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Informationen zum Autor The editor-in-chief of The Sweet Science on-line boxing magazine, Arne K. Lang taught sociology at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, the University of Nebraska and Tuskegee. A leading authority on the history of boxing and the history of American sports gambling, he lives and writes in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is his fifth book. Klappentext During the early years of the 20th century, San Francisco promoters served up boxing's grandest spectacles. On February 22, 1910, a crowd of more than 15,000 braved chilly, rainy conditions to witness one such match, pitting lightweight champion ""Battling"" Nelson against Ad Wolgast. That epic battle came to stand virtually unchallenged as the most brutal fight of all time. This volume recaptures that historic fight while vividly illuminating the geographic, historic, and political forces that made it all possible. In chronicling these colorful boxers and their vibrant era, this work also reveals the dangers faced by workman pugilists like Nelson and Wolgast, making their tale, at its heart, a cautionary one. Zusammenfassung On February 22, 1910, a crowd of more than 15,000 braved chilly, rainy conditions to witness lightweight champion Oscar `Battling’ Nelson against Adolphus `Ad’ Wolgast. This recaptures that historic fight while vividly illuminating the backdrop and the confluence of geographic, historic, and political forces that made it all possible. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Off to the Battle 2. Snapshot of a Fight Town 3. Movers and Shakers 4. Writers 5. Battling Nelson on the Rise 6. High Times for Battling Nelson 7. The Rise of Ad Wolgast 8. The Build-Up to the Show-Down 9. The Bloodbath in a Bog 10. Joe Gans and Battling Nelson 11. Ad Wolgast at His Peak 12. The Flickering Light of Nelson's Boxing Career 13. Ad Wolgast's Descent 14. Battling Nelson's Later Years Appendix 1: World Title Fights Promoted by Sunny Jim Coffroth Appendix 2: Complete Ring Record of Battling Nelson Appendix 3: Complete Ring Record of Ad Wolgast Appendix 4: Boxing and the Newspapers Chapter Notes Bibliography Index ...
