Joe Gans
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-3994-2 (ISBN)
Joe Gans captured the world lightweight title in 1902, becoming the first black American world title holder in any sport. Gans was a master strategist and tactician, and one of the earliest practitioners of "scientific" boxing. As a black champion reigning during the Jim Crow era, he endured physical assaults, a stolen title, bankruptcy, and numerous attempts to destroy his reputation. Four short years after successfully defending his title in the 42-round "Greatest Fight of the Century," Joe Gans was dead of tuberculosis.
This biography features original round-by-round ringside telegraph reports of his most famous and controversial fights, a complete fight history, photographs, and early newspaper drawings and cartoons.
Colleen Aycock, co-editor for the International Boxing Research Organization, was named to the New Mexico Boxing Hall of Fame and is the author, co-author or co-editor of five books on boxing. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mark Scott, a novelist and former Golden Gloves boxer, lives in Austin, Texas. He is a contributor to other publications on the history of boxing.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. A Marvel of the Ring
2. Battle Royal
3. Boxing in 1900 Baltimore
4. Ghosts in the House
5. Straight Hitting
6. Saving an Eye, Losing a Title
7. Fixed Fight in Chicago
8. Long Road Back
9. Bringing Home the Bacon
10. Defending the Championship: A Gentleman and a Gladiator
11. Stolen Title
12. Boxing Moves West
13. Forays at Welterweight
14. Epic Battle in the Nevada Desert
15. The White Plague
16. A Dream Deferred, a Dream Realized
17. Good Night, Sweet Prince: Fighting in the Shadow of Death
18. The Old Master’s Legacy
19. In the Words of Peers and Scholars
20. Final Rounds
Epilogue: Boxing’s Continued Popularity
Appendix: Ring Record
Chapter Notes
Works Cited
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.2.2009 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 35 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 399 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-3994-7 / 0786439947 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-3994-2 / 9780786439942 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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