Prizefighting
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8367-6 (ISBN)
This work brings a fresh perspective to the history of modern prizefighting, a sport which has evolved over several centuries to become one of mankind's most lasting and valued sporting attractions. With his primary focus outside the ropes, the author shows how organizers, publicity agents, and political allies overcame both legal and moral roadblocks to make fisticuffing a lively commercial enterprise.
The book begins with the clandestine bare-knuckle fights in eighteenth-century London, and ends with the vibrant, large-scale productions of modern Las Vegas "fight nights." Along the way, he explains many of the myths about antiquarian prizefighters, describes the origins of slave fight folklore, and examines the forces that transformed Las Vegas into the world's leading venue for important fights.
The editor-in-chief of The Sweet Science on-line boxing magazine, Arne K. Lang taught sociology at the University of Nevada–Las Vegas. A leading authority on the history of boxing and the history of American sports gambling, he lives and writes in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is his fifth book.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Noblemen and Knockabouts
2. Diffusion to America
3. The Queensberry Antiseptic
4. The Watershed Fight
5. The Boomtown Boxing Phenomenon
6. The War and the Walker Law
7. The Golden Era
8. Fighters’ Writers
9. Boxing and Jews
10. Hard Times and Hoaxes
11. Boxing and Blacks
12. Marcianomics
13. Floyd and Sonny
14. Tank Town Boxing in Las Vegas
15. The Doctor Makes a House Call
16. Las Vegas: The Transition Years
17. The Rise and Fall of Ali
18. Parking Lot Extravaganzas
19. The Iron Mike Express
20. Buster Craps Out
21. Mariachi Salsa
22. El Gran Campeón de Culiacan
23. Iron Mike II: Another Vegas Implosion
24. The Golden Boy
25. Lennox the Lion
26. The Wise Old Owl
27. Atomic Salsa
28. The “X” Factor
29. Shifting Sands
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.05.2020 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 36 photos, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 494 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-8367-0 / 1476683670 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-8367-6 / 9781476683676 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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