Prizefighting
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Prizefighting
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Author : Arne K. Lang
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-09-17
Prizefighting written by Arne K. Lang and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-17 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This work brings a fresh perspective to the history of modern prizefighting, a sport which has evolved over several centuries to become one of mankind's most lasting and valued sporting attractions. With his primary focus outside the ropes, the author shows how organizers, publicity agents, and political allies overcame both legal and moral roadblocks to make fisticuffing a lively commercial enterprise. The book begins with the clandestine bare-knuckle fights in eighteenth-century London, and ends with the vibrant, large-scale productions of modern Las Vegas "fight nights." Along the way, he explains many of the myths about antiquarian prizefighters, describes the origins of slave fight folklore, and examines the forces that transformed Las Vegas into the world's leading venue for important fights.
The Passing Of Prize Fighting A Collection Of Classic Articles From Pugilistica The Times And Punch Magazine
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Author : Various Authors
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2016-08-26
The Passing Of Prize Fighting A Collection Of Classic Articles From Pugilistica The Times And Punch Magazine written by Various Authors and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-26 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
The Morality Of Prizefighting
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Author : George Charles Bernard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1952
The Morality Of Prizefighting written by George Charles Bernard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1952 with Boxing categories.
Bareknuckles
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Author : Dennis Brailsford
language : en
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Release Date : 1988
Bareknuckles written by Dennis Brailsford and has been published by Lutterworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
Bareknuckle fighting was one of the first organised spectators' sports and the first to boast a World Championship. Yet paradoxically throughout its history it was illegal. Dennis Brailsford is the first historian to describe the entire history of bareknuckle fighting from the Regency period until its decline in the early years of this century. He covers not only the London Ring spread of bareknuckle fighting to America and Australia. He introduces us to the individuals, the great names of bareknuckle fighting: Mendoza, Gully, and 'Gentleman' John Jackson, looking at their lives, how they trained, how matches were set up, fighting styles, financial rewards and their post-fighting careers. He also shows how new methods of travel and communication affected the organisation of fights and the efforts of those who tried to prevent them.
Prizefighting And Civilization
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Author : David C. LaFevor
language : en
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Release Date : 2020-05-01
Prizefighting And Civilization written by David C. LaFevor and has been published by University of New Mexico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-01 with History categories.
In Prizefighting and Civilization: A Cultural History of Boxing, Race, and Masculinity in Mexico and Cuba, 1840–1940, historian David C. LaFevor traces the history of pugilism in Mexico and Cuba from its controversial beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century through its exponential rise in popularity during the early twentieth century. A divisive subculture that was both a profitable blood sport and a contentious public spectacle, boxing provides a unique vantage point from which LaFevor examines the deeper historical evolution of national identity, everyday normative concepts of masculinity and race, and an expanding and democratizing public sphere in both Mexico and Cuba, the United States’ closest Latin American neighbors. Prizefighting and Civilization explores the processes by which boxing—once considered an outlandish purveyor of low culture—evolved into a nationalized pillar of popular culture, a point of pride that transcends gender, race, and class.
Counterpunch
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Author : Meg Frisbee
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2016-08-25
Counterpunch written by Meg Frisbee and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-25 with History categories.
Boxing was popular in the American West long before Las Vegas became its epicenter. However, not everyone in the region was a fan. Counterpunch examines how the sport’s meteoric rise in popularity in the West ran concurrently with a growing backlash among Progressive Era social reformers who saw boxing as barbaric. These tensions created a morality war that pitted state officials against city leaders, boxing promoters against social reformers, and fans against religious groups. Historian Meg Frisbee focuses on several legendary heavyweight prizefights of the period and the protests they inspired to explain why western geography, economy, and culture ultimately helped the sport’s supporters defeat its detractors. A fascinating look at early American boxing, Counterpunch showcases fighters such as “Gentleman” Jim Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, and Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight champ, and it provides an entertaining way to understand both the growth of the American West and the history of this popular—and controversial—sport.
Bare Fists
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Author : Bob Mee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001-05-21
Bare Fists written by Bob Mee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-05-21 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Blending historical anecdote, biographical detail, and social analysis, "Bare Fists" forms a powerful rediscovery of the strange, forgotten world of bare-knuckle prize fighting. 110 illustrations.
The Manly Art
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Author : Elliott J. Gorn
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2012-02-28
The Manly Art written by Elliott J. Gorn and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-28 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Elliott J. Gorn's The Manly Art tells the story of boxing's origins and the sport's place in American culture. When first published in 1986, the book helped shape the ways historians write about American sport and culture, expanding scholarly boundaries by exploring masculinity as an historical subject and by suggesting that social categories like gender, class, and ethnicity can be understood only in relation to each other. This updated edition of Gorn's highly influential history of the early prize rings features a new afterword, the author's meditation on the ways in which studies of sport, gender, and popular culture have changed in the quarter century since the book was first published. An up-to-date bibliography ensures that The Manly Art will remain a vital resource for a new generation.
Boston S Boxing Heritage
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Author : Kevin Smith
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2002-10-01
Boston S Boxing Heritage written by Kevin Smith and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-01 with History categories.
Boston's Boxing Heritage: Prizefighting from 1882 to 1955 chronicles the rich history of prizefighting in Boston and the many characters that made the Hub city the home of champions. It is not only a pictorial history of the sport but also a tale of heroes and villains, gangsters and mobsters, contenders and bums, trainers and newspapermen, straight men and cheats. It is a saga of ethnicity and race, of color barriers broken and neighborhood rivalries settled and rekindled. At its core this story is truly about a city and its relationship with a sport. Boston's Boxing Heritage: Prizefighting from 1882 to 1955 covers the early bareknuckle years of boxing through the sport's post-World War II boom. When Boston's John L. Sullivan won the heavyweight crown from Paddy Ryan in 1882, he took prizefighting from an illegal, red-light district pastime to the country's most popular sport and in essence put Bean Town on the sporting map. For the next sixty years, Boston remained one of the elite cities in the boxing world spawning ring immortals such as George "Little Chocolate" Dixon, Joe "the Barbados Demon" Wolcott, William "Honey" Mellody, Rocky Marciano, Jack "the Boston Gob" Sharkey, and Sam "the Boston Tar Baby" Langford.
Prizefighting The Age Of Regency Boximania
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Author : John Ford
language : en
Publisher: Associated University Presses
Release Date : 1972
Prizefighting The Age Of Regency Boximania written by John Ford and has been published by Associated University Presses this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Boxing categories.