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Informationen zum Autor Colleen Aycock, co-editor for the International Boxing Research Organization, was named to the New Mexico Boxing Hall of Fame and is the author, co-author or co-editor of five books on boxing. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Klappentext Joe Gans captured the world lightweight title in 1902, becoming the first black American world title holder in any sport. Gans was a master strategist and tactician, and one the earliest practitioners of "scientific" boxing. As a black champion reigning during the Jim Crow era, he endured physical assaults, a stolen title, bankruptcy, and numerous attempts to destroy his reputation. Four short years after successfully defending his title in the 42-round "Greatest Fight of the Century," Joe Gans was dead of tuberculosis. This biography features original round-by-round ringside telegraph reports of his most famous and controversial fights, a complete fight history, photographs, early newspaper cartoons depicting boxers, and discussion of contemporary cultural representations of and tributes to the man considered to be among the finest boxers in history. Zusammenfassung Joe Gans captured the world lightweight title in 1902! becoming the first black American world title holder in any sport. This biography features round-by-round ringside telegraph reports of his most famous and controversial fights! a complete fight history! photographs! and early newspaper cartoons depicting boxers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface 1. A Marvel of the Ring 2. Battle Royal 3. Boxing in 1900 Baltimore 4. Ghosts in the House 5. Straight Hitting 6. Saving an Eye, Losing a Title 7. Fixed Fight in Chicago 8. Long Road Back 9. Bringing Home the Bacon 10. Defending the Championship: A Gentleman and a Gladiator 11. Stolen Title 12. Boxing Moves West 13. Forays at Welterweight 14. Epic Battle in the Nevada Desert 15. The White Plague 16. A Dream Deferred, a Dream Realized 17. Good Night, Sweet Prince: Fighting in the Shadow of Death 18. The Old Master's Legacy 19. In the Words of Peers and Scholars 20. Final Rounds Epilogue: Boxing's Continued Popularity Appendix: Ring Record Chapter Notes Works Cited Index ...
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Colleen Aycock, co-editor for the International Boxing Research Organization, was named to the New Mexico Boxing Hall of Fame and is the author, co-author or co-editor of five books on boxing. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Mark Scott, a novelist and former Golden Gloves boxer, lives in Austin, Texas. He is a contributor to other publications on the history of boxing.
