Lords of the Ring: The Triumph and Tragedy of College Boxing's Greatest Team

by Doug Moe

Book Overview

Lords of the Ring revives the exciting era--now largely forgotten--when college boxing attracted huge crowds and flashy headlines, outdrawing the professional bouts. On the same night in 1940 when Joe Louis defended his heavyweight crown before 11,000 fans in New York's Madison Square Garden, collegiate boxers battled before 15,000 fans in Madison . . . Wisconsin.
Under legendary and beloved coach John Walsh, the most successful coach...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299204200
• ISBN13: 9780299204204
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"