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Andrew R. M. Smith

No Way but to Fight

George Foreman and the Business of Boxing

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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 car… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-4773-1976-5
  • EAN: 9781477319765
  • Produktnummer: 31174309
  • Verlag: University of Texas Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
  • Seitenangabe: 400 S.
  • Masse: H16.3 cm x B23.6 cm x D3.3 cm 738 g
  • Abbildungen: 25 b&w photos
  • Gewicht: 738
  • Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor


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.

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