When the Heavyweight Title Mattered - Five Championship Fights That Captivated the World, 1910-1971 (Paperback)

The world heavyweight championship once transcended boxing and conferred global renown. This book gives detailed coverage to five legendary championship bouts that captivated audiences worldwide. Coaxed out of retirement by the press, former champ James Jeffries challenged black titleholder Jack JohnsonaEURO"universally despised by white audiencesaEURO"in 1910, in hopes of returning the title to the white race. In 1921, dapper World War I hero and light-heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier hoped to upset heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey, widely considered a draft-dodger, in a fight that garnered the first "million dollar gate." In perhaps the most politically charged bout ever, "Brown Bomber" Joe Louis, popular with both the white and black America, faced Nazi Germany's Max SchmelingaEURO"the first ever to win the title by disqualificationaEURO"at a sold-out Yankee stadium in 1936. A relentless brawler, undefeated Rocky Marciano in 1952 sought to bludgeon the title away from the stronger and savvier Joe Walcott, at 38 the oldest heavyweight champ in history. In a monumental clash of two undefeated world champions, Muhammad AliaEURO"on the comeback trail after his title was stripped from him for refusing to be drafted during the Vietnam WaraEURO"squared off with titleholder Joe Frazier in 1971.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2019
Authors:	John G. Robertson
Dimensions:	152 x 229 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	180
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-7857-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Combat sports & self-defence > Boxing Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
LSN:	1-4766-7857-X
Barcode:	9781476678573

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