When Boxing Was, Like, Ridiculously Racist

Explore the history of Boxing's World Heavyweight Championship (1882-1915), revealing its impact on race and identity. Amidst racial tensions post-slavery, boxing champions became symbols of supremacy, challenging societal beliefs in white Anglo-Saxon dominance. This narrative delves into the cultural significance of these early sports celebrities and their influence on society's views, woven through gripping tales of legendary fighters who defined an era.

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About the Author: Ian Carey
A sports writer from Toronto, Ontario Canada Ian Carey is frequently featured on websites such as the Huffington Post and TBS Sports' the Bleacher Report.

Additionally Ian Carey is a former Little League All-Star game MVP. He once hit two key free throws during the dying seconds of an important rec league basketball game while at least 8 onlookers were in the gym.

Ian's debut ebook is a look at the cultural significance of the Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the late 1800s and early 1900s in "When Boxing was, like, Ridiculously Racist"
This is the story of the lineage of Boxing's World Heavyweight Championship from 1882-1915 and how it explains a cultural attitude toward race and identity in that era.

The first true national and international sports celebrities were boxers in the late 1800s. Soon after the abolishment of slavery in the United States the first World Champions of the sport were crowned. As the Champion of the World these boxing heavyweights were held on a pedestal of athletic dominance, and in the eyes of some white Americans, and many of those in the boxing community, these champions had to be white, anything else would challenge the belief of white Anglo-saxon superiority that many white Americans were clinging to at the time.

It is the story of the symbol of the World Champion during that period and what it meant in society. It's also a story about a bunch of tough, bad-ass guys from over a hundred years ago that used to beat each other up.

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Price: $2.99 USD

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