Description
In the Ring With Jack Dempsey - Part II: 1919 - 1923, contains descriptions of Jack Dempsey's successful title defenses (including pre-fight hype, training and sparring, predictions, pre- and post-fight analysis); discussion of his opponents and their careers (Billy Miske, Bill Brennan, Georges Carpentier, Tom Gibbons, and Luis Firpo); economics and negotiations; controversies; legal, political, and racial obstacles; Harry Wills and the color line; Harry Greb, Gene Tunney, Jack Kearns, Tex Rickard and boxing's first million-dollar gate(s); criminal and civil cases; Dempsey's personal life, and much more. Hundreds of rare photos are included. 819 pages in this book alone, based on primary sources, continuing the three-part series of the most thorough books ever written on Jack Dempsey's life and career.
Author: Adam J. Pollack
Publisher: Win by Ko Publications
Published: 05/05/2023
Pages: 820
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.01lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.94d
ISBN13: 9781949783070
ISBN10: 1949783073
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | General
- History | General
- Sports & Recreation | Boxing
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