Boxing is no cakewalk! : Azumah 'Ring Professor' Nelson in the social history of Ghanaian boxing /
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| Language: | English |
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Grahamstown, South Africa :
NISC (Pty) Limited,
2019.
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| Series: | African humanities series.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Dedication; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; Glossary of acronyms and abbreviations; List of figures; 1. Sports and modern boxing; Sports as elicitors of ambivalence; Sports, politics and society; An overview of ancient and modern 'English-style' boxing up to the twentieth century; The lacuna in Ghanaian historiography; Azumah Nelson: Boxing in Ghanaian identity and society; Propositions and interrogating the subject; Review of related literature; Sources and methods; Organisation of the book; Notes; 2. Roots of modern boxing in Ghana
- Ga-Mashie and its assimilation of English-style boxing, c.1600 to c.1930sThe state of boxing in Ghana, c.1958 to c.1980; Notes; 3. Origins? 'I am the son of my people'; The beginning; Azumah Nelson: Birth and childhood days; The paternal and maternal ancestry of Azumah Nelson; Azumah Nelson's adolescence and gravitation towards boxing; Early glory: From the Prison Service Boxing Team to the Black Bombers, c.1974 to 1978; Concluding remarks; Notes; 4. The rise of the Azumah legend: The early years; Azumah Nelson ventures into professional boxing
- The Golden Fleece: Azumah Nelson grabs the WBC Featherweight Title, 1984Defending his title and reputation, 1985 to 1987; Notes; 5. The legend continues: The glory years; Azumah Nelson graduates to the super-featherweight level; Rex of the super-featherweights; Azumah Nelson and the HIV saga, 1988; Still the champ: Will he stride into the lightweight division?; A wrong move? Pernell Whitaker beats Azumah Nelson, 1990; Azumah Nelson returns to rule the super-featherweights, 1990; A father and son affair: Azumah Nelson defeats Jeff Fenech, 1992
- Azumah Nelson defends his title against Calvin Grove and Gabriel Ruelas, 1992-1993Adios Amigo! Azumah Nelson and Don King part ways; A contested draw, 1993; Rematch: Jesse J. Leija defeats Champ; Champ grabs the super-featherweight title from Gabriel Ruelas, 1995; Notes; 6. The beginning of the end: Retirement; Twilight: The Genaro Hernandez triumph, 1997; The disastrous return: Azumah Nelson fails to grab a lightweight title in 1998; Retirement and life after retirement; The controversial 'fund-raising' fight with Jeff Fenech, 2008; Reviewing the boxing brilliance of Azumah Nelson; Notes
- 7. More than pain and passion: Azumah Nelson's out-of-the-ring lifeWithout the gloves: A husband, father and family man; Outside the ring: A social activist and idol; Giving to society: The Azumah Nelson Foundation; Notes; 8. Conclusions; Notes; Appendix: Photographs; Bibliography; Index; Back cover