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Joe Gans - A Biography of the First African American World Boxing Champion (Paperback)
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Joe Gans - A Biography of the First African American World Boxing Champion (Paperback)
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Joe Gans captured the world lightweight title in 1902, becoming the
first black American world title holder in any sport. Gans was a
master strategist and tactician, and one the earliest practitioners
of "scientific" boxing. As a black champion reigning during the Jim
Crow era, he endured physical assaults, a stolen title, bankruptcy,
and numerous attempts to destroy his reputation. Four short years
after successfully defending his title in the 42-round "Greatest
Fight of the Century," Joe Gans was dead of tuberculosis. This
biography features original round-by-round ringside telegraph
reports of his most famous and controversial fights, a complete
fight history, photographs, early newspaper cartoons depicting
boxers, and discussion of contemporary cultural representations of
and tributes to the man considered to be among the finest boxers in
history.
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