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Christy Martin

Fighting for Survival

2022

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About the Authors S. 287-288

„… International Boxing Hall of Fame.She is currently CEO of Christy Martin Promotions, a boxing promo-tional …” „… the International Boxing Hall of Fame.fighting for survival.indb 288 2/10/22 11:46 AM …” „… Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame, and in 2020 was among the first three women fighters enshrined in the …”

11 Big Fights, Ear Bites S. 133-144

„… is a Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame in Vegas, and there’s the World Boxing Hall of Fame in Los Angeles …” „… one of everything, from champions to ratings organizations to Halls of Fame.The most recognized of …” „… the Gogarty fight was being invited to serve as the grand marshal at the International Boxing Hall of …”

6 Meeting My Mentor . . . and My Menace S. 67-80

„… the Hall of Fame.Jackie Thomas had power and a lot of skill, but I caught her with a perfect overhand …” „… Wagon.Years later, after Jim and I began to have a lot of success together in boxing, he told Sports …” „… didn’t feel like his opinion of women in boxing was changing, but I did feel like I was improving, and …”

Index S. 273-286

„… Percio, Lenny, 79, 86demons, 104, 160, 164DeShong, Andrea: at International Boxing Hall of Fame induction …” „… injuries, after murder attempt, 235–39Inside Edition, 121Instagram, 120International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1 …” „… Boxing Hall of Fame, 133, 269Nevada State Athletic Commission, 109fighting for survival.indb 280 …”

21 Necessary Endings, New Beginnings S. 261-272

„… the first woman boxer elected to the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame, and three years ago I was among the …” „… first three women boxers inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Coincidentally, Lucia …” „… greatest middleweight champion ever, that the first time I saw him at the Hall of Fame in 1996, he walked …”

18 A Champion Again, But Not for Long S. 225-234

„… and I left for Canastota, New York, the home of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. I loved that …” „… fighters in boxing history. Griffith was a Hall of Famer. He won both the welterweight and mid-dleweight …” „… little town and its importance to the sport of boxing. The people at the Hall had always been very warm …”

Preface

„… that if the International Boxing Hall of Fame had not recognized her in its first class of female …” „… 2/10/22 11:45 AM Fighting ForSurvivalMy Journey through Boxing Fame, Abuse, Murder, and …” „… is never easy to be a pioneer. I know, because I was one in the world of boxing promotion. It is one …”

14 All Done with Don King, But Not with Fighting, Inside and Outside the Ring S. 169-184

„… time I saw a magazine interview with Charles Barkley, the Hall of Fame NBA basketball star. One of the …” „… Hall of Fame, but that night I was better.Looking back, I think I could have boxed like that a lot of …” „… boxing, I always feared that many of the people who ran the sport would have gladly discarded women …”

1 Dead on the Floor S. 1-14

„… all the battles that would make me the first woman fighter inducted into the International Boxing Hall …” „… of Fame, it would be a bloody victory over myself as much as my opponent. I’m Christy Martin, the …” „… fighter who legiti-mized combat sports for women. I’ve been called the Jackie Robinson of female boxing …”

13 On Boxing: It’s Not about Violence; It’s about Self-Control S. 157-168

„… create inside your head.Once, when I was visiting the International Boxing Hall of Fame, I had the honor …” „… For most of my 23 years in boxing, I had no control of my life outside the ring. Maybe that’s part of …” „… by telling me they were all jealous of my success and that everyone in boxing hated me for it. He’d …”

7 What Kind of Proposal Was That? S. 81-92

„… no International Boxing Hall of Fame induction. Maybe they’re right, but maybe I would have been good …” „… have to quit boxing.”I can see now that was another way of controlling me, because he knew the one …” „… thing I loved was boxing. I loved it more than anything in my life. It was the only part of me that felt …”

10 Bright Lights, Big City S. 119-0

„… been paid $50,000 to defend his title. He was 43-0 and would end up in the International Boxing Hall of …” „… controversy in this women’s boxing field because of the damage that could be done to the women’s breasts. I …” „… boxing analyst and commentator. When asked to explain why this fight caught the attention of so much of …”

3 The Thing We Carry, the Things We Hide S. 29-38

„… feel that way. Looking back, that’s the day when my hiding started.Sugar Ray Leonard, the Hall of Fame …” „… has no ability to stop it or make it right.I was in the basement rec room of my house in Itmann when a …” „… the memory of what happened that day comes back, that’s what I hear first. The sudden sound of boots …”

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Arif Khatib, Pete Elman - Remember Their Sacrifice

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Arif Khatib, Pete Elman

Remember Their Sacrifice

2023

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19 Additional Unsung Heroes S. 151-169

„… Uchida was inducted into the African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame.As of 2012, his Spartan judo …” „… continued off the court. In 1956, he helped Coach Red Auerbach land Bay Area star and future Hall of Famer …” „… basketball court Don Barksdale Court. Don was inducted into the African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame …”

