description: Madison Square Garden - the Garden - that marvelous New York arena that has seen Pavarotti, Sinatra and Streisand, Elvis, Elton John and The Rolling Stones all hold centre stage; an arena that has hosted the very best in ice hockey and basketball, wrestling, track and cycling. One hundred years after PT Barnum s elephants first danced in Madison Square, the Garden still houses an annual circus treat. But it is a name that will be forever synonymous with boxing. From John L Sullivan to Lennox Lewis, the history of boxing has been fought out under the hot lights over the Garden ring - four Garden rings to be precise, erected on three different sites. From wild days when boxing was illegal in New York and Sullivan s contests were often halted by the police to the mega-buck promotions of Don King; from madcap days of prohibition to the horror of the Twin Towers outrage, the Garden has always been a place where New Yorkers can forget their troubles and watch the greatest fighters in the world. About the Author Jim McNeill is a journalist and author of They Could ve Been Contenders, also published by Robson Books. In this brilliant book he captures all the Garden s finest moments.
language: English
title: That Night in the Garden: Great fights and great moments from Madison Square Garden
titlecomplete: That Night in the Garden: Great fights and great moments from Madison Square Garden
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publisher: Robson Books