Toy bulldog : the fighting life and times of Mickey Walker /
"This is a biography of Mickey Walker, former welterweight (1922-1926) and middleweight champion (1926-1931) of the world, one of the greatest fighters. When his boxing career ended in 1935, Walker ran saloons in various locations, was often his own best customer, finally quit drinking and beca...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2013]
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| Summary: | "This is a biography of Mickey Walker, former welterweight (1922-1926) and middleweight champion (1926-1931) of the world, one of the greatest fighters. When his boxing career ended in 1935, Walker ran saloons in various locations, was often his own best customer, finally quit drinking and became an artist of some standing. Walker died in 1981"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | Accession #: 2020_0001 The Sports/Boxing copy is a donation from J. Lawrence Mitchell. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 238 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780786470402 0786470402 |