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Stratton, W. K.
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Patterson, Floyd.
Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.
Boxers (Sports), Black -- United States -- Biography.
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Stratton, W. K.
Patterson, Floyd.
Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.
Boxers (Sports), Black -- United States -- Biography.
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Floyd Patterson : the fighting life of boxing's invisible champion / W. K. Stratton.
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Stratton, W. K.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.
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796
.83092
P317s
Subjects
Patterson, Floyd.
Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.
Boxers (Sports), Black -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780151014309 (hardback)
0151014302 (hardback)
Description:
xiv, 269 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [222]-244) and index.
Contents:
Nothing short of miraculous -- I don't like that boy! -- Taken up with boxing -- Floyd Patterson is out of this world -- Cus answers the questions -- Do I have to fight Floyd? -- Youngest king of the mountain -- A Black champion in America -- Lightning and toonder -- Not the time to quit -- Standing at the peak -- Camelot denied -- Confronting a certain weakness - -A title for America -- A boxing man -- Invisible champion.
Summary:
Documents the inspiring story of the civil rights activist, Olympic gold medalist and history's youngest World Heavyweight Champion, placing his career against a backdrop of boxing's golden age while analyzing misunderstood aspects of his character.
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Biographies.
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