Adam J. Pollack

John L. Sullivan

The Career of the First Gloved Heavyweight Champion

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Produktbeschreibung

Essentially the last of the bare-knuckle heavyweight champions, John L. Sullivan was instrumental in the acceptance of gloved fighting. His charisma and popular appeal during this transitional period contributed greatly to making boxing a nationally popular, "legitimate" sport. Sullivan became boxing's first superstar and arguably the first of any sport. From his first match in the late 1870s through his final championship fight in 1892, this biography contains a thoroughly researched, detailed accounting of John L. Sullivan's boxing career. With special attention to the 1880s, the decade during which Sullivan came to prominence, it follows Sullivan's skill development and discusses his opponents and fights in detail, providing various viewpoints of a single event. Beginning with a discussion of early boxing practices, the sport itself is placed within sociological, legal and historical contexts including anti-prize fighting laws and the so-called "color line." A complete record of Sullivan's career is also included.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 489g
• ISBN-13: 9780786425587
• ISBN-10: 078642558X
• Artikelnr.: 22181317

Autorenporträt

Adam J. Pollack is a staff writer for Cyberboxingzone.com (CBZ), is vice chair of USA Boxing's National Board of Review, and a member of the Women's Subcommittee. He is also a boxing coach and attorney living in Iowa City, Iowa.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface    
1. Understanding the System Under Which They Fought     
2. Sullivan's World     
3. The Local Rise of the Boston Strongboy     
4. The World's Best ... but with Gloves     
5. A "Real" Fight     
6. Now They'll Have to Do It My Fashion     
7. The Game Little Englishman and the Maori     
8. The Tour: 1883     
9. The Tour Continues: 1884     
10. Unfinished Business and Prelude to a Grudge Match     
11. Accepted, but Not Quite     
12. Mystery of the Seven-Round Decision     
13. The Plateau and the Break     
14. The European Tour     
15. The Color Line     
16. End of an Era     
17. Retired?     
18. Changing His Tune     
19. The Legacy     
Appendix: John L. Sullivan's Record     
Notes     
Bibliography     
Index