The World Colored Heavyweight Championship 1876 1937
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The World Colored Heavyweight Championship 1876 1937
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Author : Mark Allen Baker
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2020-08-31
The World Colored Heavyweight Championship 1876 1937 written by Mark Allen Baker and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-31 with Sports & Recreation categories.
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.
Johnny Kilbane
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Author : Mark Allen Baker
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2024-06-07
Johnny Kilbane written by Mark Allen Baker and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-07 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Holding the world featherweight boxing championship for more than 11 years, Johnny Kilbane's name became synonymous with the title. His accepted record of 51-4-7, with 78 no decisions and two no contests (25 victories by way of knockout), put him in elite company with other members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In October 1917--while still World Featherweight Champion--Johnny Kilbane became a lieutenant in the U.S. Army to serve in World War I. Following his career as fighter, he turned to adjudication and transformed himself into a talented and prolific boxing referee. He did so while juggling other responsibilities such as operating a gym, serving in the Ohio Senate, or acting as Clerk of the Cleveland Municipal Court. As dedicated to public service as he was to pugilism, he gained the respect of his peers and his constituents and was admired for his commitment to family. This is his biography.
Lou Ambers
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Author : Mark Allen Baker
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2021-05-28
Lou Ambers written by Mark Allen Baker and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-28 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Born Luigi d'Ambrosio, Lou Ambers grew up in Herkimer, New York, during the Great Depression. He and his nine siblings watched their father lose his business. Then they lost their father. Taking to the ring as a "bootleg" boxer to support his family, "The Herkimer Hurricane" soon became an undefeated contender, losing only one of more than fifty fights in his first three years as a professional. A keen judge of distance with prodigious hand speed, he worked just within punching range, busily slipping and feinting, then slashing in with hooks and uppercuts. In 1936, he faced his idol and mentor, Tony Canzoneri, and defeated him to capture the world lightweight championship. Ambers held the title for twenty-three months, losing it in a historic fight with the formidable Henry Armstrong (1938) but regaining it in a rematch the following year. As the 1930s ended, so did Amber's impressive career. This book chronicles the life of one of the great 20th century lightweights, who retired with a Hall of Fame record of 90-8-6 with 30 KOs.
Willie Pep
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Author : Mark Allen Baker
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2022-08-31
Willie Pep written by Mark Allen Baker and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-31 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Among the best pound-for-pound fighters of all time, Willie Pep (1922-2006) was a virtuoso of the squared circle. A two-time World Featherweight Champion, his International Boxing Hall of Fame professional record stands at 230 wins, 11 losses and one draw, with 65 knockouts and two winning streaks of more than 62 victories--each longer than most modern fighters' careers. During his 26 years in the ring, he appeared on cards with everyone from Fritzie Zivic to Joe Frazier. A scientific boxer with balletic defensive skills and a stiff jab, Pep--known as "Will o' the Wisp"--so masterfully evaded his opponents, one remarked it was like battling a man in a room full of mirrors. This book covers his remarkable career, with highlights of each bout.
Guide To Hemingway S Key West A
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Author : Mark Allen Baker
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2022-04
Guide To Hemingway S Key West A written by Mark Allen Baker and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04 with History categories.
"For a dozen years, perhaps the prime of his writing life, Ernest Hemingway resided in Key West, producing a consistent stream of important work that elevated his literary fame and cleared a path for the arrival and refinement of the Hemingway Myth. Travel in his footsteps and bask in the island magnetism that fueled the author while he wrote classics such as Death in the Afternoon and The Snows of Kilimanjaro. Tour through more than seventy island locations that paint the perfect portrait of Papa's consequential time on the island with author Mark Allen Baker as your guide. Step back in time to Hemingway's Key West and stroll the town like an honorary member of the famed Hemingway Mob."--Amazon website.
When Boxing Was Like Ridiculously Racist
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Author : Ian Carey
language : en
Publisher: eBookIt.com
Release Date : 2013-02
When Boxing Was Like Ridiculously Racist written by Ian Carey and has been published by eBookIt.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02 with History categories.
This is the story of the lineage of Boxing's World Heavyweight Championship from 1882-1915 and how it explains a cultural attitude toward race and identity in that era. The first true national and international sports celebrities were boxers in the late 1800s. Soon after the abolishment of slavery in the United States the first World Champions of the sport were crowned. As the Champion of the World these boxing heavyweights were held on a pedestal of athletic dominance, and in the eyes of some white Americans, and many of those in the boxing community, these champions had to be white, anything else would challenge the belief of white Anglo-saxon superiority that many white Americans were clinging to at the time. It is the story of the symbol of the World Champion during that period and what it meant in society. It's also a story about a bunch of tough, bad-ass guys from over a hundred years ago that used to beat each other up.
The Heavyweight Championship
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Author : Nat Fleischer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
The Heavyweight Championship written by Nat Fleischer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Boxing categories.
Jack Johnson Rebel Sojourner
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Author : Theresa Runstedtler
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2012-05-14
Jack Johnson Rebel Sojourner written by Theresa Runstedtler and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-14 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In his day, Jack Johnson—born in Texas, the son of former slaves—was the most famous black man on the planet. As the first African American World Heavyweight Champion (1908–1915), he publicly challenged white supremacy at home and abroad, enjoying the same audacious lifestyle of conspicuous consumption, masculine bravado, and interracial love wherever he traveled. Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner provides the first in-depth exploration of Johnson’s battles against the color line in places as far-flung as Sydney, London, Cape Town, Paris, Havana, and Mexico City. In relating this dramatic story, Theresa Runstedtler constructs a global history of race, gender, and empire in the early twentieth century.
The World Heavyweight Boxing Championship
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Author : John Dennis McCallum
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974-01-01
The World Heavyweight Boxing Championship written by John Dennis McCallum and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974-01-01 with African American athletes categories.
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.
Promises To Keep How Jackie Robinson Changed America
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Author : Sharon Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Release Date : 2016-11-29
Promises To Keep How Jackie Robinson Changed America written by Sharon Robinson and has been published by Scholastic Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-29 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A warm, intimate portrait of Jackie Robinson, America's sports icon, told from the unique perspective of a unique insider: his only daughter. Sharon Robinson shares memories of her famous father in this warm loving biography of the man who broke the color barrier in baseball. Jackie Robinson was an outstanding athlete, a devoted family man and a dedicated civil rights activist. The author explores the fascinating circumstances surrounding Jackie Robinson's breakthrough. She also tells the off-the-field story of Robinson's hard-won victories and the inspiring effect he had on his family, his community. . . his country! Includes never-before-published letters by Jackie Robinson, as well as photos from the Robinson family archives.