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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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3 African American Boxing S. 101-174

„… 1013AfricAn AmericAn BoxingAt the end of 1938, two boxers dominated the fight game. They were …” „… Jacobs’s grip on the title.104 AfricAn AmericAn BoxingBut if box office, not bias, determined the shape of …” „… ” Showed Great Boxers with Pittance PayOctober 1969 I. The American Black Man and BoxingNovember 1969 II …”

Preface

„… American cartoonists—Biography. | Boxing—United States—History. Classification: LCC GV742.42.C382 B68 2023 …” „… , baseball, golf, cycling, motorsports, and espe-cially boxing—began in his early twenties. From 1926 to 1933 …” „… boxing that has largely faded away.3: African American BoxingA key theme within Carroll’s writing from …”

5 Fighters and Fans S. 205-252

„… background necessary for readying a youngster for the arduous business of professional boxing.The right …” „… diminutive former Brooklyn ban-tamweight ace. Jack Moore is a highly regarded student of boxing.One of the …” „… , middle, light heavy, and heavyweight, Conn gave Louis the fright of his boxing life in 1941, only to lose …”

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

„… the capital of the boxing world, for all that Chicago insisted that the second Dempsey-Tunney battle …” „… cemented its claim to the title. Spoiled for choice, fight fans flocked to any number of boxing clubs and …” „… Garden itself. Neighborhood rivalries filled halls and spawned smooth boxing champions like featherweight …”

4 Brains vs. Brawn S. 175-204

„… over the wise words of Tunney regarding a punch as a defence mechanism in boxing.Few boxers in the ring …” „… Davis’ ragged record, Willie—who is no fool in things boxing—must have seen something in Davis …” „… Berlenbach finally catching slick boxing Jimmy Slattery; to middleweight great Stanley Ketchel, outpointed …”

Appendix S. 253-264

„… KayoesMarch 1941 Ring Ratings Arouse Interest in BoxingApril 1941 Secrets of Hitting*May 1941 The Art of …” „… 1944 One Round KayoesFebruary 1947 Golden Boys of BoxingMarch 1947 Sable Sockers to the Fore*April 1947 …” „… Rivalry Peps Up BoxingMarch 1949 Featherweight Class TopsApril 1949 Down Memory Lane with HurleyMay 1949 …”

1 Profiling the Greats S. 1-48

„… D’Artagnan himself.mickey, the d’Artagnan of BoxingMickey Walker was truly the D’Artagnan of the ring. A …” „… Billy Conn’s brilliant boxing gave the champ all the trouble and more that he could handle until the …” „… previously had held Marciano to a disputed ten-round split decision but whose boxing skills could not stop …”

Index S. 267-282

„… Boxing series, xiv; toughest dollar in sports, xviii; went along with reigning champion, xxDavis, Al …” „… Igoe, Hype, 18, 31, 154, 170Il Duce, 78International Boxing Club, 104, 147, 149, 157International …” „… Boxing Hall of Fame, x; induction into, xxvIrish, x, 4, 19, 49, 58, 59, 65–68, 70, 94, 97, 109, 129, 157 …”

Notes S. 265-266

„… . Springs Toledo, Murderers’ Row: In Search of Boxing’s Biggest Outcasts (Boston: Tora, 2017).31. The Ring …”

About the Editors S. 283-284

„… professional boxing. David’s library contains hundreds of books on the Noble Art, and Ian was in the crowd that …”

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Jeffrey Sussman

Boxing and the Mob

2019

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5 The Gray Czar of Boxing S. 73-98

„… who would invade, conquer,and corrupt the world of boxing.He was born Paolo Giovanni Carbo on the …” „… permit him to wear thetin crown of a figurehead ruler. Carbo would be the true czar of boxing.Before …” „… Boxing Club to MadisonSquare Garden for $100,000. Thereafter, Carbo’s International BoxingClub (IBC) of …”

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

„… Royal investigation into the corruption of professional boxing.Spinelli and two undercover agents, plus …” „… boxer who began boxingprofessionally in 1984. Senator Roth said,Stackhouse was banned from boxing in New …” „… by Senator Nunn when the mob got back into boxing,Gravano said,Well, over a period of time recently …”

