Tex Rickard

Colleen Aycock, co-editor for the International Boxing Research Organization, was named to the New Mexico Boxing Hall of Fame and is the author, co-author or co-editor of five books on boxing. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mark Scott, a novelist and former Golden Gloves boxer, lives in Austin, Texas. He is a contributor to other publications on the history of boxing.

Table of Contents



Acknowledgments      viii

Introduction     



1. Texas Cowboy in the Gold Rush     

2. A Title Fight Promotes a Gold Mining Camp     

3. The Gambler Outbids the Competition: The Great White Hope Fight     

4. A Texas-sized Ranch in Paraguay     

5. The Toledo Massacre and the First Million-Dollar Sports Event     

6. Madison Square Garden: The House That Tex Built for Boxing     

7. A New World Champion and the First $2 Million Prize Fight     

8. From the Top of His Game to Sudden Death in Miami     



Appendix: Chronology of Tex Rickard’s Life     

Notes     

Bibliography     

Index