Peter Jackson

A Biography of the Australian Heavyweight Champion, 1860-1901

Bob Petersen (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

260 Seiten

2011
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-5881-3 (ISBN)

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Provides a biography of Peter Jackson, one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, chronicling his life in and out of the ring, and providing a vivid portrait of one of the legends of the sport.

Born to former slaves on St. Croix in 1860, Peter Jackson made his name as a boxer with his smooth, fast style and a dangerous one-two combination. After immigrating to Australia, Jackson became that country's national heavyweight champion in 1886 before moving on to the United States and claiming the title of Colored Champion of the World in 1888. For the next ten years Peter Jackson remained undefeated, finally losing to the great Jim Jeffries in 1898. Although he never received a shot at the heavyweight title--reigning heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan refused to defend his title against a black man--Jackson remains one of the greatest heavyweights ever.

Bob Petersen is a member of the Australian Society for Sport History and the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame, as well as the Australian Association for Caribbean Studies.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Tropical Danish, 1860–1879

2. Unbleached Australian, 1879–1888

3. Offensive Tour, 1888–1889

4. Hope and Glory, 1889

5. Sea to Shining Sea, 1890

6. Diamonds and Schlenters, 1890–1892

7. Waiting in the Wings, 1893–1894

8. Corduroy Road, 1894–1900

9. Home from Home, 1900–1901

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	28 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	467 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
ISBN-10	0-7864-5881-X / 078645881X
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-5881-3 / 9780786458813
Zustand	Neuware