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The Rise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight - William F. McNeil

The Rise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight

Buch | Softcover
252 Seiten
2014
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9648-8 (ISBN)
CHF 61,90 inkl. MwSt
Covering Mike Tyson's rise through the amateur and professional boxing ranks, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a young criminal in Brownsville to his 1988 heavyweight unification match with Michael Spinks. The book focuses on the Catskill Boxing Club--where boxing guru Cus D'Amato trained the 210-pound teenager in the finer points of the sport and developed his impregnable defense--and on his home life with D'Amato and surrogate mother Camille Ewald and the other young fighters who lived with them.

Tyson's boxing education began in the unauthorized "smokers" held every week in the Bronx, matching his skills against older, more experienced fighters. He won the 1981 Amateur Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Colorado Springs at the age of 14 and repeated the amazing feat the following year. By 1985, finding no other challenging amateur competition, he was forced to join the professional ranks where, in November 1986, he became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. Less than two years later, he unified the crown, establishing himself as one of the most dominant heavyweight fighters the sport had ever seen.

William F. McNeil is a longtime baseball historian and the author of numerous books on the game. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), he is the recipient of five Robert Peterson awards for increasing the public’s awareness of the Negro Leagues. He lives in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Prologue

1. From Brownsville to Johnstown

2. The Man—Cus D’Amato

3. The Birth of a Boxer—1980–1981

4. The Quest Begins—1982

5. A Taste of Glory—1983

6. The Fall and Rise of Mike Tyson—1984

7. Assault on the Professional Ranks—1985

8. The Road to the Championship—1986

9. Everest Conquered—November 22, 1986

10. The Unification and Beyond—1987

11. The People’s Champion—June 27, 1988

Epilogue

Appendix: The Complete Amateur and Professional Boxing Record to June 27, 1988

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo 28 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort Jefferson, NC
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 449 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
ISBN-10 0-7864-9648-7 / 0786496487
ISBN-13 978-0-7864-9648-8 / 9780786496488
Zustand Neuware
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