{"product_id":"baltimores-boxing-legacy-thomas-schaif-9781531610616","title":"Baltimore's Boxing Legacy: 1893-2003","description":"The boxing history of Baltimore dates back over a century. Over that time the Monumental City has produced seven world champions and numerous top contenders. Joe Gans, the first Baltimorean and African-American ever to win a world title, in 1902, learned his boxing science in the city, earning him the title of \"The Old Master\" while he shucked oysters on Broadway.\u003cp\u003eBaltimore's Boxing Legacy: 1893 to 2003 chronicles the evolution of fistiana from venues such as the Eureka Athletic Club, Gayety Theatre, Lyric Theatre, Carlin's Park, Baltimore Coliseum, Oriole Park, Steelworkers' Hall, to the Civic Center. It is a tale of ethnicity and race, of color barriers broken, and near-champions and contenders remembered. The likes of Johnny Kid Williams, the Dundee brothers Joe and Vince, Benny Schwartz, Jack Portney, Harry Jeffra, Red Burman, Joe Poodles Sr., Mack Lewis, Vincent Pettway, Hasim Rahman, and many more are showcased in addition to trainers, managers, matchmakers, and promoters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Schaif, Thomas Scharf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1531610617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531610616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Schaif","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43985522917631,"sku":"9781531610616","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_988d4bfb-4484-4e10-8bdb-df720c2d359e.jpg?v=1683278027","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baltimores-boxing-legacy-thomas-schaif-9781531610616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}