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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kelly Richard NicholsonPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9780786449903ISBN 10: 078644990 Pages: 226 Publication Date: 30 November 2010 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Dan Cuoco Introduction 1. The New Game 2. The Saginaw Kid: George “Kid” Lavigne 3. The Fighting Blacksmith: Bob Fitzsimmons 4. A Demon from the Barbados: Joe Walcott 5. The Old Master: Joe Gans 6. The Brooklyn Terror: Terry McGovern 7. The Boston Tar Baby: Sam Langford 8. The Michigan Assassin: Stanley Ketchel Afterword Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsvintage black-and-white photographs...heavily researched...highly recommended --<i>Midwest Book Review</i>; strongly recommend...well researched and entertaining --<i>The Cyber Boxing Zone</i>; A discussion that will inform and delight both general reader and historian. --Tracy Callis, IBRO research historian; Nicholson explores an era when prizefighting was evolving into boxing, when fist-fighting as a blood sport and a test of will and honor was giving way to <i>hit and don't be hit.</i> A book that should be read. --Harry Shaffer, <i>Antiquities of the Prize Ring</i>; A fantastic read...unsung heroes get their due, and the author's spirit lights up every page. --Bob Oleson, veteran boxing trainer, promoter, and matchmaker. vintage black-and-white photographs...heavily researched...highly recommended --Midwest Book Review strongly recommend...well researched and entertaining --The Cyber Boxing Zone A discussion that will inform and delight both general reader and historian. --Tracy Callis, IBRO research historian Nicholson explores an era when prizefighting was evolving into boxing, when fist-fighting as a blood sport and a test of will and honor was giving way to hit and don't be hit. A book that should be read. --Harry Shaffer, Antiquities of the Prize Ring A fantastic read...unsung heroes get their due, and the author's spirit lights up every page. --Bob Oleson, veteran boxing trainer, promoter, and matchmaker. “vintage black-and-white photographs...heavily researched...highly recommended”—Midwest Book Review; “strongly recommend...well researched and entertaining”—The Cyber Boxing Zone; “A discussion that will inform and delight both general reader and historian.”—Tracy Callis, IBRO research historian; “Nicholson explores an era when prizefighting was evolving into boxing, when fist-fighting as a blood sport and a test of will and honor was giving way to hit and don’t be hit. A book that should be read.”—Harry Shaffer, Antiquities of the Prize Ring; “A fantastic read...unsung heroes get their due, and the author’s spirit lights up every page.”—Bob Oleson, veteran boxing trainer, promoter, and matchmaker. """vintage black-and-white photographs...heavily researched...highly recommended""--Midwest Book Review; ""strongly recommend...well researched and entertaining""--The Cyber Boxing Zone; ""A discussion that will inform and delight both general reader and historian.""--Tracy Callis, IBRO research historian; ""Nicholson explores an era when prizefighting was evolving into boxing, when fist-fighting as a blood sport and a test of will and honor was giving way to hit and don't be hit. A book that should be read.""--Harry Shaffer, Antiquities of the Prize Ring; ""A fantastic read...unsung heroes get their due, and the author's spirit lights up every page.""--Bob Oleson, veteran boxing trainer, promoter, and matchmaker." Author InformationWriter and educator Kelly Richard Nicholson has worked in China, Russia, and the Slovak Republic, as well as Utah, New Jersey, and his native Pacific Northwest. He has been a visiting professor of philosophy at the University of Wales at Lampeter, and has written four books on philosophy and one other on boxing. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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