insight from family, friends and other key figures in Bugner' s life. Bugner was the only fighter to take both Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier the distance – twice in Ali' s case, including a world-title challenge. This gripping book uncovers: • Bugner' s escape from Soviet-occupied Hungary as a six-year-old refugee and his arrival in England • His rise through the heavyweight ranks, the emotionally charged Cooper victory, and the glory years when he was bracketed with the likes of Ali, Frazier and Foreman • His return to British public life through I' m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and the renewed fascination with his story Essential reading for boxing enthusiasts and anyone interested in British sporting history, The Bugner Identity explores his extraordinary life, his fractured bond with his adopted homeland
' Joe Bugner was a great heavyweight in an era of the very best heavyweights' – Steve Bunce, BBC Radio. First major book on Joe Bugner, one of Britain' s most colourful and controversial boxers, chronicling a remarkable life in and out of the ring. Written by renowned award-nominated sports histo...
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David Tossell is the author of 21 previous books. He has been shortlisted seven times in the British Sports Book Awards and three times for the MCC/Cricket Society Book of the Year. He is a former national newspaper journalist and long-time head of European public relations for the National Football League.
David Tossell is the author of 21 previous books. He has been shortlisted seven times in the British Sports Book Awards and three times for the MCC/Cricket Society Book of the Year. He is a former national newspaper journalist and long-time head of European public relations for the National Footb...
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