In the Ring With Jack Dempsey - Part II: 1919 - 1923
By Adam J. Pollack
In the Ring With Jack Dempsey – Part II: 1919 – 1923, contains descriptions of Jack Dempsey’s successful title defenses (including pre-fight hype, training and sparring, predictions, pre- and post-fight analysis); discussion of his opponents and their careers (Billy Miske, Bill Brennan, Georges Carpentier, Tom Gibbons, and Luis Firpo); economics and negotiations; controversies; legal, political, and racial obstacles; Harry Wills and the color line; Harry Greb, Gene Tunney, Jack Kearns, Tex Rickard and boxing’s first million-dollar gate(s); criminal and civil cases; Dempsey’s personal life, and much more. Hundreds of rare photos are included. 819 pages in this book alone, based on primary sources, continuing the three-part series of the most thorough books ever written on Jack Dempsey’s life and career.
Adam J. Pollack’s In the Ring With series 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.
REVIEWS
Extraordinary
Mr. Pollack is an extraordinary biographer. Both volumes of his Dempsey book are beyond excellent. …
A biography is not only the history of the person but a history of the era. The author’s exceptional research, direct quotes from the newspapers and boxing insiders, paints a picture of the era Dempsey and his contemporaries lived in when boxing was an important sport. I found it very interesting the opinion of boxing writers and observers on Harry Greb. The direct quotes from the author’s sources, not rumor or speculation, but direct quotes tell a good story. And it’s clear Dempsey did not “ duck “ Wills or Greb. The only reason to fight us to earn as much money as possible and that’s what Dempsey and Doc Kerns did. This book will not disappoint you
– Jim
Unparalleled boxing documentarian
Another amazing book from Adam. The detail is incredible. I have enjoyed all his books. Well worth the money. I can’t wait for his next effort. Clearly this man is passionate about the sport and the lives that have brought it to life. Boxing enthusiasts are fortunate.
– William Monacci
Another A Plus Job by the Boxing Historian of Our Time
Where do I begin but to say I devoured this mammoth, detail rich book and was blown away by the exceptional detail , information and abundance of photographs. Pollack is simply his own category of archivist/historian/author and this book joins his others outstanding works on Sullivan, Corbett, Fitzsimmons, Jeffries, Johnson and others as classics that will last for the next century.
-H.E. Grant
Brilliant book as all Adam J. Pollack books are. Detail is amazing, very well researched.
– Dennis Fearn
Knockout
These are essential works on Jack Dempsey. Information by the tons yet again. The Firpo coverage was most interesting.
Excellent
– MR. M. DAWSON
OUTSTANDING BOOK. LOTS OF GREAT PHOTOS AND INFO.
– Rudy V. Rodriguez
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