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this long-form essay serves as a brief examination of pugilism, racism, and the human condition. with stops in four time periods, this piece pauses in each for close looks at four rivalries: jack johnson and jim jeffries/ joe louis and max schmeling/ muhammad ali and joe frazier/ larry holmes and gerry cooney/ the interconnected cast of characters you will meet also includes tommy burns, sam langford, jack dempsey, billy conn, chuck wepner, don king, 'the wacko twins', and the first black boxing champion joe gans.

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9781499614909

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christopher benedict lives in huntington, new york. he is a member of the phantom writers guild who published their first collective volume amongst us all in 2012. benedict is also the author of the essay collection perfectly rational lunacy: oxymoronic writings as well as its forthcoming companion birth of the uncool.

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