Pound For Pound
A Biography of Sugar Ray Robinson
Seiten
2006
Amistad Press (Verlag)
978-0-06-093438-5 (ISBN)
Amistad Press (Verlag)
978-0-06-093438-5 (ISBN)
A rich history of the athlete, the man, the sport and a fascinating time in African-American history.' - Ebony Magazine'
Hailed by critics as a long-overdue portrait of Sugar Ray Robinson, a man as elusive outside the ring as he was magisterial in it, Pound by Pound is a lively and nuanced profile of an athlete who is arguably the best boxer the scene has ever seen. But the same discipline that Robinson brought to the sport eluded him at home, leading him to emotionally and physically abuse his family. Exposing Robinson's flaws as well as putting his career in the context of his life, this book tells for the first time the full story of a truly complex man.
Hailed by critics as a long-overdue portrait of Sugar Ray Robinson, a man as elusive outside the ring as he was magisterial in it, Pound by Pound is a lively and nuanced profile of an athlete who is arguably the best boxer the scene has ever seen. But the same discipline that Robinson brought to the sport eluded him at home, leading him to emotionally and physically abuse his family. Exposing Robinson's flaws as well as putting his career in the context of his life, this book tells for the first time the full story of a truly complex man.
Herb Boyd is an activist, journalist, author and teacher. His articles have appeared in such publications as the Amsterdam News, The Final Call, Essence and The Network Journal. In 1995, with co-editor Robert Allen, Boyd received the American Book Award for Brotherman--The Odyssey of Black Men in America (Ballantine/One World). A noted authority on black studies, he has been teaching African and African American history for nearly forty years. Ray Robinson II is an independent producer who is currently in the process of establishing a museum in honour of his mother and father.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.3.2006 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 132 x 202 mm |
| Gewicht | 302 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-06-093438-7 / 0060934387 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-06-093438-5 / 9780060934385 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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