Boston's Boxing Heritage: Prizefighting from 1882 to 1955 chronicles the rich history of prizefighting in Boston and the many characters that made the Hub city the home of champions. It is not only a pictorial history of the sport but also a tale of heroes and villains, gangsters and mobsters, contenders and bums, trainers and newspapermen, straight men and cheats. It is a saga of ethnicity and race, of color barriers broken and neighborhood rivalries settled and rekindled. At its core this story is truly about a city and its relationship with a sport. Boston's Boxing Heritage: Prizefighting from 1882 to 1955 covers the early bareknuckle years of boxing through the sport's post-World War II boom. When Boston's John L. Sullivan won the heavyweight crown from Paddy Ryan in 1882, he took prizefighting from an illegal, red-light district pastime to the countryÃs most popular sport and in essence put Bean Town on the sporting map. For the next sixty years, Boston remained one of the elite cities in the boxing world spawning ring immortals such as George Little Chocolate Dixon, Joe the Barbados Demon Wolcott, William Honey Mellody, Rocky Marciano, Jack the Boston Gob Sharkey, and Sam the Boston Tar Baby Langford.
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Kevin Smith, a boxing historian, a member of the International Boxing Research Organization, and the founder of the Historical Society for Black Prizefighters, presents this fascinating story through hundreds of rare photographs and detailed narrative. Everyone, boxing fan or not, will find the images of these brave gladiators and their stories hard to forget.
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A nice little read, well illustrated. Good book on the shelf of anyone newly interested in the history/science of pugilism.
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I love the idea of these books but they could grow up a bit, by adding an index and a reccommended reading section.
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JOHN L. SULLIVAN, C. 1888. The most important sport personality of his time,John L.Sullivan stood as a symbol of American individualism, achievement, and determination. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Ben Hawes, New York, Joe Wolcott, George Godfrey, Bean Town, New England, Boston Garden, Peter Jackson, South Boston, George Byers, Joe Gans, Mechanics Hall, Andy Watson, Billy Madden, Casino Athletic Club, Dave Bergin, South End, United States, Dick O'Brien, Harry Hill, Jack Dempsey, West End, Bob Carson, Charley Mitchell, Joe Choyinski New!
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JOHN L. SULLIVAN, C. 1888. The most important sport personality of his time,John L.Sullivan stood as a symbol of American individualism, achievement, and determination. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
heavyweight champion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ben Hawes, New York, Joe Wolcott, George Godfrey, Bean Town, New England, Boston Garden, Peter Jackson, South Boston, George Byers, Joe Gans, Mechanics Hall, Andy Watson, Billy Madden, Casino Athletic Club, Dave Bergin, South End, United States, Dick O'Brien, Harry Hill, Jack Dempsey, West End, Bob Carson, Charley Mitchell, Joe Choyinski New!
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- The Boston Garden (MA) (Images of Sports) by Richard A. Johnson on page 96
- Tar Baby by Toni Morrison on page 80
- The Black Pearl (Newberry Honor Book) by Scott O'Dell on page 34
- The Black Pearl (Dark Horse Comics Collection) by Mark Hamill on page 34
- The Black Pearl on page 34
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