No Way but to Fight
George Foreman and the Business of Boxing
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2020
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-1-4773-1976-5 (ISBN)
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-1-4773-1976-5 (ISBN)
The first biography of the heavyweight boxing champion, preacher, and celebrity pitchman who fought his way out of urban poverty and through the venal world of prizefighting to make it in America.
Olympic gold medalist. Two-time world heavyweight champion. Hall of Famer. Infomercial and reality TV star. George Foreman’s fighting ability is matched only by his acumen for selling. Yet the complete story of Foreman’s rise from urban poverty to global celebrity has never been told until now.
Raised in Houston’s “Bloody Fifth” Ward, battling against scarcity in housing and food, young Foreman fought sometimes for survival and other times just for fun. But when a government program rescued him from poverty and introduced him to the sport of boxing, his life changed forever.
In No Way but to Fight, Andrew R. M. Smith traces Foreman’s life and career from the Great Migration to the Great Society, through the Cold War and culture wars, out of urban Houston and onto the world stage where he discovered that fame brought new challenges. Drawing on new interviews with George Foreman and declassified government documents, as well as more than fifty domestic and international newspapers and magazines, Smith brings to life the exhilarating story of a true American icon. No Way but to Fight is an epic worthy of a champion.
Olympic gold medalist. Two-time world heavyweight champion. Hall of Famer. Infomercial and reality TV star. George Foreman’s fighting ability is matched only by his acumen for selling. Yet the complete story of Foreman’s rise from urban poverty to global celebrity has never been told until now.
Raised in Houston’s “Bloody Fifth” Ward, battling against scarcity in housing and food, young Foreman fought sometimes for survival and other times just for fun. But when a government program rescued him from poverty and introduced him to the sport of boxing, his life changed forever.
In No Way but to Fight, Andrew R. M. Smith traces Foreman’s life and career from the Great Migration to the Great Society, through the Cold War and culture wars, out of urban Houston and onto the world stage where he discovered that fame brought new challenges. Drawing on new interviews with George Foreman and declassified government documents, as well as more than fifty domestic and international newspapers and magazines, Smith brings to life the exhilarating story of a true American icon. No Way but to Fight is an epic worthy of a champion.
Andrew R. M. Smith is an assistant professor of sport management and history at Nichols College. Originally from Guelph, Ontario, he lives with his wife and daughters in Woodstock, Connecticut.
Prologue: Crossroads
1. Fruits of the Fifth Ward
2. Corpsman’s Call
3. God Bless the Puncher
4. Eatin’ Money
5. Sculpting George Foreman
6. Better Must Come
7. I Ain’t No Dog
8. Superman’s Evil Twin
9. Man without a Country
10. To the Mountains of the Moon
11. I Don’t Run ’Cause I Don’t Have To
12. You Got to Have a Boss
13. A Gangster’s Game
14. Jesus Rode on a Jackass
15. Man of La Mancha
Epilogue: Unscripted
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.01.2020 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Terry and Jan Todd Series on Physical Culture and Sports |
| Zusatzinfo | 26 b&w photos |
| Verlagsort | Austin, TX |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 739 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4773-1976-X / 147731976X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4773-1976-5 / 9781477319765 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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