DYNAMITE GLOVES by Jarrett John
Little Jimmy Johnston, Liverpool-born New York-raised, hustled his way to the top of the American fight business in the thirties. Sports editor Bill McGeehan called him the Boy Bandit, a tribute to his youthful appearance and gift for larceny. This book was inspired by something Jimmy said back around 1935, 'The puncher always has a chance. Give me the guy who can punch, to manage, to bet on, or just to watch.' The fighters in this book were the guys Johnston was talking about. Guys like Terrible Terry McGovern, the Brooklyn Terror...Rock-fisted Stanley Ketchel, the Michigan Assassin...Sam Langford, the Boston Tar Baby...Mighty Atom Jimmy Wilde...Jack Dempsey, the Manassa Mauler...Sweet as Sugar Ray Robinson...Iron-fisted Rocky Marciano. They all wore dynamite gloves when they went to work, and some of their explosive exploits are related in the following pages.
Author John Jarrett has been a student of boxing since 1946, and has been writing about the sport since 1951 when his first article appeared in Boxing News. He still writes for the 'trade paper' today. His work has appeared in Boxing World, Boxing Weekly, International Boxing and since 1988 in the British Boxing Board of Control Yearbook. In 1978 he was appointed Northern Area Secretary for the British Boxing Board of Control, a position he still holds today.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781861054098 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861054092 |
| Title | DYNAMITE GLOVES |
| Author | Jarrett John |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2001-06-29 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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