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 enlarge | Author: Allen Bodner
Publisher: Praeger Trade
Category: Book
List Price: $36.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 812968
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 244
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 027595353X
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.830922
EAN: 9780275953539
ASIN: 027595353X
Publication Date: October 30, 1997
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Condition: **NEW** Book is in excellent condition, binding tight, pages crisp & clean. No remainder marks. Shipped with delivery confirmation inside US. Selling books since 1979*d
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 A fascinating history lacking vibrancy April 12, 2000
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Allen Bodner's sincerity and feeling for his subject is undeniable. "When Boxing was a Jewish Sport" contains historical information and vignettes about an era when, as the title implies, Jews were a major force in boxing. For that reason alone, the book is worth reading by any boxing history fan. The problem is with the writing. Despite ample oral histories and interviews, the book reads like a sociological text, dense and often tedious. Nonetheless, as a reference, for those who know that Benny Leonard, a Jew, was one of the five greatest pound for pound fighters ever, or for those boxing fans who don't know, the book is a wealth of boxing history not to be found elsewhere.
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