Between the ropes at Madison Square Garden : the history of an iconic boxing ring, 1925-2007 / Mark Allen Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Mark Allen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.)--History.

Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.).

Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y. : 1968- ).

Boxing--New York (State)--New York--History.

Boxing.

History.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

x, 315 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

Contents:

1 The Early Years of New York City Boxing, 1871-1889 p. 7

2 Madison Square Garden II, 1890-1919 p. 14

3 Rickard's Roost, 1920-1924 p. 22

4 City Ring, 1925 until January 6, 1929 p. 29

5 Dealing with the Loss, January 7, 1929-1934 p. 41

6 Depression-Era Boxing, 1935-1939 p. 56

7 World War II and a City Ring, 1940-1945 p. 75

8 So, Where Were We? 1946-1949 p. 98

9 The Marciano Era, 1950-1955 p. 111

10 Exercising Control, 1956-1959 p. 132

11 A Cloud of Uncertainty, 1960-1962 p. 145

12 "I Must Be the Greatest," 1963-1967 p. 155

13 In the Eye of the Storm, 1968-1969 p. 169

14 New York City Serenade, 1970-1976 p. 176

15 Fade Away, 1977-1978 p. 193

16 Your Kingdom Come, 1979-1985 p. 201

17 Iron Mike, 1986-1990 p. 220

18 Comfortably Numb, 1991-1996 p. 231

19 Captain Hook, 1997-2002 p. 250

20 The Final Rounds, 2003-2007 p. 264

21 Retirement, September 19, 2007 p. 274.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476671833

1476671834

OCLC:

1091363260