John L. Sullivan: The Career of the First Gloved Heavyweight ChampionMcFarland, 28 февр. 2015 г. - Всего страниц: 254 Essentially the last of the bare-knuckle heavyweight champions, John L. Sullivan was instrumental in the acceptance of gloved fighting. His charisma and popular appeal during this transitional period contributed greatly to making boxing a nationally popular, "legitimate" sport. Sullivan became boxing's first superstar and arguably the first of any sport. From his first match in the late 1870s through his final championship fight in 1892, this biography contains a thoroughly researched, detailed accounting of John L. Sullivan's boxing career. With special attention to the 1880s, the decade during which Sullivan came to prominence, it follows Sullivan's skill development and discusses his opponents and fights in detail, providing various viewpoints of a single event. Beginning with a discussion of early boxing practices, the sport itself is placed within sociological, legal and historical contexts including anti-prize fighting laws and the so-called "color line." A complete record of Sullivan's career is also included. |
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... champion John L. Sullivan's career. This book 1. Presents facts and analysis that no other book has presented. My research reveals previously unknown historical details and addresses many unsolved mysteries. 2. Provides multiple local ...
... champions. Facts regarding how boxers performed against di›erent and common opponents are provided so that readers can make comparisons and assess their careers. I describe what other fighters, champions, and future champions were doing ...
... champions were national figures whose lives were often extensively followed by the media. Their careers can be a ... champion's reign, but not at the expense of the actual in-the-ring occurrences. In conclusion, by combining factual ...
... champion, and he was quite popular in England. Of course, at that time, England was the world of boxing. In ¡743, then-champion Jack Broughton published the first code of rules. He also invented boxing gloves, known as mu·ers, which ...
The Career of the First Gloved Heavyweight Champion Adam J. Pollack. only ended when someone hit the ground, a round ... championship bouts, were often wars of attrition where mere temporary unconsciousness or loss of control over one's ...
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5 A Real Fight | 34 |
6 Now Theyll Have to Do It My Fashion | 43 |
7 The Game Little Englishman and the Maori | 59 |
13 The Plateau and the Break | 129 |
14 The European Tour | 146 |
15 The Color Line | 157 |
16 End of an Era | 170 |
17 Retired? | 199 |
18 Changing His Tune | 209 |
19 The Legacy | 215 |
John L Sullivans Record | 221 |
1883 | 70 |
1884 | 82 |
10 Unfinished Business and Prelude to a Grudge Match | 99 |
11 Accepted but Not Quite | 103 |
12 Mystery of the SevenRound Decision | 115 |
Notes | 231 |
Bibliography | 241 |
Index | 243 |
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