Jersey Joe Walcott

A Boxing Biography

James Curl (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

239 Seiten

2012
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-6822-5 (ISBN)

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Born into extreme poverty in 1914, Jersey Joe Walcott began boxing at the age of 16 to help feed his hungry family. After ten years, without proper training and with little to show for his efforts beyond some frightful beatings, Walcott quit the ring. A chance meeting with a fight promoter who recognized the potential in his iron chin and hard punch turned Walcott's fortunes around, launching one of the greatest comebacks in boxing history.

This biography details Walcott's youth, his dismal early career, and his legendary climb to become the heavyweight champion of the world at age 37, at the time the oldest man ever to win the coveted title. Along the way, he battled some of the most feared champions of his day, including Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles, and Rocky Marciano. With numerous period photographs and a foreword from Walcott's grandson, this work provides an intimate look at one of the grittiest, most determined boxers of the 20th century.

James Curl is a member of the International Boxing Research Organization and has written articles for IBRO Journal and East Side Boxing. He lives in Rancho Cordova, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Vincent Cream II

Preface

1. The Journey Begins

2. Roxie Allen, Jack Blackburn and Typhoid Fever

3. Sparring with the Brown Bomber

4. “Tiger” Jack Fox and Hard Times

5. Early Retirement

6. Bocchicchio

7. Stepping up the Competition

8. Win Some, Lose Some

9. Louis-Walcott I

10. Louis-Walcott II

11. The Cincinnati Cobra

12. Sweden, Omelio, and Johnny Shkor

13. Germany and Rex Layne

14. Winning the Title

15. Bringing the Title Home

16. Walcott-Marciano I: The Build-Up

17. Walcott-Marciano I: The Fight

18. Walcott-Marciano II: The Rematch

19. The 1950s and Hollywood

20. The 1960s and the Phantom Punch

21. The New Sheriff

22. The Passing of a Legend

Appendix: Jersey Joe Walcott’s Fight Record

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	29 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	331 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
ISBN-10	0-7864-6822-X / 078646822X
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-6822-5 / 9780786468225
Zustand	Neuware