英語/ボクサー伝記「Shadowboxingシャドウボクシング:ジョージ・ディクソンの盛衰」Steven Laffoley

英語/ボクサー伝記「Shadowboxing:The Rise and Fall of George Dixon/シャドウボクシング:ジョージ・ディクソンの盛衰」Steven Laffoley/スティーブン・ラフォ―リー著 Pottersfield Press 2012年発行 206頁 US$１９．９５ 0.32㎏ 22.9×15.2×1.5㎝ Paperback 【内容紹介】George Dixon was the finest boxer of his generation and arguably among the finest boxers ever. His accomplishments in the ring were extraordinary: the first black boxing champion, the first Canadian boxing champion, the first boxing champion of multiple weight classes, and the first boxing champion to lose regain his title. He defended his title more than any other champion - then or since - and he reportedly fought in an unprecedented 800 bouts. Making these achievements more astonishing was the context within which these achievements were earned: George Dixon publically fought and beat hundreds of white boxers in an age when black men were routinely lynched for simply being black. Boxing historian and Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer once said of Dixon, “For his ounces and inches, there never was a lad his equal. Even in the light of the achievements of John L. Sullivan [the first heavyweight champion in boxing, the critics of his days referred to 'Little Chocolate' [George Dixon as the greatest fighter of all time. I doubt there ever was a pugilist who was as popular during his entire career.” Simply put, said Fleischer, “He had everything.” 【著者紹介】Steven Laffoley is the author of eight books, including the award-winning biography Shadowboxing and the bestselling novel The Blue Tattoo. 【ウィキペディアより「ジョージ・ディクソン」紹介】ジョージ・ディクソン（George Dixon、1870年7月29日 - 1908年1月6日）は、カナダ・ノバスコシア出身の元プロボクサー。世界フェザー級、及びバンタム級を制した二階級制覇者。攻防兼ね備えた名王者で、フェザー、バンタム両級の初代世界王者とする識者もある。黒人の血を引く褐色の肌から、“リトル・チョコレート”の渾名（あだな）があった。 【商品状態】経年により中古感があり、三方軽ヤケヨゴレ、表紙に軽スレ、縁角軽イタミありります。装丁はしっかりしており、中は書き込み等はなく(見落としがありましたらご容赦ください)、概ね並の状態です。本書が中古書であることをご了承の上お買い上げくださいますようお願い致します。 71773015