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Book

Muscle and mayhem : the Saginaw Kid and the fistic world of the 1890s

Call Number

  • H 921 L411C (CEN)

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Publication Information

Indianapolis, IN : Dog Ear Publishing, [2013]

Physical Description

xi, 423 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Summary

"'Saginaw Kid' George Henry Lavigne is as much about the sport of boxing as it is about the colorful lightweight world champion. This new book details his birth in 1869 to his defeat of 'Iron Man' Dick Burge of England for the world lightweight title in 1896 and everything in between. Just as Lavigne was making his professional debut in 1886, along came the Queensberry Rules, which brought new rules (boxers wore gloves and fought timed rounds), changing boxing from its rough-and-tumble roots to a legitimate -- and legal -- sport."--Provided by publisher.

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