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Welcome to the colorful, flamboyant, and wonderful world of Mexican American boxing in Los Angeles. From the minute they stepped into the ring, Mexican American
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Authors: Paul Beston
Categories: Sports & Recreation
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For much of the twentieth century, boxing was one of America’s most popular sports, and the heavyweight champions were figures known to all. Their exploits we
Beyond the Ring
Language: en
Pages: 376
Authors: Jeffrey T. Sammons
Categories: Boxing
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Documents the ruin waiting for almost all those ill-advised enough to become professional boxers. The author confirms the legends, of crime, of swindling, of th
Boxing in America
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When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport
Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Allen Bodner
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-10-28 - Publisher: Praeger

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The author reports on the many young Jewish fighters who began boxing for the money. In the 1920s and 1930s, "Jews were represented in almost every aspect of th