Ingemar Johansson : Swedish heavyweight boxing champion /

"Ingemar Johansson's right hand--dubbed "The Hammer of Thor"--Was the most fearsome in boxing, and Johansson's three fights with Floyd Patterson rank among the sport's classic rivalries. Yet most fans know little about the Swedish playboy who won the world heavyweight c...

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Main Author: Brooks, Ken, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
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Summary:"Ingemar Johansson's right hand--dubbed "The Hammer of Thor"--Was the most fearsome in boxing, and Johansson's three fights with Floyd Patterson rank among the sport's classic rivalries. Yet most fans know little about the Swedish playboy who won the world heavyweight championship and held it for six days short of a year (1959-1960)"--
Item Description:The Sports/Boxing copy is a donation from J. Lawrence Mitchell.
Accession #: 2020_0001
Physical Description:x, 259 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780786498475
0786498471