In the late 1890s, when boxing rivaled the popularity of baseball,
George Dixon and Terry McGovern were among its most famous
practitioners. Their paths crossed in 1900 in what is widely
considered the most significant featherweight bout in history. Both
men were fighters who died young under distressing circumstances.
Both were products of a burgeoning industrial society and a cult of
masculinity, at a time when prizefighting's adherents and opponents
were in a constant tug-of-war. Betting on the championship fight
was heavy. This book tells the full story, with a cast of
characters including infamous manager/promoter Tom O'Rourke, World
Welterweight Champion Barbados Joe Walcott, and Tammany Hall bigwig
Timothy "Big Tim" Sullivan, whose invisible hand made New York the
epicenter of boxing in the 1890s.
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