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11/13/2006 Archived Entry: "New Book is Tribute to Chicago Amateur Boxing"
New Book is Tribute to Chicago Amateur Boxing
Boxing experts get inside the ring with some of the sport’s greatest fighters
Before climbing the professional ranks, great fighters like Joe Louis and Ernie Terrell got their start as amateurs at the Chicago Golden Gloves and Catholic Youth Organization tournaments. Chicago Amateur Boxing celebrates eight decades of these remarkable organizations, remembering the champions who made them great.
Co-author Sean Curtin remarks that while amateur boxing is often “ignored by the media”, it deserves to be noticed and appreciated. He explains that Chicago Amateur Boxing reveals “how many great boxers started in the sport and what they accomplished before they turned professional”. Whereas many in professional boxing are “politically appointed”, Curtin remarks that amateur events still retain boxing’s true passion and excitement.
Highlights of Chicago Amateur Boxing:
· Close to 200 vintage images documenting over eight decades of amateur boxing in Chicago .
· Memorable coaches, contenders, and champions from years past.
· A complete history from two of Chicago ’s most prominent boxing experts.
Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and on-line retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com.
Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States . Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America ’s people and places. Have we done a book on your town? Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com .
Chicago Amateur Boxing
By Sean Curtin and J.J. Johnston
Images of Sports
Price: $19.99
128 pages/ softcover
Available: November 6, 2006
