Hitters, Dancers and Ring Magicians: Seven Boxers of the Golden Age

Kelly Richard Nicholson

Hitters, Dancers and Ring Magicians: Seven Boxers of the Golden Age
Format
Paperback
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Country
United States
Published
4 November 2010
Pages
226
ISBN
9780786449903

Hitters, Dancers and Ring Magicians: Seven Boxers of the Golden Age

Kelly Richard Nicholson

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Covering the years 1890 to 1910, this volume profiles the boxers who were acting during boxing’s
Golden Age,
focusing primarily on George
Kid
Lavigne, Bob Fitzsimmons, Barbados Joe Walcott, Joe Gans, Terry McGovern, Sam Langford, and Stanley Ketchel. The accomplishments of these competitors in and out of the ring, as well as their standing in boxing history, are examined in detail. Each boxer is presented in his historical context, and detailed information about many of their opponents, also key figures in this critical era of the sport, is also provided, as are comparisons to recent fighters.

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