Overview

This is a cradle-to-grave biography of Mickey Walker, former welterweight (1922-1926) and middleweight champion (1926-1931) of the world, one of the greatest fighters in ring history. He fought at a time when boxing was a major sport with only eight championships, and he held two of them over a nine-year period. He fought at a time when each weight division was jammed with good fighters, and he fought them all from welterweight up to heavyweight, frequently being outweighed 20 to 30 pounds. Walker was also a great personality who loved life and lived it to the fullest. He was married seven times to four different women, and he cavorted with movie stars and mobsters. When his boxing career ended in 1935, Walker ran saloons in various locations and eventually became an artist of some standing. He died in 1981 at age 79.

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Author:   John Jarrett
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.345kg
ISBN:  

9780786470402

ISBN 10:   0786470402
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   05 March 2013
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. A Born Fighter  2. “You Need a Manager, Son”  3. Contender  4. Champion  5. Mickey and Marriage—Part One  6. Double Tragedy Hits Champ  7. Bootleg Booze and Boxing  8. Hollywood and Doc Kearns  9. One (or Two) Fights with Harry Greb 10. A Favor for Al Capone 11. A Shade Too Close 12. Backwoods to Broadway 13. ­Ex-­Champ 14. “And New Middleweight Champion!” 15. Adventures Abroad 16. Death of the Tiger 17. Taming the Wildcat 18. Big Night in Chicago 19. Marriage, the Mob, and Mayhem in Louisville 20. Mickey the Giant Killer 21. Half a Heavyweight Champion 22. Schmeling—A Fight Too Far 23. Rock Bottom—Losing Liz and Doc 24. The End of the Road 25. Working on Canvas Again, and the Last Wedding Epilogue Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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a well-researched and well-written interesting read --<i>East Side Boxing</i>.

a well-researched and well-written interesting read --East Side Boxing.

Author Information

John Jarrett has been writing about boxing since 1951 and has been the Northern Area Secretary to the British Boxing Board of Control since 1978. He lives in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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