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the evolution of modern prize fighting, 1737 thru 1938, Jack Broughton to Joe Louis

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Fistiana, the heavyweights
Douglas S. Benson
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the evolution of modern prize fighting, 1737 thru 1938, Jack Broughton to Joe Louis

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A study of Heavyweight Championship boxing competition which began seriously around 1737 in England under what would be called the Broughton Code of Bare-knuckle fighting. Here it goes to 1938 by when it had undergone structural and financial reformations under the Queensbury Code of Gloved fighting into a modern athletic business enterprise. The two periods of competition are here called "Fistic Combat" and "Revolution with a Glove" that involved a transformation not only changing the mode of competition but also the rewards available to the competitors.

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D.S. Benson
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English
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581

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Boxing, History, Boxers (Sports), Biography, Pictorial works

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Table of Contents

Part one: Fistic combat. The eighteenth century, dawn's early light ; The nineteenth century, a new era ; The sixties into the eighties, apex, decline, rebirth
Part two: Revolution with a glove. Rest of the eighties, the switch to Queensbury ; The nineties, ongoing disputes ; The twentieth century, awesome then awkward ; Into a new decade, controversy over race ; The later teens, almost back to normalcy ; The twenties, roaring and rich ; The thirties, depression then recovery

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 572-577) and index.

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Chicago, Ill
Other Titles
Fistiana :, Fistiana

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581 p.
Number of pages
581

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OL43238278M
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809851296

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