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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... pound the boys.”3 Sullivan also said that at about age ¡6 or ¡7, he had an a‡nity for athletic sports, and learned that he ... pounds. He played baseball during his lunch break, and came back to work a bit late. A harsh and often violent ...
... pounds to the 5'¡0" Sullivan's ¡96 pounds. The bout took place between one and two o'clock a.m.11 Not much is known about Curley, but he was no novice; rather an older, more experienced fighter. A decade earlier, on February ¡8, ¡869 ...
... pounds. As a London rules fighter, his first fight was in ¡862 when he fought a 64-round draw over ¡ hour and 24 minutes. He won an ¡865 bout in ¡9 rounds. An ¡866 fight went 69 rounds and was stopped due to darkness, but Chandler won ...
... pound 2¡-year-old-Sullivan, listed between 5'¡0∑" and 5'¡0∂", took on American bareknuckle champion Joe Goss in a 3-round gloved exhibition. The 5'¡0" Goss was an elderly 42 years old and weighed about ¡70 pounds.3 Still, his immense ...
... pounds and was called a pugilist “of no mean pretensions.”9 On June 28, ¡880, in Boston, Sullivan took on George Rooke, who since ¡867 had claimed the American middleweight championship. He was born in England in ¡843, but came to New ...
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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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