{"product_id":"ezzard-charles-william-dettloff-9780786497430","title":"Ezzard Charles: A Boxing Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e Greatness is often overlooked in its own time. For Ezzard Charles--one of boxing's most skilled practitioners, with a record of 93-25-1 (52 KO)--recognition took decades. Named by \u003ci\u003eThe Ring\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as the greatest light heavyweight of all time, Charles was frustrated in his attempts to get a shot at the 175-pound title, and as World Heavyweight Champion (1949-1951) struggled to win the respect of boxing fans captivated by Joe Louis' power and charisma. This first-ever biography of \"The Cincinnati Cobra\" covers his early life in a small country town and his career in the glamorously dirty business of prizefighting in the 1950s, one of the sport's Golden Ages. Charles' fights with Louis, Jersey Joe Walcott, Rocky Marciano and his three wins over the legendary Archie Moore are detailed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Dettloff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786497432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786497430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.40h x 6.80w x 0.50d","brand":"William Dettloff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947143987455,"sku":"9780786497430","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3d429b56-6130-4bd2-a42a-5e661ebf0735.jpg?v=1681516978","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ezzard-charles-william-dettloff-9780786497430","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}