Joe Gans captured the world lightweight title in 1902, becoming the first black American world title holder in any sport. Gans was a master strategist and tactician, and one of the earliest practitioners of "scientific" boxing. As a black champion reigning during the Jim Crow era, he endured physical assaults, a stolen title, bankruptcy, and numerous attempts to destroy his reputation. Four short years after successfully defending his title in the 42-round "Greatest Fight of the Century, " Joe Gans was dead of tuberculosis. This biography features original round-by-round ringside telegraph reports of his most famous and controversial fights, a complete fight history, photographs, and early newspaper drawings and cartoons.
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语言 英语 ● 格式 EPUB ● 网页 294 ● ISBN 9780786493364 ● 出版者 McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers ● 发布时间 2014 ● 下载 3 时 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 5840261 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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