Battling Siki : a tale of ring fixes, race, and murder in the 1920s /

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"Battling Siki was once one of the four or five most recognizable black men in the world and was written about in detail by such figures as Ring Lardner and his son John, Damon Runyon, and Westbrook Pelger. One can find his legacy in the name of a popular rock group, one of Che Guevara's l...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Benson, Peter, 1932-
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Siki, Battling, > 1897-1925.
Siki, Battling, > 1897-1925
Boxers (Sports) > Senegal > Biography.
Boxing > Corrupt practices.
Boxeurs > Sénégal > Biographies.
Boxe > Pratiques déloyales.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Sports.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Boxers (Sports)
Boxing > Corrupt practices
Boxer
Senegal
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1. The Savage Battler and Clever Little Mike; Chapter 2 â#x80;#x9C;The Wild Man of the Boulevardsâ#x80;#x9D;; Chapter 3. â#x80;#x9C;The Leopard. . .his Spots, the Ethiopian . . .his Skinâ#x80;#x9D;; Chapter 4. â#x80;#x9C;A First-Class Fighting Manâ#x80;#x9D;; Chapter 5. â#x80;#x9C;Tough Luck!â#x80;#x9D;; Chapter 6. â#x80;#x9C;A Hero, Perhaps . . .â#x80;#x9D;; Chapter 7. The Phantom Fighters at Salle Wagram; Chapter 8. â#x80;#x9C;Yes, We Have No Bananas!â#x80;#x9D;; Chapter 9. â#x80;#x9C;I No Fightâ#x80;#x9D;; Chapter 10. Apes and Peacocks; Chapter 11. â#x80;#x9C;Trop de Cinémaâ#x80;#x9D;; Chapter 12. Tagged; Afterword; Notes; Works Cited; Index.

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