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Scottish boxing books

General
The Fight Game in Scotland (1988). Brian Donald.
Celtic Fists (1997). Michael Prestage and Brian Donald.

Biographies
Box On (1959). Eugene Henderson, referee.
Ten and Out, the life of Benny Lynch (1961). Peter McInnes.
Benny Lynch, scenes from a short life: a play (1975). Bill Bryden.
Benny, the definitive biography of Gorbals ring legend Benny Lynch (1982). John Burrows.
Watts My Name (1981). Jim Watt with Normal Giller.
The Skeets Gallacher Story (1983). Keith Grant.
Buchanan, My Life and Hard Times (1986). Ken Buchanan with Nigel Duncan.
Tommy Spiers, the story of a boxing champion from Alloa (1986). [Clackmannan Libraries] 97 pages.
Three Tears for Glasgow (1991). Jimmy Murray, 208 pages.
Triumph to Tragedy, the Jackie Paterson story (1996). John Morrison.
Tartan Legend (2001). Ken Buchanan.
Gilroy Was Here, the life and career of Bert Gilroy (2004). J Glen and I McFarlane.
A Boxing Dynasty (2007). Tommy Gilmour MBE with Robert Jeffrey.



With thanks to the late Brian Donald (1942-2022) for supplying a list of titles