Fistiana, the heavyweights
Subtitle: the evolution of modern prize fighting, 1737 thru 1938, Jack Broughton to Joe Louis
By: Douglas S. Benson
Publisher: D.S. Benson
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 581
Subjects: Boxing; History; Boxers (Sports); Biography; Pictorial works
Other titles: Fistiana :; Fistiana
Description: A study of Heavyweight Championship boxing competition which began seriously around 1737 in England under what would be called the Broughton Code of Bare-knuckle fighting. Here it goes to 1938 by when it had undergone structural and financial reformations under the Queensbury Code of Gloved fighting into a modern athletic business enterprise. The two periods of competition are here called "Fistic Combat" and "Revolution with a Glove" that involved a transformation not only changing the mode of competition but also the rewards available to the competitors.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 572-577) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part one: Fistic combat. The eighteenth century, dawn's early light ; The nineteenth century, a new era ; The sixties into the eighties, apex, decline, rebirth; title: Part two: Revolution with a glove. Rest of the eighties, the switch to Queensbury ; The nineties, ongoing disputes ; The twentieth century, awesome then awkward ; Into a new decade, controversy over race ; The later teens, almost back to normalcy ; The twenties, roaring and rich ; The thirties, depression then recovery