Full Description
This volume offers detailed information about the boxers who were active during boxing's "Golden Age," 1890 to 1910, focusing primarily on George "Kid" Lavigne, Bob Fitzsimmons, Barbados Joe Walcott, Joe Gans, Terry McGovern, Sam Langford, and Stanley Ketchel, and their opponents, who were also key figures.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Dan Cuoco
Introduction
1. The New Game
2. The Saginaw Kid: George "Kid" Lavigne
3. The Fighting Blacksmith: Bob Fitzsimmons
4. A Demon from the Barbados: Joe Walcott
5. The Old Master: Joe Gans
6. The Brooklyn Terror: Terry McGovern
7. The Boston Tar Baby: Sam Langford
8. The Michigan Assassin: Stanley Ketchel
Afterword
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index