Описание: In the late 1890s, when boxing was rivaling the popularity of baseball, George Dixon and Terry McGovern were among its most famous practitioners. Their paths crossed in 1900 in what is widely considered the most significant featherweight bout in history. Both men were journeyman fighters who died young under distressing circumstances.
Автор: Allen Arly, Mace James Willard Название: Jess Willard: Heavyweight Champion of the World (1915-1919) ISBN: 1476664447 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476664446 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 5821.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is the first full-length biography of Jess Willard who won the heavyweight boxing title in 1915 by defeating Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion. The book sheds new light on Willard who became the most famous man in America as a result of his victory.
Описание: Vinnie Curto overcame childhood sexual and physical abuse to become a world boxing champion. His road to the title was hard and paved with danger.
Описание: Like most black pugilists of his day, Boxing Hall of Famer Sidney "Beau Jack" Walker (1921-2000) struggled against discrimination in the sport. Despite this, he sustained an impressive 18-year professional career - 117 fights, 83 wins, 40 by KO. Walker retired from the ring penniless and went back to shining shoes.
Описание: A biography of Oscar Battling Matthew Nelson, without question the toughest and most durable professional boxer ever to enter a ring. In the years since his death in 1954, there has been little disagreement over the significance of his life: a bona fide ring champion, whose endurance was second to none, and whose trilogy with Joe Gans was one of the greatest in sports history.
In 1855, New York City was scandalized by one of the most infamous murders in its history, that of gang leader Bill "the Butcher" Poole, the feared knife-fighter who later would inspire Daniel Day-Lewis's character in Martin Scorsese's film The Gangs of New York. The acknowledged mastermind in the Butcher's undoing was John Morrissey, a two-fisted Irish immigrant who, more than any other man of the age, represented the nefarious links between organized crime, politics, sports, and high finance in America. The loose inspiration behind Leonardo DiCaprio's character in The Gangs of New York, he was an undefeated bareknuckle prize-fighter, widely recognized as the national champion, as well as a feared gangster and mob boss before either term was coined, rumored leader of the Dead Rabbits street gang, and eventually U.S. Congressman and member of the New York state senate. He became the millionaire operator of some of the world's most opulent gambling halls, and was the founder of the Saratoga thoroughbred racecourse. Equally comfortable hobnobbing with pimps, cut-throats, and thieves as he was with Presidents Lincoln, Johnson, and Grant, or railroad tycoons like Cornelius Vanderbilt, the once impoverished street kid rose to a level of wealth and power unprecedented for Irish Americans to that point in the nation's history.
The culmination of eight years of research, The Life and Crimes of John Morrissey is the most in-depth biography ever published about one of the nineteenth century's most notorious men. Drawing from the original newspaper accounts, as well as the memoirs of men who knew him, this is the true tale of gang wars and bloody riots in the notorious Five Points slum, a high-seas mutiny near Panama, bare-knuckle brawls in Canada and California, neck-and-neck horse races in Saratoga, million-dollar wagers on Wall Street, and back-room deals in Washington D.C. that encompass the short but daring life of John Morrissey.
Author Kenneth Bridgham grew up in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area and received his BA in English Writing from the University of Pittsburgh. He currently resides in Fredericksburg, VA.
Описание: Taking to the ring as a ""bootleg"" boxer to support his family, Lou Ambers, `The Herkimer Hurricane` soon became an undefeated contender, losing only one of more than fifty fights in his first three years as a professional. This book chronicles the life of one of the great 20th century lightweights, who retired with a record of 109-89 with 29 KOs.
Описание: California`s ""Glamour Boy"" and world champion boxer was a movie attraction for women and a money-making draw for promoters during the Great Depression. This is the first complete biography to cover Max Baer`s boxing record; his early family life; his film, stage, television, and radio careers; and his WW II Army service.
Описание: On September 6, 1892, a diminutive Black prizefighter brutally dispatched an overmatched white hope in the New Orleans Carnival of Champions boxing tournament. That victory sparked celebrations across Black communities nationwide but fostered unease among sporting fans and officials, delaying public acceptance of mixed-race fighting for half a century. This turn echoed the nation’s disintegrating relations between whites and Blacks and foreshadowed America’s embrace of racial segregation.In this work of sporting and social history we have a biography of Canadian-born, Boston-raised boxer George Dixon (1870–1908), the first Black world champion of any sport and the first Black world boxing champion in any division. George Dixon: The Short Life of Boxing’s First Black World Champion, 1870–1908 chronicles the life of the most consequential Black athlete of the nineteenth century and details for the first time his Carnival appearance, perhaps the most significant bout involving a Black fighter until Jack Johnson began his reign in 1908. Yet despite his triumphs, Dixon has been lost to history, overshadowed by Black athletes whose activism against white supremacy far exceeded his own.George Dixon reveals the story of a man trapped between the white world he served and the Black world that worshipped him. By ceding control to a manipulative white promoter, Dixon was steered through the white power structure of Gilded Age prizefighting, becoming world famous and one of North America’s richest Black men. Unable to hold on to his wealth, however, and battered by his vices, a depleted Dixon was abandoned by his white supporters just as the rising tide of Jim Crow limited both his prospects and the freedom of Blacks nationwide.
Автор: Swope Randy L. Название: Leo Houck: A Biography of Boxing`s Uncrowned Middleweight Champion ISBN: 1476675341 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476675343 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 6653.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Readers searching for an authentic American success story will appreciate this biography about Leo F. Houck, a premier middleweight boxer of the early 1900s, Penn State boxing coach, and devoted family man from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Автор: Page Joseph S. Название: Nonpareil Jack Dempsey: Boxing`s First World Middleweight Champion ISBN: 1476677646 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476677644 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 6653.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Hall of Fame middleweight prizefighter John Edward Kelly, better known as Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, was one of the most popular athletes in the United States during the late 19th century. To many observers, Dempsey is one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in ring history. This book examines Dempsey`s life and career.
Описание: Get a load of just some of the recently unearthed gold in this volume: 1. Jack Johnsons "Biceps Punch." 2. Gentleman Jims Not-Quite-a-Jab. 3. Joe Louiss "Attacking the Buckler" strategy. 4. Gunboat Smiths devastating "Occipital Punch." 5. Bare-knuckle legend Jack Slacks "Chopper." 6. The real deal on how Jack Dempsey built the power in that Lead Hook. 7. "Hurricane" Jacksons wild "Scoop Punch." 8. How Joe Frazier built his eccentric defensive rhythm.
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