Clash of the Little Giants: George Dixon, Terry McGovern and the Culture of Boxing in America, 1890-1910

Arne K. Lang

Clash of the Little Giants: George Dixon, Terry McGovern and the Culture of Boxing in America, 1890-1910
Format
Paperback
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Country
United States
Published
2 September 2022
Pages
277
ISBN
9781476688732

Clash of the Little Giants: George Dixon, Terry McGovern and the Culture of Boxing in America, 1890-1910

Arne K. Lang

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In the late 1890s, when boxing rivaled the popularity of baseball, George Dixon and Terry McGovern were among its most famous practitioners. Their paths crossed in 1900 in what is widely considered the most significant featherweight bout in history. Both men were fighters who died young under distressing circumstances. Both were products of a burgeoning industrial society and a cult of masculinity, at a time when prizefighting’s adherents and opponents were in a constant tug-of-war. Betting on the championship fight was heavy.

This book tells the full story, with a cast of characters including infamous manager/promoter Tom O'Rourke, World Welterweight Champion Barbados Joe Walcott, and Tammany Hall bigwig Timothy Big Tim Sullivan, whose invisible hand made New York the epicenter of boxing in the 1890s.

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