[Download ebook] Prizefighting: An American History
| #4524517 in Books | 2008-07-03 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.65 x.81 x6.78l,1.40 | File Name: 0786436549 | 274 pages
||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A True Prize|By Dave Schwartz|Arne Lang's Prizefighting: An American History does a great job of capturing the drama of the "sweet science." If anything, the title is too modest, as Lang starts his story in England, carefully explaining the roots of the American fight scene. Through meticulous research, he's been able to bring to life 18th and 19th century venues, promoters, a||"Throughout my life I have read several boxing history books. I am always seeking more knowledge of this brutal yet beautiful sport aptly called the 'sweet science.' The newly released boxing history book 'Prizefighting : An American History' is best new book
This work brings a fresh perspective to the history of modern prizefighting, a sport which has evolved over several centuries to become one of mankind's most lasting and valued sporting attractions. With his primary focus outside the ropes, the author shows how organizers, publicity agents, and political allies overcame both legal and moral roadblocks to make fisticuffing a lively commercial enterprise. The book begins with the clandestine bare-knuckle fights in eighte...
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