Stars In The Ring Jewish Champions In The Golden Age Of Boxing
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Download Stars In The Ring Jewish Champions In The Golden Age Of Boxing PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Stars In The Ring Jewish Champions In The Golden Age Of Boxing book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Stars In The Ring Jewish Champions In The Golden Age Of Boxing
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Mike Silver
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2016-03-04
Stars In The Ring Jewish Champions In The Golden Age Of Boxing written by Mike Silver and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-04 with Sports & Recreation categories.
For more than sixty years—from the 1890s to the 1950s—boxing was an integral part of American popular culture and a major spectator sport rivaling baseball in popularity. More Jewish athletes have competed as boxers than all other professional sports combined; in the period from 1901 to 1939, 29 Jewish boxers were recognized as world champions and more than 160 Jewish boxers ranked among the top contenders in their respective weight divisions. Stars in the Ring,by renowned boxing historian Mike Silver, presents this vibrant social history in the first illustrated encyclopedic compendium of its kind.
When In Doubt Stop The Bout
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Mike Silver
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-10-29
When In Doubt Stop The Bout written by Mike Silver and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In When in Doubt, Stop the Bout, renowned boxing historian Mike Silver presents a shocking exposé of the sordid underbelly of professional boxing, and uncovers the sport's criminally flawed infrastructure and those responsible for it. From compromised referees to poorly trained ringside physicians to an insidious cartel of "sanctioning organizations" approving dangerous mismatches, Silver lays bare the corruption, the negligence, and the incompetence that has made a dangerous sport even more dangerous. But aside from unmasking the chaotic mess that afflicts boxing, this book for the first time proposes groundbreaking practical solutions that will mitigate the danger and save lives. Penetrating and persuasive, When in Doubt, Stop the Bout will change forever how you see the sport of boxing.
The Night The Referee Hit Back
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Mike Silver
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2020-06-10
The Night The Referee Hit Back written by Mike Silver and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-10 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This collection of award-winning boxing journalist Mike Silver’s best articles from the past 40 years features a colorful mix of hard-hitting exposes and light-hearted stories that include legendary boxers such as Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, Oscar De La Hoya, and more. The boxing world has witnessed some spectacular and iconic moments, from the “Thrilla in Manila” to the last encounter between Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta. In The Night the Referee Hit Back: Memorable Moments from the World of Boxing, award-winning boxing journalist Mike Silver looks back at some of boxing’s most legendary fights, talks with Hall of Famers Archie Moore, Carlos Ortiz, Emile Griffith and Curtis Cokes, and analyzes the changes that have taken place in boxing since the Golden Age. This collection, drawn from the author’s best articles from the past 40 years, are a colorful mix of hard-hitting exposes, interviews, and light-hearted stories featuring boxers such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., Joe Frazier, Oscar De La Hoya, and Muhammad Ali. Mike Silver captures the essence, charisma, tragedy, and romance of boxing like no one else. Featuring numerous historical and iconic photographs, The Night the Referee Hit Back is a fascinating and valuable collection for boxing fans and sports historians alike.
Carrying A Big Schtick
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Miriam Eve Mora
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 2024-05-21
Carrying A Big Schtick written by Miriam Eve Mora and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-21 with Social Science categories.
For twentieth-century Jewish immigrants and their children attempting to gain full access to American society, performative masculinity was a tool of acculturation. However, as scholar Miriam Eve Mora demonstrates, this performance is consistently challenged by American mainstream society that holds Jewish men outside of the American ideal of masculinity. Depicted as weak, effeminate, cowardly, gentle, bookish, or conflict-averse, Jewish men have been ascribed these qualities by outside forces, but some have also intentionally subscribed themselves to masculinities at odds with the American mainstream. Carrying a Big Schtick dissects notions of Jewish masculinity and its perception and practice in America in the twentieth century through the lenses of immigration and cultural history. Tracing Jewish masculinity through major themes and events including both World Wars, the Holocaust, American Zionism, Israeli statehood, and the Six-Day War, this work establishes that the struggle of this process can shed light on the changing dynamics in religious, social, and economic American Jewish life.
