During the early years of the 20th century, San Francisco promoters
served up boxing's grandest spectacles, with the most compelling
matches coming in the lightweight division. On February 22, 1910, a
crowd of more than 15,000 braved chilly, rainy conditions to
witness one such match, pitting lightweight champion Oscar
""Battling"" Nelson against Adolphus ""Ad"" Wolgast. Spectators
were rewarded with an epic battle, one that came to stand virtually
unchallenged as the most brutal fight of all time. This volume
recaptures that historic fight while vividly illuminating the
backdrop and the confluence of geographic, historic, and political
forces that made it all possible. In chronicling these colorful
boxers and their vibrant era, this work also reveals the dangers
faced by workman pugilists like Nelson and Wolgast, making their
tale, at its heart, a cautionary one.
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