| Contents |
1. Profiling The Greats -- Joe, a Real Champ, Has Met 'Em All -- Marciano, the Human Blockbuster, Has Experts Wondering, What Style Would Stop Rocky? -- Mickey Walker: D'Artagnan of the Ring -- Billy Conn: The Collar Ad Hero -- Ray Robinson: The Greatest Champion Since 1922? -- How Would Clay Have Done Against Stars of Past? -- The Man in the Broadway Window: Matchless Dempsey -- Was Greb Really Best Fighter for His Pounds? -- 2. Here, There, And Everywhere -- South America in Pugilism -- New York Stars -- British Prestige Booms -- The Fighting Irish -- Men of Africa! -- The Italians, Past and Present, Hold Special Niche in Boxing History -- Philly's Fight History Features Greats Galore -- Japanese Boxing, Born in 1905, Has Enjoyed Spectacular Success -- Der Mox, Once Champion, Still Germany's No. 1 Idol -- Jewish Fighters Have Achieved Fame beyond Their Limited Numbers -- 3. African American Boxing -- Sepian Sockers Supreme -- Sable Sockers to the Fore -- Boxing Sets Pace in Fair Play -- "Dark Hopes" Showed Great Boxers with Pittance Pay -- I. The American Black Man and Boxing -- II. Johnson, Gans, Walcott and Langford Salient as Negro Stars Embellished Ring Annals -- III. The Joe Louis Era -- IV. Television Helped Vastly in Destroying Color Line; Robinson Reign Spectacular -- V. Charles, Patterson Too Quiet; Liston Too Involved; Then Came Brash Mr. Clay -- VI. Clay's Rise to Championship Climax of Negro Takeover in Heavyweight Excitement -- VII. Negro Achievements Galore in Boxing Have Battered Down Old Racial Barriers -- 4. Brains Vs. Brawn -- Puncher Always Has a Chance -- Stamina Is a Great Ring Asset -- Secrets of Hitting -- Ages of Maturity -- Every Fistic Great Has Style Nemesis -- KOs Thrill but the Name of the Game Is Boxing and Buchanan Proves It -- 5. Fighters And Fans -- Clean-Living Fighters Scorn Father Time -- The Manager's Role -- The Art of Training -- Food for Thought -- When Is a Boy a Man? -- One Fight Too Many ... -- Training ... Men vs. Women -- Not All Fighters End Up Broke -- Do Fans Make Brutality?. |
| Abstract |
"This book is a celebration of legendary African American sports writer and boxing cartoonist Ted Carroll, whose career spanned one of the most exciting periods of boxing's past, from Joe Louis to Muhammad Ali. His experiences and commentary are of great historical significance, encompassing issues of race, sport, culture, and society"-- Provided by publisher. |
