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This is a cradle-to-grave biography of Mickey Walker, former welterweight (1922-1926) and middleweight champion (1926-1931) of the world, one of the greatest fighters in ring history. He fought at a time when boxing was a major sport with only eight championships, and he held two of them over a nine-year period. He fought at a time when each weight division was jammed with good fighters, and he fought them all from welterweight up to heavyweight, frequently being outweighed 20 to 30 pounds.
Walker was also a great personality who loved life and lived it to the fullest. He was married seven times to four different women, and he cavorted with movie stars and mobsters. When his boxing career ended in 1935, Walker ran saloons in various locations and eventually became an artist of some standing. He died in 1981 at age 79.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. A Born Fighter
2. "You Need a Manager, Son"
3. Contender
4. Champion
5. Mickey and Marriage—Part One
6. Double Tragedy Hits Champ
7. Bootleg Booze and Boxing
8. Hollywood and Doc Kearns
9. One (or Two) Fights with Harry Greb
10. A Favor for Al Capone
11. A Shade Too Close
12. Backwoods to Broadway
13. Ex-Champ
14. "And New Middleweight Champion!"
15. Adventures Abroad
16. Death of the Tiger
17. Taming the Wildcat
18. Big Night in Chicago
19. Marriage, the Mob, and Mayhem in Louisville
20. Mickey the Giant Killer
21. Half a Heavyweight Champion
22. Schmeling—A Fight Too Far
23. Rock Bottom—Losing Liz and Doc
24. The End of the Road
25. Working on Canvas Again, and the Last Wedding
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
