Colleen Aycock, Mark Scott

Joe Gans

A Biography of the First African American World Boxing Champion

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Produktbeschreibung

Joe Gans captured the world lightweight title in 1902, becoming the first black American world title holder in any sport. This biography features round-by-round ringside telegraph reports of his most famous and controversial fights, a complete fight history, photographs, and early newspaper cartoons depicting boxers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 150mm x 226mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 406g
• ISBN-13: 9780786439942
• ISBN-10: 0786439947
• Artikelnr.: 23898430

Autorenporträt

Colleen Aycock, co-editor for the International Boxing Research Organization, was named to the New Mexico Boxing Hall of Fame and is the author, co-author or co-editor of five books on boxing. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
1. A Marvel of the Ring     
2. Battle Royal     
3. Boxing in 1900 Baltimore     
4. Ghosts in the House     
5. Straight Hitting     
6. Saving an Eye, Losing a Title     
7. Fixed Fight in Chicago     
8. Long Road Back     
9. Bringing Home the Bacon     
10. Defending the Championship: A Gentleman and a Gladiator     
11. Stolen Title     
12. Boxing Moves West     
13. Forays at Welterweight     
14. Epic Battle in the Nevada Desert     
15. The White Plague     
16. A Dream Deferred, a Dream Realized     
17. Good Night, Sweet Prince: Fighting in the Shadow of Death     
18. The Old Master's Legacy     
19. In the Words of Peers and Scholars     
20. Final Rounds     
Epilogue: Boxing's Continued Popularity     
Appendix: Ring Record     
Chapter Notes     
Works Cited     
Index