[Download ebook] Joe Gans: A Biography of the First African American World Boxing Champion






 | #1851377 in Books |  McFarland |  2008-10-17 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x6.00 x.75l,.90 | File Name: 0786439947 | 294 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Greatest Lightweight of all time!|By William A. Pitts|Considering he fought everyone from lightweight to light heavyweight being most of the time 135 lbs is incredible! Fought the original Joe Walcott, Sam Langford, Battling Nelson (3x) most likely when he had T.B. which killed him. He fought the last 5-6 years with T.B. many historians speculate! He was the first black world| |
Colleen Aycock and Mark Scott, and the McFarland Press, deserve our warm thanks in spotlighting the short, but singular, career of one of America's least well-known athletes, a lightweight boxer named Joe Gans.

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 ...


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