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George Dixon: The Short Life of Boxing's First Black World Champion, 1870-1908 b-
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Características del artículo
- Estado
- ISBN-13
- 9781682261774
- Type
- NA
- Publication Name
- NA
- ISBN
- 9781682261774
- Book Title
- George Dixon : the Short Life of Boxing's First Black World Champion, 1870-1908
- Book Series
- Sport, Culture, and Society Ser.
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Boxing, General, Sports
- Item Weight
- 17 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.9 in
- Number of Pages
- 290 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
ISBN-10
1682261778
ISBN-13
9781682261774
eBay Product ID (ePID)
14050091798
Product Key Features
Book Title
George Dixon : the Short Life of Boxing's First Black World Champion, 1870-1908
Number of Pages
290 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Boxing, General, Sports
Publication Year
2021
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
Book Series
Sport, Culture, and Society Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2021-005735
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Before there was Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, and Jack Johnson, there was George Dixon. Although just ninety-seven pounds when he first entered the ring, the diminutive Dixon punched above his weight to become one of the most famous athletes during the Gilded Age. Jason Winders rescues the tale of this first Black world boxing champion from history's dustbin and gives readers ringside seats as Dixon battles not just fellow fighters but also the racism of Jim Crow America while becoming champion on three continents. Thoroughly researched, this book brings to life the true story of a remarkable sporting trailblazer." --Christopher Klein, author of Strong Boy: The Life and Times of John L. Sullivan, America's First Sports Hero, "With George Dixon: The Short Life of Boxing's First Black World Champion, 1870-1908 , Jason Winders has finally provided the world with a treatment of the trailblazing pugilist worthy of his accomplishments. ... Unlike other histories of Dixon, Winders's treatment is more than a mere chronicling of a boxing career. It transports the reader beyond boxing, weaving the nuances of nineteenth- century American life into the narrative to provide a portrait of Dixon that flows with the social currents of his times. It is impeccably researched and beautifully written. ... Winders's book is the single most important volume ever published on Dixon, giving the pioneering boxer a treatment he so obviously deserved. This is the best boxing book I have read in a decade." --Gregory Ross, Journal of Sport History , Fall 2022
Dewey Decimal
796.83092 B
Synopsis
This work of sporting and social history presents a biography of Canadian-born, Boston-raised boxer George Dixon (1870-1908), the first Black world champion of any sport and the first Black world boxing champion in any division., On September 6, 1892, a diminutive Black prizefighter brutally dispatched an overmatched white hope in the New Orleans Carnival of Champions boxing tournament. That victory sparked celebrations across Black communities nationwide but fostered unease among sporting fans and officials, delaying public acceptance of mixed-race fighting for half a century. This turn echoed the nation's disintegrating relations between whites and Blacks and foreshadowed America's embrace of racial segregation. In this work of sporting and social history we have a biography of Canadian-born, Boston-raised boxer George Dixon (1870-1908), the first Black world champion of any sport and the first Black world boxing champion in any division. George Dixon: The Short Life of Boxing's First Black World Champion, 1870-1908 chronicles the life of the most consequential Black athlete of the nineteenth century and details for the first time his Carnival appearance, perhaps the most significant bout involving a Black fighter until Jack Johnson began his reign in 1908. Yet despite his triumphs, Dixon has been lost to history, overshadowed by Black athletes whose activism against white supremacy far exceeded his own. George Dixon reveals the story of a man trapped between the white world he served and the Black world that worshipped him. By ceding control to a manipulative white promoter, Dixon was steered through the white power structure of Gilded Age prizefighting, becoming world famous and one of North America's richest Black men. Unable to hold on to his wealth, however, and battered by his vices, a depleted Dixon was abandoned by his white supporters just as the rising tide of Jim Crow limited both his prospects and the freedom of Blacks nationwide.
LC Classification Number
GV1132.D538W56 2021
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