Index S. 189-196

„… , K.), 84James, Jesse, 39James Norris and the Decline of Boxing(Nagler), 91Janiro, Tony, 103Jewish …” „… 189INDEXAkins, Virgil, 88, 92Ali, Muhammad, 150; ability of, 156;Boxing Reform Act and, 179 …” „… ;O’Brien and, 32; rage of, 24; Rothsteinand, 23, 49; training for, 27, 28Baer, Max, 33; boxing matches with …”

4 The Machiavelli of Promoters S. 59-72

„… . Kevin Mitchell writes, “In boxing,it’s all about the numbers. Mike Jacobs, who had the heart of an …” „… achalkboard sign above its long bar that read, “Bettors, Beer, & BoxingServed Here.”As the years rolled on and …” „… . Boxing,with its three-minute rounds, was made for TV advertising. Betweeneach round, advertisers could insert …”

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

„… twentieth-century boxing. He was a cham-pion boxer, a bagman and enforcer for Arnold Rothstein, and a gamblerwho had …” „… whohelped Arnold Rothstein fix the 1919 World Series, he had previouslybeen the world featherweight boxing …” „… Rothstein, Attell learnedto bet only on sure things.Any history of boxing in the United States in the …”

Preface

„… professional boxing. I couldn’t put itdown! This is a must-read.”—Bill Calogero, host of the Talkin’ Boxingwith …” „… Star Boxing,Inc.“Jeffrey Sussman has written a riveting, no-holds-barred book abouthow the mob …” „… (Elec-tronic) | ISBN 9781538113158 (cloth : alk. paper)Subjects: LCSH: Boxing—Corrupt practices—United …”

Notes S. 181-186

„… GAMBLER1. Monte D. Cox, “Interview with Legends of Boxing,” Cox’s Corner …” „… HeavyweightBoxing Champion (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2011), 204.12. Page, Primo Carnera, 2.NOTES 1834. THE …” „… , 2010), 17.2. Barney Nagler, James Norris and the Decline of Boxing (New York:Bobbs-Merrill Company …”

6 The Big Fix S. 99-118

„… 996THE BIG FIXImagine a six-year-old boy out on the street boxing another boy forpennies, nickels …” „… andrelentlessly ferocious boxers of the twentieth century. He was fortunateto find boxing as an outlet for his …” „… has anger at opponents inTHE BIG FIX 101the school’s boxing ring. There, he would be able to hone his …”

7 Up from the Mucklands S. 119-140

„… was a boxing fan.Although his father was one of those devoted boxing fans, Mr. Basi-lio was not …” „… altogether happy when his son quit high school and decidedto devote himself to pursing a boxing career. He …” „… should steer clear of boxing and try something else. Mr.Basilio was a decent man, a good father and a …”

About the Author S. 197

„… boxing fan sincethe age of 12, when his father taught him the elements of boxing andsigned him up for 10 …” „… boxing lessons at legendary Stillman’s Gym. Suss-man writes for several boxing websites, one of which is …” „… www.boxing.com. His latest books are Max Baer and Barney Ross: Jewish Heroes ofBoxing (2016) and Rocky Graziano …”

Bibliography S. 187-188

„… York: Pegasus, 2010.Nagler, Barney. James Norris and the Decline of Boxing. New York: Bobbs-Merrill …” „… .BIBLIOGRAPHY188Page, Joseph S. Primo Carnera: The Life and Career of the Heavyweight Boxing Champion.Jefferson …” „… : Random House, 1947.———. Ringside: A Treasury of Boxing Reportage. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2006.Sheed …”

8 Sonny Liston’s Blues S. 141-164

„… the first round.It was one of the fastest knockouts in the history of professional boxing.In 1938, Joe …” „… . It just wasn’t good for business. Boxing had already beenportrayed in various media as being …” „… been a sinister figurebehind the scenes in boxing for more than 20 years. This verdict will bea great …”

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

„… undertaking.Owney Madden, although a major player in the world of boxing,didn’t start out as a corruptor of the …” „… , seemingly wres-tling rather than boxing.By round three, Carnera finally realized this fight was different …” „… to Owney Madden, forOwney was far more involved in boxing than Arnold Rothstein. ForRothstein, boxing …”

1 The Man Who Fixed the 1919 World Series S. 1-22

„… : professional boxing.The story of the fixing of the 1919 World Series is complicated bymany contradictory pieces …” „… from artificially lopsided odds on important boxingmatches. The world of boxing had beckoned Attell …” „… dishonest thing in his life, neverbet on a baseball game, a horse race, or a boxing match, never mindones …”

