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The World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876-1937 By Mark Allen Baker

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For six decades the World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a useful tool of racial oppression–the existence of the title far more important to the white public than its succession of champions. It took some extraordinary individuals, most notably Jack Johnson, to challenge “the color line” in the ring, although the title and the black fighters […]

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The Night the Referee Hit Back: Memorable Moments from the World of Boxing by Mike Silver

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The Night the Referee Hit Back: Memorable Moments from the World of Boxing by Mike Silver Foreword by Teddy Atlas What do Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Marlon Brando, Sonny Liston, Woody Allen, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Teddy Roosevelt all have in common? They are among the dozens of fascinating personalities who appear in Mike

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Nonpareil Jack Dempsey: Boxing’s First World Middleweight Champion

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Nonpareil Jack Dempsey: Boxing’s First World Middleweight Champion by Joseph S. Page (Author) / Foreword by Tracy Callis DESCRIPTION: Hall of Fame middleweight prizefighter John Edward Kelly, better known as Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, was one of the most popular athletes in the United States during the late 19th century. To many observers, Dempsey is one of

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The Magnificent Max Baer: The Life of the Heavyweight Champion and Film Star

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BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT The Magnificent Max Baer: The Life of the Heavyweight Champion and Film Star by Colleen Aycock with David W. Wallace  BOOK DETAILS: Boxing might not have survived the 1930s if not for Max Baer. A contender for every heavyweight championship 1932-1941, California’s Glamour Boy brought back the million-dollar gate not seen since the 1920s. His radio

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