Max Baer And Barney Ross
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Jeffrey Sussman
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2016-11-03
Max Baer And Barney Ross written by Jeffrey Sussman and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-03 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This book follows the lives and careers of two Jewish boxers, Max Baer and Barney Ross. Fighting in the 1920s and 1930s when anti-Semitism was rampant, American Jews found symbols of strength and courage in these two world champions. This book provides a vivid picture of Baer and Ross as they fought opponents in the ring and prejudice outside it.
When Boxing Was A Jewish Sport
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Allen Bodner
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1997-10-28
When Boxing Was A Jewish Sport written by Allen Bodner and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-10-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The author reports on the many young Jewish fighters who began boxing for the money. In the 1920s and 1930s, "Jews were represented in almost every aspect of the sport, from manufacturing equipment to management."--Jacket.
The Magnificent Max Baer
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Colleen Aycock
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-08-06
The Magnificent Max Baer written by Colleen Aycock and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Boxing might not have survived the 1930s if not for Max Baer. A contender for every heavyweight championship 1932-1941, California's "Glamour Boy" brought back the "million-dollar gate" not seen since the 1920s. His radio voice sold millions of Gillette razor blades; his leading-man appeal made him a heartthrob in The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933). The film was banned in Nazi Germany--Baer had worn a Star of David on his trunks when he TKOed German former champ Max Schmeling. Baer defeated 275-pound Primo Carnera in 1934 for the championship, losing it to Jim Braddock the next year. Contrary to Cinderella Man, (2005), Baer--favored 10 to 1--was not a villain and the fight was more controversial than the film suggested. His battle with Joe Louis three months later drew the highest gate of the decade. This first comprehensive biography covers Baer's complete ring record, his early life, his career on radio, film, stage and television, and his World War II army service.
Best Served Cold
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Roger Zotti
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2017-05-25
Best Served Cold written by Roger Zotti and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-25 with Literary Collections categories.
Roger Zottis latest collection of essays, Best Served Cold, is mostly a true book with some stretchers, as Mark Twains Huck Finn says about Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In part one, Zotti focuses on sports, while in part two hes concerned with books and movies. Agree or disagree with his views, its certain that Best Served Cold is an entertaining and informative mix of concise and inventive writings.
The Arc Of Boxing
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Mike Silver
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2012-09-21
The Arc Of Boxing written by Mike Silver and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-21 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Are today’s boxers better than their predecessors, or is modern boxing a shadow of its former self? Boxing historians discuss the socioeconomic and demographic changes that have affected the quality, prominence and popularity of the sport over the past century. Among the interviewees are world-renowned scholars, some of the sport’s premier trainers, and former amateur and professional world champions. Chapters cover such topics as the ongoing deterioration of boxers’ skills, their endurance, the decline in the number of fights and the psychological readiness of championship-caliber boxers. The strengths and weaknesses of today’s superstars are analyzed and compared to those of such past greats as Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jack Dempsey and Jake LaMotta.
New York Sports
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Stephen Norwood
language : en
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Release Date : 2018-06-01
New York Sports written by Stephen Norwood and has been published by University of Arkansas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
New York has long been both America’s leading cultural center and its sports capital, with far more championship teams, intracity World Series, and major prizefights than any other city. Pro football’s “Greatest Game Ever Played” took place in New York, along with what was arguably history’s most significant boxing match, the 1938 title bout between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling. As the nation’s most crowded city, basketball proved to be an ideal sport, and for many years it was the site of the country’s most prestigious college basketball tournament. New York boasts storied stadiums, arenas, and gymnasiums and is the home of one of the world’s two leading marathons as well as the Belmont Stakes, the third event in horse racing’s Triple Crown. New York sportswriters also wield national influence and have done much to connect sports to larger social and cultural issues, and the vitality and distinctiveness of New York’s street games, its ethnic institutions, and its sports-centered restaurants and drinking establishments all contribute to the city’s uniqueness. New York Sports collects the work of fourteen leading sport historians, providing new insight into the social and cultural history of America’s major metropolis and of the United States. These writers address the topics of changing conceptions of manhood and violence, leisure and social class, urban night life and entertainment, women and athletics, ethnicity and assimilation, and more.