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John L. Sullivan: Champion of Champions

Nat Fleischer

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Description:When one thinks of the Great John L., one thinks primarily of the greatest boxer of modern times, but, in fact, the Boston Strong Boy was a great deal more than this. He typified the colorful gaslight era of a generation now gone. He was an extraordinary American, as much a product and symbol of his times as J.P. Morgan or Teddy Roosevelt. And, indeed, he shared with them an intense vitality and overbearing personality.Sullivan's boxing career supplies the framework in this vastly entertaining biography of the man and his period. The Great John L. started early and in 1882, at the age of 24, he knocked out Paddy Ryan to win the American heavyweight championship. Sullivan was defeated only once--by Jim Corbett, to whom he lost the title in 1892--and only two of his opponents ever managed to fight him to a draw.The round-by-round descriptions of such important fights as those with Ryan, Corbett, Jake Kilrain, John Flood, Charley Mitchell, and others are here in counterpoint with Sullivan outside the ring. The Great John L. was an impressive sinner and a prodigious drinker--mostly of champagne. This regal touch was characteristic of many of his actions. He took as his mistress and drinking companion the actress Ann Livingston, even though he was married at the time. When the affair had run its tempestuous course, Sullivan accused her of infidelity, whereupon she hit him over the head with an Indian club.And when Sullivan turned away from the devil and the bottle, he repented in typically grandiose fashion, becoming a tireless temperance lecturer. The Great John L. died in 1918 at the age of 58. There has never been anyone quite like him.Nat Fleischer, the author, is widely accepted as the final authority on ring history, and he is editor of Ring magazine. He has written some 48 books on boxing, including The Heavyweight Championship.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with John L. Sullivan: Champion of Champions. To get started finding John L. Sullivan: Champion of Champions, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons

Release: 1951

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Description: When one thinks of the Great John L., one thinks primarily of the greatest boxer of modern times, but, in fact, the Boston Strong Boy was a great deal more than this. He typified the colorful gaslight era of a generation now gone. He was an extraordinary American, as much a product and symbol of his times as J.P. Morgan or Teddy Roosevelt. And, indeed, he shared with them an intense vitality and overbearing personality.Sullivan's boxing career supplies the framework in this vastly entertaining biography of the man and his period. The Great John L. started early and in 1882, at the age of 24, he knocked out Paddy Ryan to win the American heavyweight championship. Sullivan was defeated only once--by Jim Corbett, to whom he lost the title in 1892--and only two of his opponents ever managed to fight him to a draw.The round-by-round descriptions of such important fights as those with Ryan, Corbett, Jake Kilrain, John Flood, Charley Mitchell, and others are here in counterpoint with Sullivan outside the ring. The Great John L. was an impressive sinner and a prodigious drinker--mostly of champagne. This regal touch was characteristic of many of his actions. He took as his mistress and drinking companion the actress Ann Livingston, even though he was married at the time. When the affair had run its tempestuous course, Sullivan accused her of infidelity, whereupon she hit him over the head with an Indian club.And when Sullivan turned away from the devil and the bottle, he repented in typically grandiose fashion, becoming a tireless temperance lecturer. The Great John L. died in 1918 at the age of 58. There has never been anyone quite like him.Nat Fleischer, the author, is widely accepted as the final authority on ring history, and he is editor of Ring magazine. He has written some 48 books on boxing, including The Heavyweight Championship.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with John L. Sullivan: Champion of Champions. To get started finding John L. Sullivan: Champion of Champions, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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