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Rise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight by William F. McNeil (2014, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786496487
ISBN-139780786496488
eBay Product ID (ePID)203649640
Product Key Features
Book TitleRise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight
Number of Pages252 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBoxing, General, Sports
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorWilliam F. Mcneil
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight15.9 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-029922
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal796.83092 B
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Prologue 1. From Brownsville to Johnstown 2. The Man--Cus D'Amato 3. The Birth of a Boxer--1980-1981 4. The Quest Begins--1982 5. A Taste of Glory--1983 6. The Fall and Rise of Mike Tyson--1984 7. Assault on the Professional Ranks--1985 8. The Road to the Championship--1986 9. Everest Conquered--November 22, 1986 10. The Unification and Beyond--1987 11. The People's Champion--June 27, 1988 Epilogue Appendix: The Complete Amateur and Professional Boxing Record to June 27, 1988 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisCovering Mike Tyson's complete boxing career, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a 12 year old criminal in Brownsville to his 1988 heavyweight unification match with Michael Spinks. The book focuses on the Catskill Boxing Club - where boxing guru Cus D'Amato trained the teenager in the finer points of the art - and on his home life with D'Amato and his surrogate mother Camille Ewald, and the other boys who shared the house with him., Covering Mike Tyson's rise through the amateur and professional boxing ranks, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a young criminal in Brownsville to his 1988 heavyweight unification match with Michael Spinks. The book focuses on the Catskill Boxing Club--where boxing guru Cus D'Amato trained the 210-pound teenager in the finer points of the sport and developed his impregnable defense--and on his home life with D'Amato and surrogate mother Camille Ewald and the other young fighters who lived with them. Tyson's boxing education began in the unauthorized "smokers" held every week in the Bronx, matching his skills against older, more experienced fighters. He won the 1981 Amateur Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Colorado Springs at the age of 14 and repeated the amazing feat the following year. By 1985, finding no other challenging amateur competition, he was forced to join the professional ranks where, in November 1986, he became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. Less than two years later, he unified the crown, establishing himself as one of the most dominant heavyweight fighters the sport had ever seen.
LC Classification NumberGV1132.T97M37 2014
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