| The Fighting Irish: Inside the Ring with Boxing's Celtic Warriors (Mainstream Sport) |  | Author: Roger Anderson
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 883641
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 1845960270
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9781845960278
ASIN: 1845960270
Publication Date: October 1, 2005
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The Fighting Irish tells the remarkable story of how the Irish and their descendants took the boxing world by storm. Irishmen have enjoyed a unique place in the sport, punching way above their weight and exerting a truly global influence. From the brutal bare-knuckle era to the present day, they've played their part in many of the most famous—and infamous—moments in ring history, and have included such names as Jim Corbett, Jeck Dempsey, and James J. Braddock.
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an excellent read September 30, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've been a boxing fan for 2 decades and have always wanted a book that encompasses the history of the Irish in boxing. Well, I picked up this book 2 weeks ago and can happily say that it was everything I hoped it would be. It's easy to read and full of fun information and facts.
The book does have a couple flaws, though. No.1, on page 222 the author says that Harry Greb "beat" Mike O'Dowd. In fact, it was O'Dowd who was given the newspaper decision over Greb(one of the few Harry ever lost).
No.2, on pages 177-178 the author describes race riots in 1860s New York, painting pictures of lynchings and mutilations in horrific detail. This was fine until he went on to suggest that John L. Sullivan, who was an admitted racist, would have approved of the actions of the murderous mobs! This is outrageous and purely speculation. Sullivan's rhetoric may have been anti-black but his actions sometimes betrayed otherwise. He had great admiration for the great black bantamweight George Dixon and on more than one occasion toured the country with him, dining and drinking with the man they called "Little Chocolate". Hardly the actions of a man who would approve of the murder of innocent black people, don't you think?
Other than that bit of silliness, the book was first rate and I highly recommend it.
ADDENDUM: After further research I've discovered that the press was split down the middle on the Greb-O'Dowd fight. In fact many of the sportswriters who favored Greb were from O'Dowd's hometown, so it's generally considered that Greb shaded him by a small margin.
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