Hitters, Dancers and Ring Magicians

Seven Boxers of the Golden Age and Their Challengers

Kelly Richard Nicholson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

226 Seiten

2010
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
9780786449903 (ISBN)

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Covering the years 1890 to 1910, this volume profiles the fighters from boxing's ""Golden Age,"" such as George ""Kid"" Lavigne, Bob Fitzsimmons and Barbados Joe Walcott. It highlights their accomplishments in and out of the ring, their standing in boxing history and position in a historical context.

This volume offers detailed information about the boxers who were active during boxing's "Golden Age," 1890 to 1910, focusing primarily on George "Kid" Lavigne, Bob Fitzsimmons, Barbados Joe Walcott, Joe Gans, Terry McGovern, Sam Langford, and Stanley Ketchel, and their opponents, who were also key figures.

Writer and educator Kelly Richard Nicholson has worked in China, Russia, and the Slovak Republic, as well as Utah, New Jersey, and his native Pacific Northwest. He has been a visiting professor of philosophy at the University of Wales at Lampeter, and has written four books on philosophy and one other on boxing.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Dan Cuoco

Introduction

1. The New Game

2. The Saginaw Kid: George “Kid” Lavigne

3. The Fighting Blacksmith: Bob Fitzsimmons

4. A Demon from the Barbados: Joe Walcott

5. The Old Master: Joe Gans

6. The Brooklyn Terror: Terry McGovern

7. The Boston Tar Baby: Sam Langford

8. The Michigan Assassin: Stanley Ketchel

Afterword

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.11.2010
Zusatzinfo	13 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	318 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
ISBN-13	9780786449903 / 9780786449903
Zustand	Neuware