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In 1912 boxing was as popular a spectator sport in the United States as baseball, if not more so. It was also rife with corruption and surrounded by gambling, d
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Language: en
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Pages: 457
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-12-24 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
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