At over six and a half feet tall and nearly 300 pounds, heavyweight champion Primo Carnera was a giant for his times, but today "the Ambling Alp" is too often written off as an unskilled oaf and a product of the mob dealings that plagued boxing during the 1930s. He may not have been a natural in the ring, but he worked as hard as any boxer to learn his craft, to be in top condition, and he repeatedly showed that he was tougher than nails. This biography details Carnera's early life and boxing career, his success as a fighter as well as accusations of fight fixing, his strengths and limitations in the ring, and his later career as a wrestler.…mehr
At over six and a half feet tall and nearly 300 pounds, heavyweight champion Primo Carnera was a giant for his times, but today "the Ambling Alp" is too often written off as an unskilled oaf and a product of the mob dealings that plagued boxing during the 1930s. He may not have been a natural in the ring, but he worked as hard as any boxer to learn his craft, to be in top condition, and he repeatedly showed that he was tougher than nails. This biography details Carnera's early life and boxing career, his success as a fighter as well as accusations of fight fixing, his strengths and limitations in the ring, and his later career as a wrestler.
Joseph S. Page is a corporate learning and development professional living in Nashville, Tennessee. While at Vanderbilt University he was a member of the Commodore football team and also played baseball and boxed throughout high school and college.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction-Primo Carnera: The Ambling Alp 1. Young Primo of Sequals, 1906-1928 2. Early Boxing Days in Europe, 1928-1929 3. To the United States, 1930 4. The Battle of the Cracked Rib and Other Tales, 1931 5. Making His Case, 1932 6. The Death of Ernie Schaaf, 1933 7. "A Right Uppercut": The Championship, 1933 8. Title Defenses, 1933-1934 9. Max Baer, 1934 10. After the Title, 1934-1935 11. The Joe Louis Fight, 1935 12. After Louis, 1935-1939 13. The War Years, 1939-1945 14. The Comeback/Wrestling, 1945-1962 15. The Films 16. Boxing Ability 17. The Fix Question 18. Primo Carnera: The Man Appendix I: Ring Record Appendix II: Undercards Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction-Primo Carnera: The Ambling Alp 1. Young Primo of Sequals, 1906-1928 2. Early Boxing Days in Europe, 1928-1929 3. To the United States, 1930 4. The Battle of the Cracked Rib and Other Tales, 1931 5. Making His Case, 1932 6. The Death of Ernie Schaaf, 1933 7. "A Right Uppercut": The Championship, 1933 8. Title Defenses, 1933-1934 9. Max Baer, 1934 10. After the Title, 1934-1935 11. The Joe Louis Fight, 1935 12. After Louis, 1935-1939 13. The War Years, 1939-1945 14. The Comeback/Wrestling, 1945-1962 15. The Films 16. Boxing Ability 17. The Fix Question 18. Primo Carnera: The Man Appendix I: Ring Record Appendix II: Undercards Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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