New Book - In the Ring With James J. Jeffries

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  1. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    You book on Sullivan dramaticaly changed opinions among many people on this site and probably shifted the consensus in his favour. Adam Pollack is the founder of Sullivans new internet army.

    Without wanting to demand to much detail do you see the Jeffries book shifting perceptions of him?

    I have made predictions to other posters about what I think the overall effect of the book will be.
     
    janitor, Oct 17, 2009
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  2. mcvey

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    I have heard nothing negative about Mr Pollack .Hopefully the "proof will be in the pudding".
     
    mcvey, Oct 17, 2009
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  3. janitor

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    I suspect that when the dust settles it will apear that Corbett was probably ahead on the cards, but by a narrow margin that could perhaps be argued the other way.
     
    janitor, Oct 17, 2009
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  4. apollack

    apollack Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't want to give anything away. What I will tell you is that the Corbett I fight was held at Coney Island's Seaside Athletic Club in Brooklyn, New York, and I offer the insights and opinions of the local next-day newspaper reporters who attended the fight, including the New York Journal, New York World, New York Sun, New York Times, New York Tribune, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, National Police Gazette, New York Clipper, New York Herald, as well as the opinions of Bob Fitzsimmons, Kid McCoy, John L. Sullivan, Tom Sharkey, James Jeffries, Jim Corbett, the referee, and Bill Brady, etc. It is all there laid out for you to review and consider, same way you might review multiple opinions on a fight that just took place today.
     
    apollack, Oct 19, 2009
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  5. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. Full Member

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    For those who like old time boxing the Brooklyn Daily Eagle gets my endorsement as on of the best free archives out there.
     
    Mendoza, Oct 19, 2009
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  6. apollack

    apollack Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Book is now available either by contacting me at
    This content is protected
    or by going to amazon.com
     
    apollack, Oct 19, 2009
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  7. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    For those who have never read any of Adam's books, they are excellent. Extremely well-researched. If you're into boxing history, well worthy purchasing.
     
    Zakman, Oct 20, 2009
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  8. Mega Lamps

    Mega Lamps Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This looks most interesting; I'll be certain to check it out.
    Thank you as well for writing it of course and adding more to the sport.
     
    Mega Lamps, Oct 20, 2009
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  9. he grant

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    Just ordered it from Amazon the other day ... very much looking forward to it ! Adam has managed to carve his own distinctive niche in sports publishing and I am very happy about it. Terrific bodies of work so far and I'm sure Jeffries will be as good or better ... now if there is any way to convince him to do one on Johnson and the surrounding era of Black Dynamite I'd be thrilled. His work is so definative, distinctive and unique previous works on Johnson are irrelevant. Maybe throw in Hart and Burns if it makes sense as I cannot imagine them each getting their own work but who knows ... fiull me in Adam, what's next ?
     
    he grant, Oct 21, 2009
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  10. amhlilhaus

    amhlilhaus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    he's working on marvin hart as well.
     
    amhlilhaus, Oct 21, 2009
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  11. klompton

    klompton Boxing Addict banned

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    I would be interested in Hart and Burns.
     
    klompton, Oct 21, 2009
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  12. Mendoza

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    I have never seen a book with Hart being the primary focus.

    When Hart won the decision over Johnson in a lack luster fight, Jeffries said he would fight Hart if the public wanted to see it.
     
    Mendoza, Oct 21, 2009
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  13. mcvey

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    But the public didn't,which is just as well for Hart imo.Jeffries would have stopped him, imo.
     
    mcvey, Oct 21, 2009
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  14. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    K, I agree w you but let's get real, this is not 100% work dedicated to make zero money. I'd ba amazed if such a book could stand alone.
     
    he grant, Oct 21, 2009
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  15. prime

    prime BOX! Writing Champion Full Member

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    Consider me a purchaser. Thanks for the effort.
     
    prime, Oct 22, 2009
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