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JOE GANS - A BIOGRAPHY OF THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WORLD BOXING CHAMPION

JOE GANS - A BIOGRAPHY OF THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WORLD BOXING CHAMPION

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The story of the world lightweight champion of 1902, who became the first black American to achieve top honours in any sport and overcame prejudice to succeed with a scientific approach to boxing which was rare for the period.

8vo. 286pp. Paperback. Fine condition. 

Date
2008
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Author
Colleen AYCOCK and Mark SCOTT

£20.00 (Code: 77725)

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