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Dan Taylor

Walking Alone

2022

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10: Bing, Boxing, and Bright Lights S. 81-92

„… 8110BING, BOXING, AND BRIGHT LIGHTSIn December 1939, two of the most influential men in America set …” „… favored sport. The sport was boxing. The talent both men viewed as a potential champion was Kenny …” „… Washington. Boxing, on the other hand, meant opportunity to Black athletes. The ascension of Joe Louis to the …”

15: I Gotta Have That Washington S. 119-130

„… Washington, who quickly signed on. On March 5, with boxing champ Henry Armstrong, Washing-ton boarded a train …” „… When Washington climbed into the boxing ring and sparred with Henry Armstrong, it brought loud cheers …” „… . Washington, Armstrong, Lillard, Yancey, and Burley visited bases where they put on boxing and football …”

8: An Unparalleled Ovation S. 67-72

„… and never tired of telling people that his favorite player was Kenny Washington. Same with the boxing …”

Bibliography S. 215-224

„… .———. Cohn- ing Tower. Oakland Tribune, November 2, 1940, 14.———. “Negroes Saved Boxing . . . Would Save …”

22: A Baseball Shot at Last S. 181-188

„… boxing, Crosby this time had a baseball proposition in mind. He was part owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates …”

19: Like Old Times S. 153-162

„… Figure 19.1 Washington was in demand to speak at banquets, appear at boxing matches, and even judge …”

9: Unadulterated Hokum S. 73-80

„… of the Year over Wimbledon champion Alice Marble and welterweight boxing champ 80 Chapter 9Henry …”

Notes S. 201-214

„… Boxing . . . Would Save Baseball,” Pittsburgh Courier, April 24, 1943, 18.208 Notes6. Dick Hyland …”

Preface

„… Unparalleled Ovation 67 9 Unadulterated Hokum 7310 Bing, Boxing, and Bright Lights 8111 The Star among Stars …”

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Christy Martin

Fighting for Survival

2022

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9 The Fight That Legitimized Me and Women’s Boxing S. 105-118

„… 105C h a p t e r n i n ethe Fight that legitimized Me and women’s BoxingYou never know when your …” „… realizing it. That certainly happened to me several times in life but never in boxing.The night Jim Martin …” „… famous fighter in the world was into women’s boxing.Sue had a sense of humor about how things had gone …”

13 On Boxing: It’s Not about Violence; It’s about Self-Control S. 157-168

„… 157C h a p t e r t h i r t e e non Boxingit’s not about violence; it’s about self-ControlBoxing is …” „… it is.Despite its elemental nature, boxing isn’t really about violence. It’s about harnessing your …” „… For most of my 23 years in boxing, I had no control of my life outside the ring. Maybe that’s part of …”

Index S. 273-286

„… , 40, 93, 179; writers about, 159. See also control, in boxing; female boxingboxing, women in, 1–2, 39 …” „… , 133; of murder attempt, of Martin, C., 242aggressiveness, 17, 21, 43; in boxing, 57, 158, 159–60 …” „… , of Martin, J., 244appearances, on television and radio, 121–22Arce, Jorge, 212art, in boxing, 159Arum …”

5 “Want to Box, Girl?” S. 53-66

„… walk away from.I never thought, when I put down that phone, that boxing would free me from any of the …” „… personal issues I was facing. At that point, I didn’t even know women’s boxing was a thing, probably …” „… because it really wasn’t. It wasn’t like you saw women boxing on television, like you do today. You didn’t …”

14 All Done with Don King, But Not with Fighting, Inside and Outside the Ring S. 169-184

„… , smoke-filled building perfect for boxing.The balcony literally hung over the ring so it seemed like every fan …” „… involved. It was probably the easiest money I ever made in boxing.I flew to Los Angeles for a taping, and …” „… boxing, I always feared that many of the people who ran the sport would have gladly discarded women …”

7 What Kind of Proposal Was That? S. 81-92

„… have to quit boxing.”I can see now that was another way of controlling me, because he knew the one …” „… Jim said no, and I went along with him, thinking he knew more than I did about the world of boxing.He …” „… contest that people wanted to watch, because they wanted to see good boxing.Jim told me some men had …”

