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Joe Gans: A Biography of the First African American World Boxing Champion
ISBN-13:
9780786439942
ISBN-10:
0786439947
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Colleen Aycock, Mark Scott
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
McFarland & Company
Format:
Paperback
294 pages
Category:
Black & African American
,
Cultural & Regional
,
Boxing
,
Individual Sports
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ISBN-13:
9780786439942
ISBN-10:
0786439947
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Colleen Aycock, Mark Scott
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
McFarland & Company
Format:
Paperback
294 pages
Category:
Black & African American
,
Cultural & Regional
,
Boxing
,
Individual Sports
Summary
Joe Gans: A Biography of the First African American World Boxing Champion (ISBN-13: 9780786439942 and ISBN-10: 0786439947), written by authors
Colleen Aycock, Mark Scott, was published by McFarland & Company in 2008.
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Description
Joe Gans captured the world lightweight title in 1902, becoming the first black American world title holder in any sport. Gans was a master strategist and tactician, and one the earliest practitioners of "scientific" boxing. As a black champion reigning during the Jim Crow era, he endured physical assaults, a stolen title, bankruptcy, and numerous attempts to destroy his reputation. Four short years after successfully defending his title in the 42-round "Greatest Fight of the Century," Joe Gans was dead of tuberculosis. This biography features original round-by-round ringside telegraph reports of his most famous and controversial fights, a complete fight history, photographs, and early newspaper drawings and cartoons.
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