This work brings a fresh perspective to the history of modern prizefighting, a sport which has evolved over several centuries to become one of mankind's most lasting and valued sporting attractions. With his primary focus outside the ropes, the author shows how organizers, publicity agents, and political allies overcame both legal and moral roadblocks to make fisticuffing a lively commercial enterprise. The book begins with the clandestine bare-knuckle fights in eighteenth-century London, and ends with the vibrant, large-scale productions of modern Las Vegas "fight nights." Along the way, he…mehr
This work brings a fresh perspective to the history of modern prizefighting, a sport which has evolved over several centuries to become one of mankind's most lasting and valued sporting attractions. With his primary focus outside the ropes, the author shows how organizers, publicity agents, and political allies overcame both legal and moral roadblocks to make fisticuffing a lively commercial enterprise. The book begins with the clandestine bare-knuckle fights in eighteenth-century London, and ends with the vibrant, large-scale productions of modern Las Vegas "fight nights." Along the way, he explains many of the myths about antiquarian prizefighters, describes the origins of slave fight folklore, and examines the forces that transformed Las Vegas into the world's leading venue for important fights.
The editor-in-chief of The Sweet Science on-line boxing magazine, Arne K. Lang taught sociology at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, the University of Nebraska and Tuskegee. A leading authority on the history of boxing and the history of American sports gambling, he lives and writes in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is his fifth book.
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Table of Contents Preface 1. Noblemen and Knockabouts 2. Diffusion to America 3. The Queensberry Antiseptic 4. The Watershed Fight 5. The Boomtown Boxing Phenomenon 6. The War and the Walker Law 7. The Golden Era 8. Fighters' Writers 9. Boxing and Jews 10. Hard Times and Hoaxes 11. Boxing and Blacks 12. Marcianomics 13. Floyd and Sonny 14. Tank Town Boxing in Las Vegas 15. The Doctor Makes a House Call 16. Las Vegas: The Transition Years 17. The Rise and Fall of Ali 18. Parking Lot Extravaganzas 19. The Iron Mike Express 20. Buster Craps Out 21. Mariachi Salsa 22. El Gran Campeón de Culiacan 23. Iron Mike II: Another Vegas Implosion 24. The Golden Boy 25. Lennox the Lion 26. The Wise Old Owl 27. Atomic Salsa 28. The "X" Factor 29. Shifting Sands Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface 1. Noblemen and Knockabouts 2. Diffusion to America 3. The Queensberry Antiseptic 4. The Watershed Fight 5. The Boomtown Boxing Phenomenon 6. The War and the Walker Law 7. The Golden Era 8. Fighters' Writers 9. Boxing and Jews 10. Hard Times and Hoaxes 11. Boxing and Blacks 12. Marcianomics 13. Floyd and Sonny 14. Tank Town Boxing in Las Vegas 15. The Doctor Makes a House Call 16. Las Vegas: The Transition Years 17. The Rise and Fall of Ali 18. Parking Lot Extravaganzas 19. The Iron Mike Express 20. Buster Craps Out 21. Mariachi Salsa 22. El Gran Campeón de Culiacan 23. Iron Mike II: Another Vegas Implosion 24. The Golden Boy 25. Lennox the Lion 26. The Wise Old Owl 27. Atomic Salsa 28. The "X" Factor 29. Shifting Sands Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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