Wilde, Jimmy — Fighting Was My Business

Robson Books 1990 2nd edition. Imitation cloth, dj, F/VG+. 286pp 16pp b/w plates, spine of the very slightly edge rubbed dustjacket sunned, otherwise a fine copy. A new edition of Wilde's 1938 autobiography. William James Wilde [ 1892 - 1969 ] Welsh professional boxer who competed from 1911 to 1923. He simultaneously held the National Sporting Clubs British flyweight title and the World Flyweight championship from 1916 to 1923. He is often regarded as the greatest British fighter of all time.