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Informationen zum Autor John Jarrett has been writing about boxing since 1951 and has been the Northern Area Secretary to the British Boxing Board of Control since 1978. He lives in Newcastle upon Tyne. Klappentext This is a cradle-to-grave biography of Mickey Walker, former welterweight (1922-1926) and middleweight champion (1926-1931) of the world, one of the greatest fighters in ring history. He fought at a time when boxing was a major sport with only eight championships, and he held two of them over a nine-year period. He fought at a time when each weight division was jammed with good fighters, and he fought them all from welterweight up to heavyweight, frequently being outweighed 20 to 30 pounds. Walker was also a great personality who loved life and lived it to the fullest. He was married seven times to four different women, and he cavorted with movie stars and mobsters. When his boxing career ended in 1935, Walker ran saloons in various locations and eventually became an artist of some standing. He died in 1981 at age 79. Zusammenfassung This is a cradle-to-grave biography of Mickey Walker! former welterweight (1922-1926) and middleweight champion (1926-1931) of the world! one of the greatest fighters in ring history. He fought at a time when boxing was a major sport with only eight championships! and he held two of them over a nine-year period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface ¿1.¿A Born Fighter ¿2.¿"You Need a Manager, Son" ¿3.¿Contender ¿4.¿Champion ¿5.¿Mickey and Marriage-Part One ¿6.¿Double Tragedy Hits Champ¿7.¿Bootleg Booze and Boxing ¿8.¿Hollywood and Doc Kearns¿9.¿One (or Two) Fights with Harry Greb 10.¿A Favor for Al Capone 11.¿A Shade Too Close12.¿Backwoods to Broadway 13.¿Ex-Champ14.¿"And New Middleweight Champion!"15.¿Adventures Abroad 16.¿Death of the Tiger 17.¿Taming the Wildcat 18.¿Big Night in Chicago19.¿Marriage, the Mob, and Mayhem in Louisville 20.¿Mickey the Giant Killer21.¿Half a Heavyweight Champion22.¿Schmeling-A Fight Too Far 23.¿Rock Bottom-Losing Liz and Doc24.¿The End of the Road 25.¿Working on Canvas Again, and the Last Wedding Epilogue Chapter Notes Bibliography Index ...
