Counterpunch

The Cultural Battles over Heavyweight Prizefighting in the American West

Meg Frisbee (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2016
University of Washington Press (Verlag)
978-0-295-99546-5 (ISBN)

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Boxing was popular in the American West long before Las Vegas became its epicenter. However, not everyone in the region was a fan. Counterpunch examines how the sport’s meteoric rise in popularity in the West ran concurrently with a growing backlash among Progressive Era social reformers who saw boxing as barbaric. These tensions created a morality war that pitted state officials against city leaders, boxing promoters against social reformers, and fans against religious groups. Historian Meg Frisbee focuses on several legendary heavyweight prizefights of the period and the protests they inspired to explain why western geography, economy, and culture ultimately helped the sport’s supporters defeat its detractors.

A fascinating look at early American boxing, Counterpunch showcases fighters such as “Gentleman” Jim Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, and Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight champ, and it provides an entertaining way to understand both the growth of the American West and the history of this popular—and controversial—sport.

Meg Frisbee is assistant professor of history at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The “Slogging” Craze in San Francisco

2. The “Daring” Conservatives

3. Borderline

4. Nevada’s Gamble

5. Paradise Lost

6. Prizefighting Is Not a Crime

Conclusion

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	16.04.2016
Reihe/Serie	Counterpunch
Zusatzinfo	23 b&w illus.
Verlagsort	Seattle
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	476 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	0-295-99546-7 / 0295995467
ISBN-13	978-0-295-99546-5 / 9780295995465
Zustand	Neuware