Heavyweight
Heavyweight

Author: MB Mulhall

Publisher: Harmony Ink Press

Published: 2014-01-23

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1627987126

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Secrets. Their weight can be crushing, but their release can change everything—and not necessarily for the better. Ian is no stranger to secrets. Being a gay teen in a backwater southern town, Ian must keep his orientation under wraps, especially since he spends a lot of time with his hands all over members of the same sex, pinning their sweaty, hard bodies to the wrestling mat. When he’s trying not to stare at teammates in the locker room, he’s busy hiding another secret—that he starves himself so he doesn’t get bumped to the next weight class. Enter Julian Yang, an Adonis with mesmerizing looks and punk rocker style. Befriending the flirtatious artist not only raises suspicion among his classmates, but leaves Ian terrified he’ll give in to the desires he’s fought to ignore. As secrets come to light, Ian’s world crumbles. Disowned, defriended, and deserted by nearly everyone, Ian’s one-way ticket out of town is revoked, leaving him trapped in a world he hates—and one that hates him back.

Kings of the Ring
Kings of the Ring

Author: Gavin Evans

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 9780297844204

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Discusses the origins and evolution of the sport of boxing, as well as memorable events and key personalities in the game's history.

Joe Louis
Joe Louis

Author: Lew Freedman

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2013-04-05

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 0786459077

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Joe Louis held the heavyweight boxing championship longer than any other fighter and defended it a record 25 times. (In the 1930s and 1940s, the owner of the heavyweight title was the most prominent non-team sports competitor.) In addition, Louis helped bridge the gap of understanding between whites and blacks. During World War II he not only raised money for Army and Navy relief and entertained millions of troops as a morale officer, but became a symbol of American hope and strength. This biography of Louis outlines his rise from poverty in Alabama to become the best-known African American of his time and describes how an uneducated man, simple at his core, became so articulate and ended up on the side of right in the battles he fought, with fist or voice.

When the Heavyweight Title Mattered
When the Heavyweight Title Mattered

Author: John G. Robertson

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2019-05-30

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1476637318

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The world heavyweight boxing championship once transcended the sport, conferring global renown. This book gives detailed coverage to five legendary championship bouts that captivated audiences worldwide. Coaxed out of retirement by the press, former champ James J. Jeffries challenged black titleholder Jack Johnson--universally despised by white audiences--in 1910, in hopes of returning the title to the white race. In 1921, dapper World War I hero and light-heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier hoped to upset heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey, widely considered a draft-dodger, in a fight that garnered the first "million dollar gate." In perhaps the most politically charged bout ever, "Brown Bomber" Joe Louis, popular with both white and black America, faced Nazi Germany's Max Schmeling--the first ever to win the title by disqualification--at a sold-out Yankee stadium in 1938. A relentless brawler, undefeated Rocky Marciano in 1952 sought to bludgeon the title away from the more experienced and savvier Joe Walcott, at 38 the oldest heavyweight champ in history. In a monumental clash of two undefeated world champions, Muhammad Ali--on the comeback trail after his title was stripped from him for refusing to be drafted during the Vietnam War--squared off with titleholder Joe Frazier in 1971.

The World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876-1937
The World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876-1937

Author: Mark Allen Baker

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2020-08-25

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1476639876

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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 who contended for it continued until the reign of Joe Louis a generation later. This history traces the advent and demise of the Championship, the stories of the 28 professional athletes who won it, and the demarcation of the color line both in and out of the ring.

The Rise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight
The Rise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight

Author: William F. McNeil

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-09-17

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 147661802X

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Covering Mike Tyson's rise through the amateur and professional boxing ranks, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a young criminal in Brownsville to his 1988 heavyweight unification match with Michael Spinks. The book focuses on the Catskill Boxing Club--where boxing guru Cus D'Amato trained the 210-pound teenager in the finer points of the sport and developed his impregnable defense--and on his home life with D'Amato and surrogate mother Camille Ewald and the other young fighters who lived with them. Tyson's boxing education began in the unauthorized "smokers" held every week in the Bronx, matching his skills against older, more experienced fighters. He won the 1981 Amateur Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Colorado Springs at the age of 14 and repeated the amazing feat the following year. By 1985, finding no other challenging amateur competition, he was forced to join the professional ranks where, in November 1986, he became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. Less than two years later, he unified the crown, establishing himself as one of the most dominant heavyweight fighters the sport had ever seen.

Heavyweight Boxing in the 1970s
Heavyweight Boxing in the 1970s

Author: Joe Ryan

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2013-03-07

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0786470747

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This work covers the individuals and events of what most consider to be the greatest era in boxing history. The first chapter compares the 1970s to all other eras, from the early 1900s and Jack Johnson to the present day and the Klitschko brothers, proving through an established set of criteria that the '70s stand above all other eras. The second chapter focuses on the tumultuous 1960s and the circumstances that led to the blossoming of unprecedented competition. The remaining ten chapters cover the years 1970 through 1979, revisiting the people and the rivalries of an era that produced Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Norton and Holmes, boxers known to people who didn't even follow the sport.

The Boxing Heavyweight Championship Quiz Book
The Boxing Heavyweight Championship Quiz Book

Author: Philip Solomon

Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

Published: 2014-05-27

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1910295493

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Do you enjoy watching heavyweight boxing? Are you familiar with the many British names associated with this exciting sport? Would you like to find out more about the UK's heavyweight champions, past and present, and all those who have battled to win this title? If you answered yes to any of these question, you are certain to enjoy this new quiz book all about British involvement in heavyweight boxing. Which British fighter fought for the world title in 1966 and was defeated in London and who was his opponent? In what year, and against which giant, did David Haye win the world title? To whom and in what round did Frank Bruno lose the WBC title in 1996? The answers to these and many more challenging questions can all be found in The Boxing Heavyweight Championship Quiz Book. This book will take you back to the early days of bare knuckle fighting right through to the current contenders for the boxing heavyweight championship title and is a must-have for all boxing fans of all ages.

Boxing Champions of the Heavyweight Division 1882–2010
Boxing Champions of the Heavyweight Division 1882–2010

Author: Ronald J. Curtis

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2010-07-28

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1453514686

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The heavyweight division is the top prize of all the different weight divisions in boxing. There were many fighters who were short, tall, big, small, great, and not so great. There were some who were better known than kings, presidents, or other leaders. Ronald Curtis will tell you, in a short and concise manner, how they got there and what made these fighters—champions.