{"product_id":"in-the-ring-with-jack-dempsey-part-i-the-making-of-a-champion-hardcover","title":"In the Ring With Jack Dempsey - Part I: The Making of a Champion - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam J. Pollack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the Ring With Jack Dempsey - Part I: The Making of a Champion, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eby Adam J. Pollack is the most thorough and detailed book ever written about former world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey. This book (the first of three) 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As with other books in the \u003cem\u003eIn the Ring \u003c\/em\u003eseries, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 560 pages, with over 550 rare photos, illustrations, cartoons, and fight advertisements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Adam J. Pollack's \u003cem\u003eIn the Ring With \u003c\/em\u003eseries 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam J. Pollack is a boxing referee, judge, and member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He also is an attorney practicing law in Iowa City, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 562\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45664179814502,"sku":"9781949783032","price":74.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/amN3VHN1TlloUWVDa1FidG1pRTdyUT09.webp?v=1779868227","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/in-the-ring-with-jack-dempsey-part-i-the-making-of-a-champion-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}