Kid Gavilan
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Kid Gavilan
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Author : F Daniel Somrack
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05-29
Kid Gavilan written by F Daniel Somrack and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-29 with categories.
"Kid Gavilan: The Cuban Hawk" is the story of the rise and fall of one of the greatest boxing champions of all time. Born Gerardo Gonzalez in 1930, he rose from humble beginnings in Camaguey Cuba to become Kid Gavilan, the Welterweight Champion of the World. During the early days of 1950s television, Gavilan became an instant sensation and TV's first superstar attraction. Easily recognizable in his classy white trunks and shoes, Kid Gavilan thrilled crowds around the world with his flashy style and trademark "Bolo Punch." Throughout his championship reign 1951-'54, the "Keed" was virtually unbeatable in the welterweight class. Gavilan fought the greatest boxers of his era including Sugar Ray Robinson, Ike Williams, Carmen Basilio, Beau Jack, Billy Graham, Carl "Bobo" Olson, Ralph "Tiger" Jones, Chuck Davey and others.During a time when organized crime controlled the fight game, Gavilan had the courage and character to remain true to his sport. At the height of his title reign, mob promoters like Frankie Carbo and Frankie "Blinky" Palermo robbed him of his crown and denied him the opportunity to regain the championship.Retiring to Cuba national hero, Gavilan was thrust into Castro revolution and virtually forgotten as a champion. Returning to the United States in 1968, his greatness was finally recognized when he was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame (1985) and the International Boxing Hall of Fame (1990).
Latino Athletes
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Author : Ian C. Friedman
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2014-05-14
Latino Athletes written by Ian C. Friedman and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with Hispanic American athletes categories.
Provides short biographies of more than 175 notable Hispanic American athletes.
Jet
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974-04-18
Jet written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974-04-18 with categories.
The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.
Counterpunch
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Author : Ira Berkow
language : en
Publisher: Triumph Books
Release Date : 2014-05-01
Counterpunch written by Ira Berkow and has been published by Triumph Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Spanning the period between 1967 and 2005, this compilation includes 84 of Pulitzer Prize&–winning author Ira Berkow's columns on boxing. Readers will meet some of the greatest names in the sport's history in the pages of this book, including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Joe Louis, and Mike Tyson. Among the unforgettable stories gathered in this collection are the heated rivalry between Ali and “Smokin' Joe” Frazier, Tyson's infamous “Bite Fight” in 1997, and the will-he-or-won't-he retirement saga of Sugar Ray Leonard. Written in Berkow's gripping prose, the columns included in Counterpunch chronicle the most important moments in boxing over the last four decades.
Professional Boxing Pursuant To S Res 238 Frank Carbo December 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 And 14 1960
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
Professional Boxing Pursuant To S Res 238 Frank Carbo December 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 And 14 1960 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Boxing categories.
Historical Dictionary Of Boxing
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Author : John Grasso
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2013-11-14
Historical Dictionary Of Boxing written by John Grasso and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-14 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Boxing is one of the oldest sports in the world, reaching back to the Ancient Greeks, although it has become popular only in the past century or so. But, in some ways, it is a rather complicated sport since – to avoid unnecessary harm – it has been endowed with rules to keep it clean, referees to see the rules are obeyed, and organizations to regulate the sport. Boxing was once largely amateur, although the professional bouts attracted the most attention, but now it is also an Olympic sport. And, over the years, there has been one champion after another who symbolized what boxing was all about, such Joe Louis, Mohammad Ali and Cassius Clay. Naturally, these champions are the focus of the Historical Dictionary of Boxing as well, and they have the biggest entries in the dictionary section, but they had to fight against someone and there are dozens and dozens of other boxers with smaller entries. More of these boxers come from the United States than elsewhere, but there are others from Europe, Asia and Latin America, and there are also entries on the major boxing countries as well. Plus entries on the rules, on the organizations, and on the technical terminology and jargon you have to know just to follow the bouts. The introduction provides a broad view of boxing’s history while the chronology traces events from 688 B.C. to 2012 A.D. Not all that much has been written on boxing that is not ephemeral, but much of that literature can be found in the bibliography. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of boxing.
Professional Boxing
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
Professional Boxing written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Boxing categories.
Combat Sports
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Author : David L. Hudson Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2009-05-13
Combat Sports written by David L. Hudson Jr. and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-13 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Fistic combat represents the greatest human drama in all of sport. Roman gladiators thrilled citizens and emperors alike when they entered the octagon to face an intense, life-threatening experience. Boxing, the sport of kings, also has its roots in the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome. Banned in 500 A.D. by the Emperor Theodoric, it resurfaced twelve centuries later in England. John Milton praised it as a noble art for building character in young men, and sports writer A.J. Leibling dubbed it the Sweet Science. Many of its major protagonists - men such as Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali - have become transcendent, near-mythic heroes. But boxing is not the only combat sport, and mixed martial arts, in all their ferocious beauty, represent the fastest growing sports genre in the world. Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) has joined boxing in paying seven figures to some of its champions, and draws millions in its pay-per-view events. This book details leading figures in boxing, sumo wrestling, kickboxing, Greco-Roman wrestling, and mixed martial arts (including organizations such as Ultimate Fighting, PRIDE, K-1, Total Combat, and SportFighting). Over 150 entries cover champions, contenders, and other famous combatants from all over the world, as well as legendary promoters, managers, trainers, and events. Also included in this encyclopedia are sidebars on controversies, highlights, brief bios, and other noteworthy events, along with a general timeline. .
Boxing Like The Champs 2
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Author : Mark Hatmaker
language : en
Publisher: Tracks Publishing
Release Date : 2020-08-01
Boxing Like The Champs 2 written by Mark Hatmaker and has been published by Tracks Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Get a load of just some of the recently unearthed gold in this volume: 1. Jack Johnson's "Biceps Punch." 2. Gentleman Jim's Not-Quite-a-Jab. 3. Joe Louis's "Attacking the Buckler" strategy. 4. Gunboat Smith's devastating "Occipital Punch." 5. Bare-knuckle legend Jack Slack's "Chopper." 6. The real deal on how Jack Dempsey built the power in that Lead Hook. 7. "Hurricane" Jackson's wild "Scoop Punch." 8. How Joe Frazier built his eccentric defensive rhythm.
Muhammad Ali In Africana Cultural Memory
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Author : James L. Conyers, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Anthem Press
Release Date : 2022-01-11
Muhammad Ali In Africana Cultural Memory written by James L. Conyers, Jr. and has been published by Anthem Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
One critical priority of the discipline of Africana studies is applied memory, specifically, how the record of the culture’s survival and agency reveals usable and reproducible knowledge and behavior. In terms of how Muhammad Ali, as an historical actor, has left an heroic legacy that bequeaths to us a sort of inheritance, the critical task at hand is to systematically explore this historical actor’s life, feats, philosophy, grit, worldview, and even his folkloric antihero to decipher his Africana cultural memory value. At the core of this edited collection is a commitment to enhance the cultural storytelling about Muhammad Ali and to critically itemize the lessons we garner from his life as allegory. The ancestral life is one that is remembered and recalled. The contributors’ research uncovers Ali’s local, national, and global encounters that are legacy worldviews. These perspectives give us direction for mining the critical depth of Ali’s encounters which map his memory in terms of culturally sustaining confidence, self-esteem, reinvention, immortalization, and empathy. These are the fertile seeds of Africana cultural memory which bloom into powerful markers and monuments of an epic life of hyperheroic activity relevant to cultural memory, sports, history, politics, health, and aesthetics.