The Main Event : Boxing in Nevada from the Mining Camps to the Las Vegas Strip /

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"Nevada has a rich tradition of boxing that is deeply embedded in the culture of the state. Beginning in the late-19th century, Nevada played a key role in the history of the sport when it hosted the Fitzsimmons-Corbett contest in 1897, and then later the Johnson-Jeffries match in 1910. In the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davies, Richard O., 1937- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Manners and customs.
Boxing.
Boxers (Sports)
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
SPORTS & RECREATION > Boxing.
Boxeurs > Nevada > Histoire.
Boxe > Nevada > Histoire.
Boxers (Sports) > Nevada > History.
Boxing > Nevada > History.
Nevada.
Nevada > Moeurs et coutumes.
Nevada > Social life and customs.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; The Prelims; Round 1
  • Fistic Carnival in Carson City; Round 2
  • Low Blow in the Desert; Round 3
  • Reno, "Center of the Universe"; Round 4
  • Nevada Loses Its Boxing Mojo; Round 5
  • When the Crowds Went Away; Round 6
  • "Let's Get It On!"; Round 7
  • Las Vegas Embraces Prizefighting; Round 8
  • Las Vegas, "Boxing Capital of the World"; Split Decision
  • Prizefighting on the Margins; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Index; Illustrations.

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