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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... weighed about 200 pounds. He played baseball during his lunch break, and came back to work a bit late. A harsh and often violent foreman kicked John. Sullivan hit him back with a right thrown as hard as he could. “I caught him under the ...
... weighed ¡93 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 ...
... weighed anywhere from ¡36 to ¡60 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 ...
... weighed about ¡70 pounds.3 Still, his immense experience and respected reputation made him Sullivan's first serious test against a then nationally recognized championship fighter. In this gloved exhibition, to the surprise of many ...
... weighed because they rarely had o‡cial weigh-ins as they do today, and the fighters or their trainers often self reported weights. Although Ryan became the American champion with his victory over Goss, Sullivan had already clearly ...
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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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