Mark Allen Baker

Johnny Kilbane

The Boxing Life of a Featherweight Champion

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Produktbeschreibung

Holding the world featherweight boxing championship for more than 11 years, Johnny Kilbane's name became synonymous with the title. His accepted record of 51-4-7, with 78 no decisions and two no contests (25 victories by way of knockout), put him in elite company with other members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In October 1917--while still World Featherweight Champion--Johnny Kilbane became a lieutenant in the U.S. Army to serve in World War I. Following his career as fighter, he turned to adjudication and transformed himself into a talented and prolific boxing referee. He did so while juggling other responsibilities such as operating a gym, serving in the Ohio Senate, or acting as Clerk of the Cleveland Municipal Court. As dedicated to public service as he was to pugilism, he gained the respect of his peers and his constituents and was admired for his commitment to family. This is his biography.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 482g
• ISBN-13: 9781476693989
• ISBN-10: 1476693986
• Artikelnr.: 70761450

Autorenporträt

Mark Allen Baker, business executive and writer of hundreds of articles and more than 25 books, is the only person to serve the International Boxing Hall of Fame as an author, historian, chairperson, sponsor, volunteer and biographer. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame. He was accorded a Lifetime Award of Merit by the State University of New York in 2022.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: A Champion in Perpetuity One.
Birth of a Champion Two.
1910 Three.
1911: Some of These Days Four.
1912: The Featherweight Champion of the World Five.
1913: A Second Title Defense Six.
1914: Better by the Dozen Seven.
1915: Staying East Eight.
1916: Another Title Defense Nine.
1917: World War I Ten.
1918 and 1919: Boxing and Bayonets Eleven.
1920: The Roaring Twenties Twelve.
1921: Nothing Left to Prove Thirteen.
1922: Let Me Think About It Fourteen.
1923: One Last Crack Fifteen.
1924 to 1939: A Transition Sixteen.
1940 to 1957: All This and World War II Appendix A: Boxing Record Appendix B: Referee and Judging Record Appendix C: Official Records of Associated Members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame Chapter Notes Bibliography Index