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==Boxing Publications== | ==Boxing Publications== | ||
*''The George Wimpey Amateur Boxing Yearbook'', 1982. | *''The George Wimpey Amateur Boxing Yearbook'', 1982. | ||
*''BBBoC British Boxing Yearbook''. First published in 1984 as an annual, there | *''BBBoC British Boxing Yearbook''. First published in 1984 as an annual, there were 26 editions. It was the only boxing yearbook available in Britain and was a must for all of those who had an interest in the sport. | ||
*''Hugman’s International Boxing Year'', 1988. There were two more editions, in 1989 and 1990. | *''Hugman’s International Boxing Year'', 1988. There were two more editions, in 1989 and 1990. | ||
*''Thw Definitive History of World Championship Boxing'', 1870-2016. There were two more editions, in 2018 and 2020. The first two editions had four volumes and the final edition three | *''Thw Definitive History of World Championship Boxing'', 1870-2016. There were two more editions, in 2018 and 2020. The first two editions had four volumes and the final edition three | ||
*''Lineal World Boxing Champions & their Championship Fights, 2019 | *''Lineal World Boxing Champions & their Championship Fights, 2019''. | ||
==Football Publications== | ==Football Publications== | ||
Revision as of 22:25, 4 April 2025
Name: Barry Hugman
Hometown: Finchley, London, United Kingdom
Birthplace: United Kingdom
Amateur Boxer: Record
Barry J. Hugman is a sports author/statistician who was born in Hampstead Garden Suburb in 1941 and educated at Clarks College, Finchley. Having spent ten years concentrating on a business career he decided to produce what was called at the time the biggest job in football statistics–collating and presenting the records of all men who had played in the English Leagues since 1946. He has since gone on to publish many other works, especially in the field of soccer and boxing where his books are recognised by the authorities as being market leaders. Other successes have been in devising and setting up the BBBoC British Boxing Awards occasion, which took off in 1984, and launching the Boxing Monthly magazine in 1989. He has also been nominated in the Observer category for the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York and received the "British Boxing Board of Control"'s Exceptional Award in 2011 for services to the sport of British Professional Boxing.
His interest in boxing, football and cricket began at a very young age, and he soon found himself physical involved in all three sports as well as studying them seriously. In 1951 Hugman first laced on gloves and found himself very much at home in boxing, continuing to spar with good boys locally and then further afield while learning the rudiments of the sport. Although he had never participated as a registered boxer once he joined his local club, Finchley Amateur Boxing Club, as a bantamweight in 1960 he quickly made his mark under the tutilage of Les Kirk, a former pro welterweight, scoring a second-round kayo over Edgware's Johnny James in his first senior contest. Fast-tracked to the ABA championships, he failed to make it after breaking his right thumb with the first punch of the fight against a future pro in Johnny Coats before losing narrowly on ponts. Although coming back strongly his brittle hands continued to let him down forcing him to continuously use ice packs, and when scar tissue damage to his left eye occured almost certainly caused by a lace when heading a heavy football it was all over at the age of 21. After representing his school on the football and cricket fields, Hugman moved on to play for the Finchley Football club juniors and Finchley Colts cricket side, but left both sports when he realised that he was far too light to play senior football at a good level following a trial at Crystal Palace FC and found that he could not afford the time to continue with cricket as a budding wrist spinner.
Boxing Publications
- The George Wimpey Amateur Boxing Yearbook, 1982.
- BBBoC British Boxing Yearbook. First published in 1984 as an annual, there were 26 editions. It was the only boxing yearbook available in Britain and was a must for all of those who had an interest in the sport.
- Hugman’s International Boxing Year, 1988. There were two more editions, in 1989 and 1990.
- Thw Definitive History of World Championship Boxing, 1870-2016. There were two more editions, in 2018 and 2020. The first two editions had four volumes and the final edition three
- Lineal World Boxing Champions & their Championship Fights, 2019.
Football Publications
- Football League Players’ Records, 1946-1981. Now called PFA Premier & Football League Players’ Records, there have been six further editions in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2005 and 2015.
- Hugman’s Football Annual, formerly the Football League Year. Two editions, 1989 and 1990.
- The Official Football League Yearbook. Two editions, 1991 and 1992.
- Premier League: The Players. Two editions, 1992 and 1993.
- PFA Footballers’ Who’s Who. Launched in 1995 as the PFA Footballers’ Factfile, there have been 15 further annuals.
Other Sporting Publications
- Jockeyform: Flat Racing, 1987.
- The Olympic Games: Complete Track & Field Results, 1896-1988.
- Hugman’s Swimming Yearbook, 1990.
The information quoted above was provided by Barry Hugman himself. For further information please refer to [1] or [2]
References
- See also, For the Love of It article on Hugman
- See also, https://www.ringtv.com/493321-book-review-four-volume-definitive-history-monumental-work/
- See also, https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/2884190/chris-eubank-junior-is-masquerading-as-a-champ-and-boxings-greatest-historian-barry-hugman-is-right-not-to-acknowledge-him-says-colin-hart/
