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Boxing Kings : When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring, Hardcover by Beston...
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- ISBN
- 9781442272897
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring
- Item Height
- 239mm
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Genre
- Biographies & True Stories, Sports
- Item Width
- 161mm
- Item Weight
- 694g
- Number of Pages
- 374 Pages
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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.
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Rowman & Littlefield
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9781442272897
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Book Title
The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Biographies & True Stories, Sports
Number of Pages
374 Pages
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239mm
Item Width
161mm
Item Weight
694g
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