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Prizefighting - Arne K. Lang

Prizefighting

An American History

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Buch | Softcover
274 Seiten
2020
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8367-6 (ISBN)
CHF 43,60 inkl. MwSt
Brings a fresh perspective to the history of modern prizefighting. With his primary focus outside the ropes, the author shows how organisers, publicity agents, and political allies overcame both legal and moral roadblocks to make fisticuffing a lively commercial enterprise.
This work brings a fresh perspective to the history of modern prizefighting, a sport which has evolved over several centuries to become one of mankind's most lasting and valued sporting attractions. With his primary focus outside the ropes, the author shows how organizers, publicity agents, and political allies overcame both legal and moral roadblocks to make fisticuffing a lively commercial enterprise.

The book begins with the clandestine bare-knuckle fights in eighteenth-century London, and ends with the vibrant, large-scale productions of modern Las Vegas "fight nights." Along the way, he explains many of the myths about antiquarian prizefighters, describes the origins of slave fight folklore, and examines the forces that transformed Las Vegas into the world's leading venue for important fights.

The editor-in-chief of The Sweet Science on-line boxing magazine, Arne K. Lang taught sociology at the University of Nevada–Las Vegas. 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.

Table of Contents



Preface     



1. Noblemen and Knockabouts     

2. Diffusion to America     

3. The Queensberry Antiseptic     

4. The Watershed Fight     

5. The Boomtown Boxing Phenomenon     

6. The War and the Walker Law     

7. The Golden Era     

8. Fighters’ Writers     

9. Boxing and Jews     

10. Hard Times and Hoaxes     

11. Boxing and Blacks     

12. Marcianomics     

13. Floyd and Sonny     

14. Tank Town Boxing in Las Vegas     

15. The Doctor Makes a House Call     

16. Las Vegas: The Transition Years     

17. The Rise and Fall of Ali     

18. Parking Lot Extravaganzas     

19. The Iron Mike Express     

20. Buster Craps Out     

21. Mariachi Salsa     

22. El Gran Campeón de Culiacan     

23. Iron Mike II: Another Vegas Implosion     

24. The Golden Boy     

25. Lennox the Lion     

26. The Wise Old Owl     

27. Atomic Salsa     

28. The “X” Factor     

29. Shifting Sands     



Chapter Notes     

Bibliography     

Index     

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 36 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort Jefferson, NC
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 494 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte
ISBN-10 1-4766-8367-0 / 1476683670
ISBN-13 978-1-4766-8367-6 / 9781476683676
Zustand Neuware
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