Colleen Aycock

Joe Gans

A Biography of the First African American World Boxing Champion

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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 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 comple… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Scott, Mark

ISBN: 978-0-7864-3994-2
EAN: 9780786439942
Produktnummer: 3807678
Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 294 S.
Masse: H22.6 cm x B15.0 cm x D2.0 cm 408 g
Abbildungen: 35 photographs
Gewicht: 408
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Colleen Aycock's father was a professional fighter during the Depression. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mark Scott, a novelist and former Golden Glove boxer, lives in Austin, Texas.