Ezzard Charles : a boxing life / William Dettloff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dettloff, William, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charles, Ezzard, 1921-1975.

Charles, Ezzard.

Boxers (Sports)--United States--Biography.

Boxers (Sports).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"For Ezzard Charles--one of boxing's most skilled practitioners, with a record of 93-25-1 (52 KO)--recognition took decades. This first-ever biography of "The Cincinnati Cobra" covers his early life in a small country town and his career in the glamorously dirty business of prizefighting in the 1950s, one of the sport's Golden Ages"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1. Snooks; 2. No Cheap Ambition; 3. Jake; 4. The Garden; 5. Baroudi; 6. The Price; 7. Going Heavy; 8. Hey, Aren't You Ezzard Charles?; 9. Joe; 10. Unforgivable; 11. What They Came For; 12. A Good Race Horse; 13. Rocky; 14. How Much Is Enough?; 15. The Flood; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1947-6