The Resource No way but to fight : George Foreman and the business of boxing, Andrew R.M. Smith
No way but to fight : George Foreman and the business of boxing, Andrew R.M. Smith
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- Summary
- Olympic gold medalist. Two-time world heavyweight champion. Hall of Famer. Infomercial and reality TV star. George Foreman's fighting ability is matched only by his acumen for selling. Yet the complete story of Foreman's rise from urban poverty to global celebrity has never been told until now. Raised in Houston's "Bloody Fifth" Ward, battling against scarcity in housing and food, young Foreman fought sometimes for survival and other times just for fun. But when a government program rescued him from poverty and introduced him to the sport of boxing, his life changed forever. In No Way but to Fight, Andrew R. M. Smith traces Foreman's life and career from the Great Migration to the Great Society, through the Cold War and Culture Wars, out of urban Houston and onto the world stage where he discovered that fame brought new challenges. Drawing on new interviews with George Foreman and declassified government documents, as well as more than fifty domestic and international newspapers and magazines, Smith brings to life the exhilarating story of a true American icon. No Way but to Fight is an epic worthy of a champion. --Publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 365 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Prologue : crossroads
- Fruits of the fifth ward
- Corpsman's call
- God bless the puncher
- Eatin' money
- Sculpting George Foreman
- Better must come
- I ain't no dog
- Superman's evil twin
- Man without a country
- To the mountains of the moon
- I don't run because I don't have to
- You got to have a boss
- A gangster's game
- Jesus rode on a jackass
- Man of La Mancha
- Epilogue : unscripted
- Isbn
- 9781477319765
- Label
- No way but to fight : George Foreman and the business of boxing
- Title
- No way but to fight
- Title remainder
- George Foreman and the business of boxing
- Statement of responsibility
- Andrew R.M. Smith
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Olympic gold medalist. Two-time world heavyweight champion. Hall of Famer. Infomercial and reality TV star. George Foreman's fighting ability is matched only by his acumen for selling. Yet the complete story of Foreman's rise from urban poverty to global celebrity has never been told until now. Raised in Houston's "Bloody Fifth" Ward, battling against scarcity in housing and food, young Foreman fought sometimes for survival and other times just for fun. But when a government program rescued him from poverty and introduced him to the sport of boxing, his life changed forever. In No Way but to Fight, Andrew R. M. Smith traces Foreman's life and career from the Great Migration to the Great Society, through the Cold War and Culture Wars, out of urban Houston and onto the world stage where he discovered that fame brought new challenges. Drawing on new interviews with George Foreman and declassified government documents, as well as more than fifty domestic and international newspapers and magazines, Smith brings to life the exhilarating story of a true American icon. No Way but to Fight is an epic worthy of a champion. --Publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- TxU/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Smith, Andrew R. M
- Dewey number
-
- 796.83092
- B
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GV1132.F65
- LC item number
- S65 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Terry and Jan Todd series on physical culture and sports
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Foreman, George
- Boxers (Sports)
- Foreman, George
- Boxers (Sports)
- United States
- Label
- No way but to fight : George Foreman and the business of boxing, Andrew R.M. Smith
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue : crossroads -- Fruits of the fifth ward -- Corpsman's call -- God bless the puncher -- Eatin' money -- Sculpting George Foreman -- Better must come -- I ain't no dog -- Superman's evil twin -- Man without a country -- To the mountains of the moon -- I don't run because I don't have to -- You got to have a boss -- A gangster's game -- Jesus rode on a jackass -- Man of La Mancha -- Epilogue : unscripted
- Control code
- on1096460494
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 365 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781477319765
- Lccn
- 2019019899
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40029719646
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- No way but to fight : George Foreman and the business of boxing, Andrew R.M. Smith
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue : crossroads -- Fruits of the fifth ward -- Corpsman's call -- God bless the puncher -- Eatin' money -- Sculpting George Foreman -- Better must come -- I ain't no dog -- Superman's evil twin -- Man without a country -- To the mountains of the moon -- I don't run because I don't have to -- You got to have a boss -- A gangster's game -- Jesus rode on a jackass -- Man of La Mancha -- Epilogue : unscripted
- Control code
- on1096460494
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 365 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781477319765
- Lccn
- 2019019899
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40029719646
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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