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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 796.83092 EAN: 9780786439942 ISBN: 0786439947 Label: McFarland Manufacturer: McFarland Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 294 Publication Date: October 17, 2008 Publisher: McFarland Studio: McFarland Editorial Review: Product Description: 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 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. |
