|
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii Preface 1
1. Understanding the System Under Which They Fought 5 2. Sullivan’s World 10 3. The Local Rise of the Boston Strongboy 13 4. The World’s Best ... but with Gloves 17 5. A “Real” Fight 34 6. Now They’ll Have to Do It My Fashion 43 7. The Game Little Englishman and the Maori 59 8. The Tour: 1883 70 9. The Tour Continues: 1884 82 10. Unfinished Business and Prelude to a Grudge Match 99 11. Accepted, but Not Quite 103 12. Mystery of the Seven-Round Decision 115 13. The Plateau and the Break 129 14. The European Tour 146 15. The Color Line 157 16. End of an Era 170 17. Retired? 199 18. Changing His Tune 209 19. The Legacy 215
Appendix: John L. Sullivan’s Record 221 Notes 231 Bibliography 241 Index 243
|