Jersey Joe Walcott: A Boxing Biography

by James Curl

Book Overview

Born into extreme poverty in 1914, Jersey Joe Walcott began boxing at the age of 16 to help feed his hungry family. After ten years, without proper training and with little to show for his efforts beyond some frightful beatings, Walcott quit the ring. A chance meeting with a fight promoter who recognized the potential in his iron chin and hard punch turned Walcott's fortunes around, launching one of the greatest comebacks in boxing history.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078646822X
• ISBN13: 9780786468225
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher