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Author:   Ken Brooks
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.381kg
ISBN:  

9780786498475

ISBN 10:   0786498471
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   25 December 2015
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1. Roots 2. Breakthrough 3. The 1952 Olympics 4. Turning Pro 5. Birgit 6. Taking on Machen 7. Edwin and Cus Part 8. Grossinger’s 9. No Longer a Dream 10. Patterson-Johansson I 11. Delirium 12. Fighting the Fight Mob 13. Pop Culture Ingo 14. Back to Work 15. Patterson-Johansson II 16. After the Fall 17. Dancin’ with Johansson 18. Patterson-Johansson III 19. One More Fight Part Three 20. Cutting Ties 21. Edna 22. Troubling Times 23. Changes 24. There Is Only One Ingo Epilogue: The Hammer of Thor Professional Boxing Record Bibliography Index

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a much-needed biography of a figure who has been ignored --Standard Examiner; a much needed study of an Olympian, a celebrity, and a heavyweight champion of the world.... Ken Brooks' expertly written biography will hopefully help to raise the profile of Ingemar Johansson --Sport in American History; the first biography to be written about Johansson...entertaining and informative --Box Nation.

a much-needed biography of a figure who has been ignored --<i>Standard Examiner</i>; a much needed study of an Olympian, a celebrity, and a heavyweight champion of the world.... Ken Brooks' expertly written biography will hopefully help to raise the profile of Ingemar Johansson --<i>Sport in American History</i>; the first biography to be written about Johansson...entertaining and informative --<i>Box Nation</i>.

a much-needed biography of a figure who has been ignored --Standard Examiner; very easy to read...a much needed study of an Olympian, a celebrity, and a Heavyweight Champion of the world.... Ken Brooks' expertly written biography will hopefully help to raise the profile of Ingemar Johansson --Sport in American History; meticulous research...Brooks writes not only about Johansson, but also pens an excellent history of boxing during the late '50s and early '60s...fascinating and enlightening reading...a must read...Ingo deserved to have a good book written about him, and Ken Brooks has done him that service --Boston Post-Gazette; the first biography to be written about Johansson...entertaining and informative --Box Nation; this book is one of those that deserves a wide readership. Mr. Brooks has done meticulous research, organized his material, given an array of footnotes to back up that research, and ends up with a lively narrative about a fascinating figure in the world of boxing...excellent...fascinating and enlightening...a must read --Boxing over Broadway.

Author Information

Ken Brooks is a freelance writer and retired educator. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

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