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Inside Madison Square Garden, the City Ring was the altar of pugilism from 1925 until 2007. Hosting countless championship fights, historic main events and memorable undercards, it was center stage of boxing history.
The ring now rests at the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York--its 132 assembled pieces memorializing a key facet of 20th century American life. While many books have been written about great fistic contests that took place at Madison Square Garden, this is the first to focus on its Holy Grail.
List of contents
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
¿1.¿The Early Years of New York City Boxing, 1871-1889
¿2.¿Madison Square Garden II, 1890-1919
¿3.¿Rickard's Roost, 1920-1924
¿4.¿City Ring, 1925 until January 6, 1929
¿5.¿Dealing with the Loss, January 7, 1929-1934
¿6.¿Depression-Era Boxing, 1935-1939
¿7.¿World War II and a City Ring, 1940-1945
¿8.¿So, Where Were We? 1946-1949
¿9.¿The Marciano Era, 1950-1955
10.¿Exercising Control, 1956-1959
11.¿A Cloud of Uncertainty, 1960-1962
12.¿"I Must Be the Greatest," 1963-1967
13.¿In the Eye of the Storm, 1968-1969
14.¿New York City Serenade, 1970-1976
15.¿Fade Away, 1977-1978
16.¿Your Kingdom Come, 1979-1985
17.¿Iron Mike, 1986-1990
18.¿Comfortably Numb, 1991-1996
19.¿Captain Hook, 1997-2002
20.¿The Final Rounds, 2003-2007
21.¿Retirement, September 19, 2007
Appendix I: Boxing Lineal Heavyweight Champions
Appendix II: Noteworthy Ring Adjustments
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
