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Boxing in San Francisco (CA) (Images of Sports)

Boxing in San Francisco   (CA)  (Images of Sports)

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Author: F. Daniel Somrack
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews
Sales Rank: 836879

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.3 x 0.4

ISBN: 0738528862
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.830979461
EAN: 9780738528861
ASIN: 0738528862

Publication Date: June 13, 2005
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Product Description
During the California Gold Rush, amateur and professional boxing almost immediately gained a strong foothold in northern California, as the gold fields and mining camps provided both employment and a venue for these athletes. In these times, many of the world's best fighters made their way to the canvas squares of the Pacific coast where San Francisco served as the locus of championship title bouts that even today remain legendary. This volume spotlights such greats as Gentleman Jim Corbett, Joe Choynski, Jack Johnson, Battling Nelson, Stanley Ketchel, and 1904 Olympic heavyweight champion Sam Berger. Somrack explores San Franciscos boxing scene through the years, but also focuses in on weight classifications and ring records.


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5 out of 5 stars Picture books rule   June 7, 2008
I admit it, I like books with lots of pictures. Anyone interested in boxing history would thoroughly enjoy this informative little book packed with awesome old photos and San Francisco boxing trivia. I got this from Amazon for 5 bucks less than [...] - sweet!

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