Author : John Durant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 125882079X
The Heavyweight Champions
John Durant
The Heavyweight Champions
The Heavyweight Champions Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of The Heavyweight Champions book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Jess Willard
Arly Allen,James Willard Mace
Author : Arly Allen,James Willard Mace
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476664446
Jess Willard by Arly Allen,James Willard Mace Pdf
Jess Willard, the "Pottawatomie Giant," won the heavyweight title in 1915 with his defeat of Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion. At 6 feet, 6 inches and 240 pounds, Willard was considered unbeatable in his day. He nonetheless lost to Jack Dempsey in 1919 in one of the most brutally one-sided contests in fistic history. Willard later made an initially successful comeback but was defeated by Luis Firpo in 1923 and retired from the ring. He died in 1968, largely forgotten by the boxing public. Featuring photographs from the Willard family archives, this first full-length biography provides a detailed portrait of one of America's boxing greats.
The World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876-1937
Mark Allen Baker
Author : Mark Allen Baker
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476677651
The World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876-1937 by Mark Allen Baker Pdf
For six decades the World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a useful tool of racial oppression--the existence of the title far more important to the white public than its succession of champions. It took some extraordinary individuals, most notably Jack Johnson, to challenge "the color line" in the ring, although the title and the black fighters who contended for it continued until the reign of Joe Louis a generation later. This history traces the advent and demise of the Championship, the stories of the 28 professional athletes who won it, and the demarcation of the color line both in and out of the ring.
Primo Carnera
Joseph S. Page
Author : Joseph S. Page
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786457861
Primo Carnera by Joseph S. Page Pdf
At over six and a half feet tall and nearly 300 pounds, heavyweight champion Primo Carnera was a giant for his times, but today "the Ambling Alp" is too often written off as an unskilled oaf and a product of the mob dealings that plagued boxing during the 1930s. He may not have been a natural in the ring, but he worked as hard as any boxer to learn his craft, to be in top condition, and he repeatedly showed that he was tougher than nails. This biography details Carnera's early life and boxing career, his success as a fighter as well as accusations of fight fixing, his strengths and limitations in the ring, and his later career as a wrestler.
The Heavyweight Championship
Nat Fleischer
Author : Nat Fleischer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Boxing
ISBN : UCSC:32106014888801
The Heavyweight Championship by Nat Fleischer Pdf
The Boxing Kings
Paul Beston
Author : Paul Beston
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781442272903
The Boxing Kings by Paul Beston Pdf
For much of the twentieth century, boxing was one of America’s most popular sports, and the heavyweight champions were figures known to all. Their exploits were reported regularly in the newspapers—often outside the sports pages—and their fame and wealth dwarfed those of other athletes. Long after their heyday, these icons continue to be synonymous with the “sweet science.” In The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring, Paul Beston profiles these larger-than-life men who held a central place in American culture. Among the figures covered are John L. Sullivan, who made the heavyweight championship a commercial property; Jack Johnson, who became the first black man to claim the title; Jack Dempsey, a sporting symbol of the Roaring Twenties; Joe Louis, whose contributions to racial tolerance and social progress transcended even his greatness in the ring; Rocky Marciano, who became an embodiment of the American Dream; Muhammad Ali, who took on the U.S. government and revolutionized professional sports with his showmanship; and Mike Tyson, a hard-punching dynamo who typified the modern celebrity. This gallery of flawed but sympathetic men also includes comics, dandies, bookworms, divas, ex-cons, workingmen, and even a tough-guy-turned-preacher. As the heavyweight title passed from one claimant to another, their stories opened a window into the larger history of the United States. Boxing fans, sports historians, and those interested in U.S. race relations as it intersects with sports will find this book a fascinating exploration into how engrained boxing once was in America’s social and cultural fabric.
The World Heavyweight Boxing Championship
John Dennis McCallum
Author : John Dennis McCallum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : African American athletes
ISBN : 0801959519
The World Heavyweight Boxing Championship by John Dennis McCallum Pdf
Paints an unvarnished picture of the 24 greats who have ruled the sport's most glamorous division - the Heavyweight Champions of the World. Tells all the inside stories of the great ring bouts, the men who fought those grueling rounds, and the men who made and managed the champs.
Heavyweight Boxing Champions
Terry Middleton
Author : Terry Middleton
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781665522038
Heavyweight Boxing Champions by Terry Middleton Pdf
This book is dedicated to my grandfather, Clarence Middleton, who boxed while in the United States Army during WWI, and my Father, Dennis Middleton, who boxed while in the United States Navy during WWII. My first memories were watching my Dad workout when I was a young kid. He used Boxing and weight training routines as a way to exercise after the war.
