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In the Ring With Jack Johnson - Part I - The Rise (Hardcover)
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In the Ring With Jack Johnson - Part I - The Rise (Hardcover)
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At 710 pages, In the Ring With Jack Johnson - Part I: The Rise is
the most detailed and thorough book ever written on Jack Johnson.
This book alone (the first of two on Johnson) covers the start of
Jack Johnson's career up to his winning the world heavyweight
championship. It is chock-full of detailed descriptions of each
bout from multiple local next-day primary sources. The book also
contains plenty of context and background, details and perspectives
about race from both white and black-owned newspapers, as well as
approximately 225 rare photographs, cartoons, and advertisements.
Boxing fans will obtain knowledge and insight into Jack Johnson's
career like never before. This is the seventh book in Adam J.
Pollack's series on the heavyweight champions of the gloved era,
which include: John L. Sullivan: The Career of the First Gloved
Heavyweight Champion, In the Ring With James J. Corbett, In the
Ring With Bob Fitzsimmons, In the Ring With James J. Jeffries, In
the Ring With Marvin Hart, and In the Ring With Tommy Burns. Adam
J. Pollack is a boxing judge, referee, and coach, and member of the
Boxing Writers Association of America. He is also an attorney
practicing law in Iowa City, Iowa.
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