3 “If Pete Brown Ain’t Coming, I Ain’t Coming”Pete Brown S. 21-28

„… boards, including the Pro Football Hall of Fame.Renee Powell is the second African American woman to play …” „… . African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame “If Pete Brown Ain’t Coming, I Ain’t Coming” 23Another was a …” „… Afri-can American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame in Harlem, New York, in 2007, founder Arif Khatib recalled the …”

Index S. 179-186

„… also African American Ethnic Sports Hall of FameHamilton, Art “Junior,” 74Hamilton, Brutus, 81–82, 84 …” „… , 33–34, 169Abrahams, Harold, 113, 116Adams, Ace, 159African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame, 10, 19 …” „… Hall of Fame: Baseball, 43, 71, 100, 168; Cal Athletic, 87; Georgia Sports, 18; International …”

Bibliography S. 170-178

„… .com/honors/hall- of- fame/edward- hurt/23 (accessed 6 March 2022).Morris, Gabrielle. “The Joy of Flying: Olympic …” „… . Baseball Hall of Fame 1997, https://baseballhall .org/discover- more/awards/spink/sam- lacy (accessed 21 …” „… 173Farley, Andrew. “Petition to Place Mamie Johnson into the Hall of Fame.” MoveOn .org, 2018 …”

9 Running Down the Base Paths of Life Mamie “Peanut” Johnson S. 71-76

„… , and a memorabilia shop owner in Washington, DC. There is an exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame …” „… . African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame Running Down the Base Paths of Life 73the faster, rougher game …” „… launched the career of Hall of Famer Hank Aaron.In a half season for the Clowns, Aaron, who was a shortstop …”

Preface

„… African American Ethnic Hall of Fame.These individuals followed a road paved with the land mines of …” „… Blocks.”At those trials, the African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame celebrated one hundred years of …” „… Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame, as well as induction ceremony tran-scripts. The African American Ethnic Hall …”

About the Authors S. 187-188

„… created the African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame. He has been a consultant to athletes and …” „… entertainment production com-pany, and a boxing promotion company. As an instructor of labor management at the …” „… University of California, Berkeley, he helped develop and implement minority and women’s businesses and …”

8 The Journey of Happiness Billy Mills S. 61-70

„… Sports Hall of Fame The Journey of Happiness 63and sisters, and when he was nine, his eldest sister who …” „… States National Track and Field Hall of Fame, and in 1984 he was elected to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame …” „… into the African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame. In 2014, Mills was awarded the NCAA’s highest …”

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Margueritte Shelton

Muhammad Ali

2023

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2: Scientific Aptitude S. 17-34

„… heavyweight boxing was opened to new, lawful business management.Of the Hall of Fame champions, Clay idolized …” „… extraordinary.” International Hall of Fame boxing coach Eddie Futch was among those managing the corner ring …” „… sport to a golden age of great prizefighting unmatched since the days of Hall of Famers Sugar Ray …”

3: Crowning Glory S. 35-52

„… from the changed management hierarchy of the sport. Clay would impact boxing history as he set the …” „… members of the boxing world, while charting a unique course from his corner of the ring in the fight for …” „… and the sport of boxing. Despite the contradictions, the name Muhammad meaning “worthy of all praises …”

13: A Higher Purpose S. 149-160

„… professional boxing when inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Since their final rounds by 1981 …” „… father’s perspective. Despite the demands of fame in the international spotlight, he was a proud parent who …” „… the chance to share one of the most brilliant spotlights in heavyweight boxing history. But for Norton …”

Index S. 237-244

„… , 111, 144, 178Inoki, Antonio, 108International Boxing Hall of Fame, 105Islam, 41–42, 43, 44, 77, 92 …” „… Islam (NOI); specific boxing opponents; specific children of Ali; specific friends of AliAli, Rahaman …” „… Hall, 21Freedom Riders, 25friendships of Ali, 154–57. See also specific friendsFutch, Eddie, 19, 68, 69 …”

7: Oracles and Magic in Kinshasa S. 83-94

„… shadowboxing and the shadow won.” International Hall of Famer Cus D’Amato, who character-ized Foreman as a …” „… . At the height of his fame in 1974, Ali brought worldwide attention to this African country, which he …” „… elements of scientific boxing to take down Foreman.88 Chapter 7Before the opening bell, Ali removed his …”

8: Thrilla in Manila S. 95-106

„… Boxing Hall of Fame along with Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Rocky Marciano and other great …” „… defended his flamboy-ant fight promotion style: “Showmanship is a large part of both boxing and magic as …” „… extreme limits of human endurance. Smokin’ Joe Frazier, powered by a relentless forward- moving bob- and …”

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Jeffrey Sussman

Boxing and the Mob

2019

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Index S. 189-196

„… , 178; TwentiethCentury Sporting Club and, 67Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), 139boxing manager: Arcel on …” „… ; DeMange in, 47;drug use for, 41IBC. See International Boxing ClubIBHOF. See Boxing Hall of Fameillegal …” „… 189INDEXAkins, Virgil, 88, 92Ali, Muhammad, 150; ability of, 156;Boxing Reform Act and, 179 …”

