Brian Dobbs

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Black and White

The Birth of Modern Boxing

Beschreibung

Black and White is a definitive history of boxing's pioneering years. Brian Dobbs exposes the racism, brutality and trickery of this fascinating era, bringing to life the fights and fighters that transformed the sport from underground sleaze to fashionable spectacle - including Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Jimmy Wilde, Ted 'Kid' Lewis and many more.

Autor

Brian Dobbs is the author of numerous sporting books and a contributor to sporting anthologies. He has written articles and reports for various sports magazines and was art editor and books columnist for the greatly missed World Sports magazine. He has a particular passion for sports history. His acquaintance with boxing began when staying up with his father to hear radio commentaries on the fights of Joe Louis, Freddie Mills and Bruce Woodcock.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 243mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 2220g
• ISBN-13: 9781785318900
• ISBN-10: 178531890X
• Artikelnr.: 62228767