Ingemar Johansson : Swedish heavyweight boxing champion / Kent Brooks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooks, Kent, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Johansson, Ingemar, 1932-2009.

Johansson, Ingemar.

Boxers (Sports)--Sweden--Biography.

Boxers (Sports).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Ingemar Johansson's right hand--dubbed "The Hammer of Thor"--was the most fearsome in boxing, and Johansson's three fights with Floyd Patterson rank among the sport's classic rivalries. Yet most fans know little about the Swedish playboy who won the world heavyweight championship and held it for six days short of a year (1959-1960)"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One; 1; Roots; 2; Breakthrough; 3; The 1952 Olympics; 4; Turning Pro; 5; Birgit; 6; Taking on Machen; 7; Edwin and Cus; Part Two; 8; Grossinger's; 9; No Longer a Dream; 10; Patterson-Johansson I; 11; Delirium; 12; Fighting the Fight Mob; 13; Pop Culture Ingo; The TV Shows; WHAT'S MY LINE?; I'VE GOT A SECRET; THE DINAH SHORE CHEVY SHOW; THE KILLERS; Movies and Song; 48 HOURS TO LIVE; ALL THE YOUNG MEN; INGO ON RECORD; 14; Back to Work; 15; Patterson-Johansson II; 16; After the Fall; 17; Dancin' with Johansson; 18; Patterson-Johansson III; 19; One More Fight

Part Three20; Cutting Ties; 21; Edna; 22; Troubling Times; 23; Changes; 24; There Is Only One Ingo; Epilogue: The Hammer of Thor; Professional Boxing Record; Bibliography; Books; Newspapers; Magazines; Documentaries; Interviews; List of Names and Terms

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-2023-7