21 Necessary Endings, New Beginnings S. 261-272

„… experienced, it came to me through boxing.After I got shot, a lot of people reached out to me. One was a …” „… life, including my decision to give over my life to boxing.We did the Charlotte-to-Austin arrangement …” „… boxing ring. I told no one involved but Miguel that 14 months earlier I’d had a stroke. The promoter was …”

1 Dead on the Floor S. 1-14

„… all the battles that would make me the first woman fighter inducted into the International Boxing Hall …” „… fighter who legiti-mized combat sports for women. I’ve been called the Jackie Robinson of female boxing …” „… faced in the 59 professional boxing matches in which I became the biggest name on the women’s side of …”

15 Down for the Count and Ashamed of How I Got There S. 185-200

„… lot of turning points in my life, and it’s clear one of them was no longer boxing for Don King. When I …” „… that was not that big a deal outside of boxing circles. I was well known and living a remarkable public …” „… , because I wasn’t going to be on the biggest cards in boxing any more. Fighting for Don King at that time …”

6 Meeting My Mentor . . . and My Menace S. 67-80

„… just that he didn’t want me around. He didn’t want any women around. At least not inside a boxing gym.I …” „… guys in there training but no women. Not many women were training in any boxing gyms back in 1990, so …” „… Wagon.Years later, after Jim and I began to have a lot of success together in boxing, he told Sports …”

8 Enter Don King S. 93-104

„… never knew existed—the big-time side of boxing.I’d ended 1995 with another first-round knockout. I was …” „… the world of boxing but also in the larger universe where he had become a celebrity far beyond his …” „… sport, is difficult to fathom today. He turned 90 in 2021 and hasn’t been involved in a major boxing …”

Preface

„… 2/10/22 11:45 AM Fighting ForSurvivalMy Journey through Boxing Fame, Abuse, Murder, and …” „… Legitimized Me and Women’s Boxing 10510 Bright Lights, Big City 11911 Big Fights, Ear Bites 13312 Chasing a …” „… Million Dollar Payday . . . and Not Getting It 14513 On Boxing: It’s Not about Violence; It’s about …”

10 Bright Lights, Big City S. 119-0

„… controversy in this women’s boxing field because of the damage that could be done to the women’s breasts. I …” „… and I had accomplished together. Things can change fast in boxing if you win in a way the fans react …” „… referee still raised my hand. Winners get paid in boxing. Bloody winners get paid better. Everyone can see …”

12 Chasing a Million Dollar Payday . . . and Not Getting It S. 145-156

„… sun in boxing, but I was a star. Now he was gone, and I was unsure what the next step would be.For …” „… boxing career took off, I un-derstood there was no loyalty there. I was a commodity to Don, as all his …” „… the rest of the package wrapped in pink boxing trunks. So where were we headed now?fighting for …”

11 Big Fights, Ear Bites S. 133-144

„… women’s boxing.I wasn’t aware Jerry had called King’s chief matchmaker, Bobby Goodman, trying to pitch a …” „… still “the man” in women’s boxing.After I signed, I said, “If I can hold up, he’d probably fight me …” „… the Gogarty fight was being invited to serve as the grand marshal at the International Boxing Hall of …”

About the Authors S. 287-288

„… 287a B o u t t h e a u t h o r sChristy Martin is the most successful female fighter in boxing …” „… history and widely regarded as the woman who legitimized women’s participation in boxing and other combat …” „… sports. When she began her career, women’s boxing was banned in most countries around the world and many …”

4 How’d I Get Myself into a Toughman Contest? S. 39-52

„… that appealed to us, and one of them was Toughman, which was kind of a regional boxing tournament for …” „… when a guy named Art Dore and his friend, Dean Oswald, got tired of hearing local boxing fans fighting …” „… just a regular guy who you wanted to root for. He had no real boxing skills, but he kept knocking …”

16 No Place to Run, No Place to Hide S. 201-214

„… that had nothing to do with boxing.In nearly 20 years of marriage, Jim and I didn’t have that many …” „… career. Arum was ready to promote a fight with one of the few women I truly disliked in boxing—Lucia …” „… focused on boxing. I was training lightly and working with Roland Bryant, the kid I’d signed on to manage …”

