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Fistiana, the Heavyweights : the evolution of modern prize fighting, 1737 thru 1938, Jack Broughton to Joe Louis

Title: Fistiana, the Heavyweights : the evolution of modern prize fighting, 1737 thru 1938, Jack Broughton to Joe Louis / Douglas S. Benson.
Author: Benson, Douglas S.
Publication: Chicago, Ill. : D.S. Benson, [2012], ©2012.

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581 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Alternative Title

Fistiana : the heavyweights
Fistiana

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 572-577) and index.

Contents

Part one: Fistic combat. The eighteenth century, dawn's early light ; The nineteenth century, a new era ; The sixties into the eighties, apex, decline, rebirth -- Part two: Revolution with a glove. Rest of the eighties, the switch to Queensbury ; The nineties, ongoing disputes ; The twentieth century, awesome then awkward ; Into a new decade, controversy over race ; The later teens, almost back to normalcy ; The twenties, roaring and rich ; The thirties, depression then recovery

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ocn809851296
809851296
SCSB-5655192

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