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Jeffrey Sussman

Boxing and the Mob

2019

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3 Owney Madden and Fixing the Heavyweight Championship S. 35-58

„… the form of an Italian circus strongman, Primo Carnera.Carnera arrived in New York with his European …” „… Carnera’s large,rectangular head.“Primo,” the announcer began, “how old are you?”“Two-hundred and …” „… Baer’s easiest fight, and it was utter humiliationfor the defeated and broken Primo Carnera.Deserted by …”

Notes S. 181-186

„… , 158.10. “Primo Carnera, Italian Boxer,” Encyclopedia Britannica, June 25,2018 …” „… , https://www.britannica.com/biography/Primo-Carnera (accessed 15 Au-gust 2018).11. Joseph S. Page, Primo Carnera: The Life and Career of the …” „… HeavyweightBoxing Champion (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2011), 204.12. Page, Primo Carnera, 2.NOTES 1834. THE …”

2 From Boxer to Bagman to Gambler S. 23-34

„… , who owned the heavyweightboxer, the towering 6-foot-7 Primo Carnera. Owney also owned …” „… needed some savings before they retired from the sweetscience.But it was Primo Carnera who was Owney’s …” „… Levinsky.Owney and Abe were determined to make Primo, the “AmblingAlp,” as he was known, the world champion. They …”

Index S. 189-196

„… , 74; taxi service of, 74; trialsof, 128Carnera, Primo, xiv, xv, 81, 104; Baer and,53; on boxer, 52 …” „… ,53–54; Carnera and, 53; Dempsey and,67–68; fixed fights and, 53; Hoffmanand, 138; kindhearted nature of …” „… ; stealing from,80Bowery, New York City, 4boxers: Attell as, 23, 28; during Attell’stime, 33; Carnera as, 52 …”

7 Up from the Mucklands S. 119-140

„… thatended in draws. Similarly, another mob-owned boxer, Primo Carnera,had an impressive record. He fought …” „… boxer who avoided having to deal with the mob wasMax Baer. Preparing to fight Primo Carnera for the …” „… well established that Carnera’s bouts were fixed by Owney Mad-den. In addition to being managed by …”

6 The Big Fix S. 99-118

„… phony boxers—all image, little talent—asPrimo Carnera in the 1930s. It was not the way LaMotta had …” „… mademillions of dollars from fixing his fights, as it had from fixing those ofPrimo Carnera, and then it moved …” „… to Europe. No boxer haddone that for 15 years, not since Primo Carnera, in an allegedly fixedfight …”

Bibliography S. 187-188

„… .BIBLIOGRAPHY188Page, Joseph S. Primo Carnera: The Life and Career of the Heavyweight Boxing Champion.Jefferson …”

9 Why Give Up a Good Thing? S. 165-180

„… were based on the sorry career of Primo Carnera. Theyread revelatory articles in Sports Illustrated and …”

5 The Gray Czar of Boxing S. 73-98

„… the career of Primo Carnera was wellknown in the world of boxing. Carbo figured he could easily follow …”

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Ian Phimister, David Patrick - A Boxing Legacy

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Ian Phimister (ed.), David Patrick (ed.)

A Boxing Legacy

2023

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2 Here, There, and Everywhere S. 49-100

„… ,” Primo Carnera, wasn’t the first Italian invader of American shores, but he was the man who most …” „… , but the American fight public wearily cried enough, after punchless Primo Carnera knocked out Campolo …” „… Carnera applecart with a ten-round decision over the Giant Primo in Boston.The value of an Irish name at …”

1 Profiling the Greats S. 1-48

„… , Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Max Schmeling, Jack Sharkey, Primo Carnera, Max Baer, and James J. Braddock …” „… Tunney, Max Schmeling, Jack Sharkey, Primo Carnera, Max Baer and James J. Braddock put together in a …” „… one and only defense of the title.Surprise! Big Primo Carnera risked his crown three times in a year …”

Index S. 267-282

„… , Al, 18Carnera, Primo, xix, 7, 29, 50, 55, 66, 77–78, 142, 242, 246; title defences, 1Carpentier …” „… with reigning champion, xxFlores, Primo, 60Florida, 164Florio, Dan, 225Florio, Nick, 225Flowers, Bruce …”

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„… referee allowed Primo Carnera to continue despite the Boston Gob’s insistence that Da Preem had actually …”

3 African American Boxing S. 101-174

„… former champion Primo Carnera in thrilling fashion, then followed up by disposing of another ex-champ …” „… heavyweight title. Following Dempsey, Tunney, Schmeling, Sharkey and Carnera had gone along with this tacit …”

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David K. Wiggins

More Than a Game

2018

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Chapter 4. Striving to Be Full Participants in America’s Pastimes S. 79-104

„… , Arkansas, to listen on the radio to the Louis and Primo Carnera fight, Angelou makes clear the jubilation …” „… professional bout was against Primo Carnera, the gigantic six-six 265–pound former world heavyweight champion …” „… that came over the gathering when Louis knocked Carnera to the canvas to win the fight. “When Louis was …”

Index S. 287-300

„… ., 179–80, 285–86; of Williams, V., 178–80Carlesimo, P. J., 167Carlos, John, 4, 132, 142, 188Carnera, Primo …”

Documents S. 221-286

„… Louis’s defeat of Primo Carnera in 1935. What is readily apparent from her account is the representational …” „… happen.“And now it looks like Joe is mad. He’s caught Carnera with a left hook to the head and a right to the …”

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STADION Volume 39 (2013) Issue 1 ISSN Online: 2942-3430

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Volker Kluge 100 Jahre Jesse Owens und Luz Long – Siegt die Legende gegen die Wahrheit? S. 75-104

„… den Italiener Primo Carnera, so dass erneut viel Geld nach Europa wanderte. Damit schien für Amerika …”

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Philipp Melanchthon - Melanchthons Briefwechsel / Band T 2: Texte 255-520 (1523–1526)

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Philipp Melanchthon

Melanchthons Briefwechsel / Band T 2: Texte 255-520 (1523–1526)

Series: Melanchthons Briefwechsel

Volume 1995

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Texte Nr. 255–520 (1523–1526) S. 25-522

„… . >Quid agi debeat in tuendo evangelio DML. Sententia< (Inc. >Primo<). ~ot261 ... Detmold LB, Mscr. 26,1.2 …” „… , Sententia D. Martini Lutheri< (Inc. >Primo<). Im übrigen oft eigenwillig, bes. in Z. 10 und Z. 11 f. ~GA401 …” „… zu WmQ16), mit der Üs. >Quid agi debeat ... DML< (Inc. >Primo<). Wie in Hbq47 und M938 steht vor (f …”

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