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Book Synopsis The world heavyweight boxing championship once transcended the sport, conferring global renown. This book gives detailed coverage to five legendary championship bouts that captivated audiences worldwide.
Coaxed out of retirement by the press, former champ James J. Jeffries challenged black titleholder Jack Johnson--universally despised by white audiences--in 1910, in hopes of returning the title to the white race.
In 1921, dapper World War I hero and light-heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier hoped to upset heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey, widely considered a draft-dodger, in a fight that garnered the first million dollar gate.
In perhaps the most politically charged bout ever, Brown Bomber Joe Louis, popular with both white and black America, faced Nazi Germany''s Max Schmeling--the first ever to win the title by disqualification--at a sold-out Yankee stadium in 1938.
A relentless brawler, undefeated Rocky Marciano in 1952 sought to bludgeon
