In the Ring With Jack Dempsey

[apollack]

In the Ring With Jack Dempsey – Part I: The Making of a Champion, by Adam J. Pollack is the most thorough and detailed book ever written about former world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey. This book (the first of two) chronicles Dempsey’s life and career from its start up to his winning the world heavyweight championship, fight by fight, as told by those who saw the contests and reported on them at the time, utilizing multiple local next-day newspaper reports. This includes training, predictions, pre-fight hype, and discussions about the opponents.

As with other books in the In the Ring series, this book also discusses the context of the times, the color line and race in boxing and society (offering the perspectives of both white and black-owned newspapers), World War I, Dempsey's personal and managerial choices, and how these topics affected the sport and Dempsey’s life and career. Even new facts about the controversial Jim Flynn fight are revealed. Boxing fans will obtain knowledge and insight into Jack Dempsey’s life and career like never before.

560 pages, with over 550 rare photos, illustrations, cartoons, and fight advertisements.

Adam J. Pollack’s In the Ring With series on the heavyweight champions of the gloved era also includes books on John L. Sullivan, James J. Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, James J. Jeffries, Marvin Hart, Tommy Burns, and Jack Johnson.

Available via amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and other online dealers.

[AntonioMartin]

In the Ring With Jack Dempsey – Part I: The Making of a Champion, by Adam J. Pollack is the most thorough and detailed book ever written about former world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey. This book (the first of two) chronicles Dempsey’s life and career from its start up to his winning the world heavyweight championship, fight by fight, as told by those who saw the contests and reported on them at the time, utilizing multiple local next-day newspaper reports. This includes training, predictions, pre-fight hype, and discussions about the opponents.

As with other books in the In the Ring series, this book also discusses the context of the times, the color line and race in boxing and society (offering the perspectives of both white and black-owned newspapers), World War I, Dempsey's personal and managerial choices, and how these topics affected the sport and Dempsey’s life and career. Even new facts about the controversial Jim Flynn fight are revealed. Boxing fans will obtain knowledge and insight into Jack Dempsey’s life and career like never before.

560 pages, with over 550 rare photos, illustrations, cartoons, and fight advertisements.

Adam J. Pollack’s In the Ring With series on the heavyweight champions of the gloved era also includes books on John L. Sullivan, James J. Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, James J. Jeffries, Marvin Hart, Tommy Burns, and Jack Johnson.

Available via amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and other online dealers.

I love Pollack's books and have one signed by him. I just hope there werent so many world Heavyweight champions, so he could write about all of them!

(To get to Anthony Joshua, Andy Ruiz and Tyson Fury, Adam would have to probably publish two to three books a year which is pretty hard to do!)

[Rockytony67]

I will definitely buy this(I have all the others)but why did he miss out Jess Willard, anyone know.

[Contendeh]

Looking forward to this one... but no love for the Pottawatomie Giant?

Also, use your influence Adam to get boxrec to change “the certainty” that Corbett Vs McCoy was fixed and that Corbett “was getting the worst of it” in the Sharkey dq fight!

Your books are always great!

Also, if anyone really wants to read about Willard, the book written by Arly Allen is worth reading.

[AntonioMartin]

I will definitely buy this(I have all the others)but why did he miss out Jess Willard, anyone know.

He missed on Willard??

And, man Id love to read a book by him on Michael Dokes or Mike Tyaon!

[scorpio83]

I will definitely buy this(I have all the others)but why did he miss out Jess Willard, anyone know.

He missed on Willard??

And, man Id love to read a book by him on Michael Dokes or Mike Tyaon!

We were asking the same question on why Pollack would skip In the Ring with Jess Willard instead of In the Ring with Jack Dempsey Part 1 on the rise.