One Punch from the Promised Land
John Florio,Ouisie Shapiro
Author : John Florio,Ouisie Shapiro
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780762797684
One Punch from the Promised Land by John Florio,Ouisie Shapiro Pdf
It was 1976 when Leon and Michael Spinks first punched their way into America’s living rooms. That year, they became the first brothers to win Olympic gold in the same Games. Shortly thereafter, they became the first brothers to win the heavyweight title: Leon toppled The Greatest, Muhammad Ali; Michael beat the unbeatable Larry Holmes. With a cast of characters that includes Ali, Holmes, Mike Tyson, Gerry Cooney, Dwight Qawi, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and dozens of friends, relatives, and boxing figures, ONE PUNCH FROM THE PROMISED LAND tells the unlikely story of the Spinks brothers. Their rise from the Pruitt-Igoe housing disaster. Their divergent paths of success. And their relationship with America. The book also uncovers stories never before made public: the big paydays, the high living, the backroom deals. It’s not afraid to tackle an issue rarely discussed: Does the heavyweight title deliver on its promise to young men in the inner city? This is the definitive story of Leon and Michael Spinks. And a cross-examination of heavyweight boxing in 20th century America.
John L. Sullivan
Adam J. Pollack
Author : Adam J. Pollack
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476618340
John L. Sullivan by Adam J. Pollack Pdf
Essentially the last of the bare-knuckle heavyweight champions, John L. Sullivan was instrumental in the acceptance of gloved fighting. His charisma and popular appeal during this transitional period contributed greatly to making boxing a nationally popular, "legitimate" sport. Sullivan became boxing's first superstar and arguably the first of any sport. From his first match in the late 1870s through his final championship fight in 1892, this biography contains a thoroughly researched, detailed accounting of John L. Sullivan's boxing career. With special attention to the 1880s, the decade during which Sullivan came to prominence, it follows Sullivan's skill development and discusses his opponents and fights in detail, providing various viewpoints of a single event. Beginning with a discussion of early boxing practices, the sport itself is placed within sociological, legal and historical contexts including anti-prize fighting laws and the so-called "color line." A complete record of Sullivan's career is also included.
Boxing Champions of the Heavyweight Division 1882–2010
Ronald J. Curtis
Author : Ronald J. Curtis
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781453514689
Boxing Champions of the Heavyweight Division 1882–2010 by Ronald J. Curtis Pdf
The heavyweight division is the top prize of all the different weight divisions in boxing. There were many fighters who were short, tall, big, small, great, and not so great. There were some who were better known than kings, presidents, or other leaders. Ronald Curtis will tell you, in a short and concise manner, how they got there and what made these fighters—champions.
History of the Heavyweight Championship of the World
Rene Villadsen
Author : Rene Villadsen
Publisher : belladonna
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9788798939078
History of the Heavyweight Championship of the World by Rene Villadsen Pdf
With the proliferation of sanctioning bodies giving rise to multiple titleholders in each weight class it has become increasingly difficult to track the history of the World championships in professional boxing. The purpose of this publication is to give the boxing fan an overview of the history of the heavyweight championship of the World. What you will find here is a brief description of how the championship was passed along from John L. Sullivan to the present champion Wladimir Klitschko. Also included is a list of all deserving holders of the championship, and not least a very comprehensive section with a complete list of all World heavyweight championship fights held under the Queensberry rules, including the ones sanctioned by major organizations like NBA, NYSAC – and later WBC, WBA, IBF & WBO. I hope that this publication will be able to help the casual boxing fan to navigate through professional boxing history.
Peter Jackson
Bob Petersen
Author : Bob Petersen
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786485949
Peter Jackson by Bob Petersen Pdf
Born to former slaves on St. Croix in 1860, Peter Jackson made his name as a boxer with his smooth, fast style and a dangerous one-two combination. After immigrating to Australia, Jackson became that country's national heavyweight champion in 1886 before moving on to the United States and claiming the title of Colored Champion of the World in 1888. For the next ten years Peter Jackson remained undefeated, finally losing to the great Jim Jeffries in 1898. Although he never received a shot at the heavyweight title--reigning heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan refused to defend his title against a black man--Jackson remains one of the greatest heavyweights ever.
The First Black Boxing Champions
Colleen Aycock,Mark Scott
Author : Colleen Aycock,Mark Scott
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786461882
The First Black Boxing Champions by Colleen Aycock,Mark Scott Pdf
This volume presents fifteen chapters of biography of African American and black champions and challengers of the early prize ring. They range from Tom Molineaux, a slave who won freedom and fame in the ring in the early 1800s; to Joe Gans, the first African American world champion; to the flamboyant Jack Johnson, deemed such a threat to white society that film of his defeat of former champion and "Great White Hope" Jim Jeffries was banned across much of the country. Photographs, period drawings, cartoons, and fight posters enhance the biographies. Round-by-round coverage of select historic fights is included, as is a foreword by Hall-of-Fame boxing announcer Al Bernstein.
Muhammad Ali, Heavyweight Champion
Jack Rummel,Gloria Blakely
Author : Jack Rummel,Gloria Blakely
Publisher : Chelsea House Pub
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0791083306
Muhammad Ali, Heavyweight Champion by Jack Rummel,Gloria Blakely Pdf
Chronicles the life of the heavyweight boxing champion, from his early years to his draft resistance through his astounding boxing career which established him as one of the greatest fighters of all time.
