For much of the twentieth century, boxing was one of America's most popular sports. This book details the illustrious history of the heavyweight title in the days when Americans reigned supreme and tells the stories of legendary champions such as John L. Sullivan, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, and Muhammad Ali.
For much of the twentieth century, boxing was one of America's most popular sports. This book details the illustrious history of the heavyweight title in the days when Americans reigned supreme and tells the stories of legendary champions such as John L. Sullivan, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, and Muhammad Ali.
Paul Beston is managing editor of City Journal, published by the Manhattan Institute. His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, City Journal, Real Clear Sports, The American Spectator, The American Conservative, The Christian Science Monitor, The Millions, and The New York Journal of Books, as well as on the boxing website The Sweet Science.
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Acknowledgments Introduction: The Lineage Chapter One: Progenitor Chapter Two: Pariah Chapter Three: The Million-Dollar Hobo Chapter Four: The Substitutes Chapter Five: Black Moses Chapter Six: The Last White King Chapter Seven: Freudian Floyd, the Swede, and Sonny Chapter Eight: The Butterfly Chapter Nine: The Greatest and a Golden Era Chapter Ten: Bloom in the Shadows Chapter Eleven: Kid Dynamite Chapter Twelve: End of the Line Epilogue: A Funeral Bibliography Index About the Author
Acknowledgments Introduction: The Lineage Chapter One: Progenitor Chapter Two: Pariah Chapter Three: The Million-Dollar Hobo Chapter Four: The Substitutes Chapter Five: Black Moses Chapter Six: The Last White King Chapter Seven: Freudian Floyd, the Swede, and Sonny Chapter Eight: The Butterfly Chapter Nine: The Greatest and a Golden Era Chapter Ten: Bloom in the Shadows Chapter Eleven: Kid Dynamite Chapter Twelve: End of the Line Epilogue: A Funeral Bibliography Index About the Author
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