ENGLISH

Hitters, dancers and ring magicians: seven boxers of the golden age and their challengers

By Nicholson , Kelly Richard

Book information

Publisher
McFarland & Co
Year
2011
ISBN
9780786449903, 9780786459919, 0786459913
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2169512 bytes)
Pages
(ix, 216 pages) : illustrations\227
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Sports;Boxing--History-

Description

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Foreword by Dan Cuoco; Introduction; I. The New Game; II. The Saginaw Kid; III. The Fighting Blacksmith; IV. A Demon from the Barbados; V. The Old Master; VI. The Brooklyn Terror; VII. The Boston Tar Baby; VIII. The Michigan Assassin; Afterword; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index.;"Covering the years 1890 to 1910, this volume profiles the boxers who were acting during boxing's "Golden Age," focusing on Lavigne, Fitzsimmons, Walcott, Gans, McGovern, Langford, and Ketchel. Each boxer is presented in his historical context, and information about opponents, also key figures in this era of the sport, is also provided, as are comparisons to recent fighters"--Provided by publisher.

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