18 A Champion Again, But Not for Long S. 225-234

„… boxing ring came the way the first one had—as a complete surprise to me and probably to most of the …” „… Burchfield called out of the blue and offered me a shot at the World Boxing Council women’s …” „… and I left for Canastota, New York, the home of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. I loved that …”

17 Sex, Drugs, and Videotapes S. 215-224

„… one of my boxing guys. There were seven of them who traveled regularly with me almost everywhere I …” „… busi-ness side of boxing the way I should have, but wouldn’t I notice if that kind of money was going out of …” „… smaller and smaller. So do the arenas, but we keep going back, because boxing is the sport of …”

20 One Life Ends and So Does Another S. 249-260

„… , but later I was told he said, “I controlled nothing. I mean nothing in our life, outside boxing.”He …” „… the pressure of knowing a lot of the boxing world was watching to see if I had anything left.I felt …” „… boxing ring up ahead.Instead of being totally focused on my job and on what Stone would bring to the ring …”

2 Coal Miner’s Daughter S. 15-28

„… , I’ll tell you that, and neither is boxing.Growing up I was always with my dad. I threw baseballs with …” „… mines had a lot to do with that, too.Coal mining is a world not unlike boxing in that the people inside …” „… boxing ring. We both felt comfortable in an uncomfortable environ-ment. Coal mining’s not for everybody …”

3 The Thing We Carry, the Things We Hide S. 29-38

„… safe outlet in the boxing ring.I don’t believe for a minute that incident changed my sexual identity …” „… college basketball I would do later in boxing. I made a place for myself where no place existed. By …”

19 Comeback to Nowhere S. 235-248

„… , four stab wounds, and one recovery from cocaine addiction since I’d last been inside a boxing ring. If …” „… back to boxing, Christy Martin.fighting for survival.indb 247 2/10/22 11:46 AMfighting for …”

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Frank A. Salamone - The Native American Identity in Sports

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The Native American Identity in Sports

2012

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3 Amateur Boxing and Assimilation at the Stewart Indian School, Carson City, Nevada, 1935–1948 S. 41-56

„… popularity and educational value of boxing,illustrated by its presence at colleges and military institutions …” „… American boarding school boxing,embraces the viewpoint of the general public, suggesting that “it is ironic …” „… Chapter ThreeAmateur Boxing and Assimilation atthe Stewart Indian School, Carson City,Nevada …”

4 Federal Indian Boarding Schools in New Mexico S. 57-88

„… boxing.Ironically, as the Bureau of Indian Affairs began to speak out against thesport in the late 1930s, student …” „… boxing coach Oliver Wilkersonserving as toastmaster. The head football coach at the University of …” „… eighteen to men’sfootball, nine to basketball, nine to boxing, and four to wrestling.38A formal physical …”

1 Building a Library Collection: Fifty Years of Native American Athletes, Sports, and Games on Film S. 1-28

„… inter-esting segment on boxing.Hockey. The humorous stop-motion animation series Wapos Bay, set in aCree …” „… )Basketball and boxing Wisconsin Stories: More Than a Game (Madison:Wisconsin Public Television, 2002 …” „… ; VHS)Boxing Chiefs and Champions: Roger Adolph (Vancouver, BC:Moving Images Distribution, 2004; DVD), directed …”

Index S. 205-208

„… IndexAlbuquerque, 57–83 boxing, 13, 14, 20, 21, 41, 52, 63, 64, 68,Albuquerque and Santa Fe Indian …”

Preface

„… Asserting Native American Agency in an Assimilationist Institution 29Stacy Sewell3 Amateur Boxing and …”

11 The Coldest War: Billy Mills, the 1964 Olympics, and the Understandings of Native American Cold War Race Relations S. 183-190

„… aninterest in boxing, he soon found that he enjoyed training runs far more thantaking blows to the head …”

7 Native American Wrestling S. 119-128

„… example, boxing, because there was an existing cultu-ral and symbolic complex already existing for …”

10 Billy Mills: Olympic Champion, Lakota Warrior S. 171-182

„… provide food for hisfamily by competing in club boxing matches.12 He encouraged his childrento take up …”

9 Sacred Ground and Ground Strokes: The Development of Native American Tennis S. 141-170

„… focused on football,baseball, basketball, track, and boxing from the boarding school period of thelate …”

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