The Gentleman Boxer: The Story of a Fighter in the Roaring Twenties

Name: The Gentleman Boxer: The Story of a Fighter in the Roaring Twenties
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ISBN: 9781477257913

ISBN-10: 1477257918

ISBN-13: 9781477257913

Edition: 2012

Authors: Ion Grumeza

List price: $28.99

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And the winner is...JOE GRIMM! He scored 24 KOs in a row and was never knocked out. He was a winner in the ring, and a winner in life. This is the story of a bantam boxer, his chaperoning older brother, and the time in which they lived. It is the 1920s, and there are boxing clubs in nearly every city in America. Joe Grimm weighs 118 pounds and is flat-footed—but he has a punch and a KO record that draw leading managers to add Joe to their stables. He trains in the same gym as Jim Braddock, the future Cinderella Man. Joe's awesome winning streak is interrupted when he and his brother are called home. He leaves the arenas with their cheering crowds and works as a butcher in his grocery shop…

Book details

List price: $28.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Textstream
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 276
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English