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A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume IA Champion in Town

A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume I: A Champion in Town [John L. Sullivan, widely accepted as the first world heavyweight boxing champion, was the first global sporting superstar and the first man to earn $1 million through sport. He was better known in Britain than was any US President. In 1887 and 1888, Sullivan made an exhibition tour of Britain and Europe and included Sheffield on his itinerary. His appearance in the city was the catalyst for the birth of organised boxing in the city after it had been a prize-fighting backwater for over 150 years.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume IA Champion in Town

Part of the Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology Book Series
Bell, Matthew; Armstrong, Gary
Springer Journals — Feb 21, 2021
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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
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978-3-030-63544-2
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39 –50
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-63545-9_2
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[John L. Sullivan, widely accepted as the first world heavyweight boxing champion, was the first global sporting superstar and the first man to earn $1 million through sport. He was better known in Britain than was any US President. In 1887 and 1888, Sullivan made an exhibition tour of Britain and Europe and included Sheffield on his itinerary. His appearance in the city was the catalyst for the birth of organised boxing in the city after it had been a prize-fighting backwater for over 150 years.]

Published: Feb 21, 2021

Keywords: John L. Sullivan; Exhibition tour; Bare-knuckle; Prize-fighting; Glove-boxing

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