Overview

"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 fight in 1905, 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 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 """"colour line."""" Ironically, Sullivan's personal adherence to this final concept with his refusal to fight a coloured opponent remains the one blemish on a phenomenal career. A complete record of Sullivan's career is also included."

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Author:   Adam J. Pollack
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.70cm
Weight:   0.458kg
ISBN:  

9780786425587

ISBN 10:   078642558
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   30 July 2006
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface     1. Understanding the System Under Which They Fought      2. Sullivan’s World      3. The Local Rise of the Boston Strongboy      4. The World’s Best ... but with Gloves      5. A “Real” Fight      6. Now They’ll Have to Do It My Fashion      7. The Game Little Englishman and the Maori      8. The Tour: 1883      9. The Tour Continues: 1884      10. Unfinished Business and Prelude to a Grudge Match      11. Accepted, but Not Quite      12. Mystery of the Seven-Round Decision      13. The Plateau and the Break      14. The European Tour      15. The Color Line      16. End of an Era      17. Retired?      18. Changing His Tune      19. The Legacy      Appendix: John L. Sullivan’s Record      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

splendid...thoroughly impressed...well researched and provides great detail...truly unique...a must read...excellent work --Tracy Callis, International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) and Cyber Boxing Zone; a wealth of information...detailed...superb --East Side Boxing; everything you ever wanted to know about the great John L. Sullivan and early gloved boxing lies within the covers of this work...if you are a devotee of the manly art, you will enjoy this biography --Jack McCormack, Irish Edition; comprehensive...most welcome...a definitive story...succeeds admirably --Evening Herald; a must have...definitive account --The Des Moines Register; this book fills a much needed void...most detailed and thoroughly researched --www.our-ireland.com; a detailed look --Press-Citizen (Iowa City).

Author Information

Adam J. Pollack is a staff writer for Cyberboxingzone.com (CBZ), is vice chair of USA Boxing’s National Board of Review, and a member of the Women’s Subcommittee. He is also a boxing coach and attorney living in Iowa City, Iowa.

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