Download or read book Boxing in New Jersey 1900 1999 written by Robert F. Fernandez, Sr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-08-20 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all hard-core boxing fans, this book introduces the reader to New Jersey stars of the 20th century--gladiators who fought in blood-soaked rings bringing entertainment to millions for little pay. They must not be forgotten. The book contains many little known facts about these fine men, all trying to punch out a living for their families in hard times. The author has followed the sport for 75 years and worked in all phases of it. Readers will learn of the hard work, dedication and respect developed by these fighters in the "sweet science."
Download or read book Brick City Grudge Match written by Rod Honecker and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On June 10, 1948, the eyes of the sporting world were focused on a minor league ballpark in Newark, New Jersey--the unlikely venue of a much-anticipated rubber match between the two men at the top of boxing's prestigious middleweight division, Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano. They had met in the ring twice before, each winning one bout. In their third fight, Zale, a clever and powerful puncher, hoped to regain his title from Graziano, a knock-out artist six years his junior. This book tells the story of the greatest middleweight trilogy of boxing's Golden Age, a championship battle Newark hoped would catalyze brighter days for a city rife with political corruption and organized crime and grappling with the beginning of deindustrialization.
Download or read book Rocky Graziano written by Jeffrey Sussman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rocky Graziano, juvenile delinquent, middleweight boxing champion, and comedic actor, was the last great fighter from the golden age of boxing, the era of Joe Louis, Jake LaMotta, and Sugar Ray Robinson. In Rocky Graziano: Fists, Fame, and Fortune, Jeffrey Sussman tells the rags-to-riches story of Tommy Rocco Barbella, who came to be known as Rocky Graziano. Raised by an abusive father, Graziano took to the streets and soon found himself in reformatories and prison cells. Drafted into the U.S. Army, Graziano went AWOL but was eventually caught, tried, and sent to prison for a year. After his release, Rocky went on to have one successful boxing match after another and quickly ascended up the pyramid of professional boxing. In one of the bloodiest battles in the history of the middleweight division, Rocky beat Tony Zale and became the middleweight champion of the world. Rocky retired from boxing after he lost his crown to Sugar Ray Robinson and went on to have a successful acting career in two acclaimed television series. Rich and famous, he was no longer the angry young man he once was. In his post-boxing life, Rocky became known for his good humor, witty remarks, and kindness and generosity to those in need. Rocky Graziano’s life is not only inspiring, it is also a story of redemption, of how boxing became the vehicle for saving a young man from a life of anger and crime and leading him into a life of happiness and honesty. The first biography of Graziano in over 60 years, this book will bring his story to a new generation of boxing fans and sports historians.
Download or read book James J Corbett written by Armond Fields and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he died in 1933, James J. "Gentleman Jim" Corbett was honored by two distinguished groups of people: the professional boxing public, who celebrated him as America's greatest boxing champion, and the world of popular theater admirers, who revered him as one of Broadway's top vaudeville headliners. Corbett was uniquely instrumental in making boxing and popular theater both justifiable commercial enterprises, to be enjoyed by all classes of people. He became America's first national sports hero and went on to formulate the theater world's star system. This is the first definitive biography of the man who knocked out heavyweight champion John L. Sullivan, and who also knocked out audiences who flocked to see him in vaudeville and silent pictures. The focus herein is on the real man, the influences on his life, and the social and commercial environment within which he functioned. The author reveals that Corbett was a complex, driven, enigmatic man whose dedicated participation in popular entertainment changed American social values and mores, and at the same time reinvented the notion of a national hero.
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Download or read book Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey written by and published by Lawyers Diary and Manual, LLC. This book was released on 1900 with total page 1113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colloquially known as "Fitzgerald's," this is the official manual of N.J.'s legislature, filled with a variety of important facts for its politicians and lobbyists.
Download or read book 20th Century Memories written by Barbara Leish and published by Peter Pauper Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 20th Century was a time of astonishing transformation, from horse-drawn buggies to space exploration, from the discovery of penicillin to cloning, from the advent of jazz to Woodstock, from segregation to civil rights. Take a trip through the decades in 20th Century Memories: a Look Back Through the Decades, 1900-1999, packed with historic photos, images, and accompanying captions. Commemorating 100 remarkable years, this compelling journey highlights firsts and favorites, social changes, and landmark achievements of each year. Nostalgia lovers will pore over every fun and fascinating page!
Download or read book Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey written by New Jersey. Legislature and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 1094 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Making of Urban America written by Raymond A. Mohl and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 1988 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The process by which a group of small colonial settlements in an untamed wilderness grew into a highly industrialized and urbanized nation is one of the central and most important themes of American history. The updated Making of Urban America provi
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