6 The Big Fix S. 99-118

„… andrelentlessly ferocious boxers of the twentieth century. He was fortunateto find boxing as an outlet for his …” „… channeled their anger into boxing and developedthe skills that would eventually make each of them a …” „… on Fox to win. The 18,340 fans who felt cheated of a legiti-mate boxing match had paid the Garden …”

2 From Boxer to Bagman to Gambler S. 23-34

„… of the Ring Boxing Hall ofFame, the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, the International Jew-ish …” „… Sports Hall of Fame, the World Boxing Hall of Fame, the SanFrancisco Boxing Hall of Fame, and the …” „… International Boxing Hall ofFame. And if Mrs. Attell were still around, she would no doubt stillwhack anyone who …”

Bibliography S. 187-188

„… Heroes of Boxing. Lanham, MD:Rowman and Littlefield, 2017.———. Rocky Graziano: Fists, Fame, and Fortune …” „… Cliffs, NJ:Prentice-Hall, 1981.Breslin, Jimmy. A Life of Damon Runyon. New York: Ticknor and Fields, 1991 …” „… York: Pegasus, 2010.Nagler, Barney. James Norris and the Decline of Boxing. New York: Bobbs-Merrill …”

4 The Machiavelli of Promoters S. 59-72

„… , he was a legend to all those with whom he haddealings. He was elected to the Boxing Hall of Fame with …” „… 594THE MACHIAVELLI OF PROMOTERSMike Jacobs may have been one of the most disliked men in boxing …” „… or notplay at all. As boxing’s king and king-maker, he made millions of dollars.He did so by not only …”

7 Up from the Mucklands S. 119-140

„… one of the first boxers to be named to the Interna-tional Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), which, not …” „… was a boxing fan.Although his father was one of those devoted boxing fans, Mr. Basi-lio was not …” „… should steer clear of boxing and try something else. Mr.Basilio was a decent man, a good father and a …”

5 The Gray Czar of Boxing S. 73-98

„… who would invade, conquer,and corrupt the world of boxing.He was born Paolo Giovanni Carbo on the …” „… whoentered the world of boxing (e.g., Jake LaMotta and Rocky Graziano),Carbo was not reformed in reform …” „… quietly,without a struggle.THE GRAY CZAR OF BOXING 75Although a number of witnesses had seen the murder, no …”

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Ian Phimister, David Patrick - A Boxing Legacy

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Ian Phimister (ed.), David Patrick (ed.)

A Boxing Legacy

2023

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Appendix S. 253-264

„… PeopleJuly 1970 Argentina’s Hall of Fame Made Illustrious by Firpo, Who Belted Jack Out of RingAugust 1970 …” „… KayoesMarch 1941 Ring Ratings Arouse Interest in BoxingApril 1941 Secrets of Hitting*May 1941 The Art of …” „… Boxing StylesJuly 1942 Gestures of MercyAugust 1942 Army Gets East Side JewelSeptember 1942 Service …”

5 Fighters and Fans S. 205-252

„… dignified fight manager in the Adolphe Menjou manner. Mr. Bronson went from the boxing halls of Joplin …” „… , middle, light heavy, and heavyweight, Conn gave Louis the fright of his boxing life in 1941, only to lose …” „… nineteen, Tommy Loughran was boxing the likes of Gene Tunney, Harry Greb, and Mike McTigue. Georges …”

3 African American Boxing S. 101-174

„… Pugilism’s hall of fame when he performed the unbelievable feat of winning three world’s champion-ships in …” „… 1013AfricAn AmericAn BoxingAt the end of 1938, two boxers dominated the fight game. They were …” „… black fighters, boxing set the pace in banishing the worst excesses of racial segregation from other …”

1 Profiling the Greats S. 1-48

„… victims which takes in “Hall of Fame” middleweights, world champion light heavyweights and formidable …” „… in his December 1954 article.Steeped in the past of every one of boxing’s then eight weight divisions …” „… outstanding boxing champion of them all should be undisputed.With all respect for their abilities, the records …”

Preface

„… Observer Category of the International Boxing Hall of Fame’s website. None of them run to more than a page …” „… induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2013.31He surely deserves better than this. A Boxing …” „… of text; and the Hall of Fame entry itself essentially repeats the obituary, even as it acknowledges …”

2 Here, There, and Everywhere S. 49-100

„… Joe Louis. This feat alone guaranteed Max a special place in Boxing’s Hall of Fame. Celebrated in …” „… , or Mexicans, for example. With but one world champion to pedestal, a German Boxing Hall of Fame is …” „… the capital of the boxing world, for all that Chicago insisted that the second Dempsey-Tunney battle …”

Index S. 267-282

„… Boxing Hall of Fame, x; induction into, xxvIrish, x, 4, 19, 49, 58, 59, 65–68, 70, 94, 97, 109, 129, 157 …” „… , 82, 98Gross, Milton, 27Gunnis, Bobby, 80Gunther, George, 124Hague, Iron, 123Halaiko, Steve, 75Hall of …” „… , 234, 235, 242, 244, 249, 252; capital of boxing world, 49New York Bulletin, xivNew York [Boxing …”

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