Boxing in America : an autopsy
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- ISBN: 0313379726
- ISBN: 9780313379727
- Physical Description xi, 200 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-Clio, [2012]
- Copyright ©2012
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General Note: | "Praeger". |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-192) and index. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 58.91 |
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Table of Contents
Boxing in America : An Autopsy
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction | p. ix | |
Chapter 1 | John L. Sullivan: Boxing Hero and Cultural Icon | p. 1 |
Chapter 2 | Race and Boxing: The Intractable Color Line and the Phenomenon of Jack Johnson | p. 13 |
Chapter 3 | Joe Louis: Heavyweight Great and American Hero | p. 27 |
Chapter 4 | Rocky Marciano: Undefeated and Underappreciated | p. 43 |
Chapter 5 | The Incomparable Ali | p. 53 |
Chapter 6 | The Incredible Story and Comeback of "Big" George Foreman | p. 77 |
Chapter 7 | Mike Tyson: "The Baddest Man on the Planet" | p. 91 |
Chapter 8 | Journeymen: Forgotten Warriors of the Sweet Science | p. 107 |
Chapter 9 | Death in the Ring | p. 119 |
Chapter 10 | Prison Boxers | p. 133 |
Chapter 11 | The Future of Boxing and the Threat of Mixed Martial Arts | p. 147 |
Notes | p. 157 | |
Bibliography | p. 185 | |
Index | p. 193 |