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Now Available! In the Ring With Jack Dempsey - Part II: 1919 - 1923

Posted: 05 May 2023, 13:05
by apollack
Now Available!

In the Ring With Jack Dempsey - Part II: 1919 - 1923, contains descriptions of Jack Dempsey's successful title defenses (including pre-fight hype, training and sparring, predictions, pre- and post-fight analysis); discussion of his opponents and their careers (Billy Miske, Bill Brennan, Georges Carpentier, Tom Gibbons, and Luis Firpo); economics and negotiations; controversies; legal, political, and racial obstacles; Harry Wills and the color line; Harry Greb, Gene Tunney, Jack Kearns, Tex Rickard and boxing's first million-dollar gate(s); criminal and civil cases; Dempsey's personal life, and much more. Hundreds of rare photos are included. 819 pages in this book alone, based on primary sources, continuing the three-part series of the most thorough books ever written on Jack Dempsey's life and career.


Re: Now Available! In the Ring With Jack Dempsey - Part II: 1919 - 1923

Posted: 07 May 2023, 21:48
by HomicideHenry
Adam Pollack told me that he finally found pictures of Jack Dempsey knocking out 7'2" Ben Wray prior to the Gibbons fight. So it's included in the book.

Re: Now Available! In the Ring With Jack Dempsey - Part II: 1919 - 1923

Posted: 08 May 2023, 15:15
by Sweet Dick Willie
Are they good, Pollacks books?

Re: Now Available! In the Ring With Jack Dempsey - Part II: 1919 - 1923

Posted: 08 May 2023, 16:42
by HomicideHenry
JackSprocket wrote: 08 May 2023, 15:15 Are they good, Pollacks books?
They are very detailed referring to newspapers and often have pictures people haven't seen or rarely seen.

Re: Now Available! In the Ring With Jack Dempsey - Part II: 1919 - 1923

Posted: 10 May 2023, 20:03
by goose 5
Adam: I knew Jack Kearns Jr.-did you ever speak to him or know him ?

Re: Now Available! In the Ring With Jack Dempsey - Part II: 1919 - 1923

Posted: 24 May 2023, 22:11
by Benny The Kid
HomicideHenry wrote: 08 May 2023, 16:42
JackSprocket wrote: 08 May 2023, 15:15 Are they good, Pollacks books?
They are very detailed referring to newspapers and often have pictures people haven't seen or rarely seen.
This is EXACTLY what I'm looking for in a book!! I only read the Jeffries & Fitzsimmon's books, but I liked them recommended. I have a big passion for writers.

Re: Now Available! In the Ring With Jack Dempsey - Part II: 1919 - 1923

Posted: 25 May 2023, 15:15
by Cap
apollack wrote: 05 May 2023, 13:05 Now Available!

In the Ring With Jack Dempsey - Part II: 1919 - 1923, contains descriptions of Jack Dempsey's successful title defenses (including pre-fight hype, training and sparring, predictions, pre- and post-fight analysis); discussion of his opponents and their careers (Billy Miske, Bill Brennan, Georges Carpentier, Tom Gibbons, and Luis Firpo); economics and negotiations; controversies; legal, political, and racial obstacles; Harry Wills and the color line; Harry Greb, Gene Tunney, Jack Kearns, Tex Rickard and boxing's first million-dollar gate(s); criminal and civil cases; Dempsey's personal life, and much more. Hundreds of rare photos are included. 819 pages in this book alone, based on primary sources, continuing the three-part series of the most thorough books ever written on Jack Dempsey's life and career.

Wish you all the best. I'm sure you put a lot of work into putting this book together. :clap: