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1. Okt. 2022 · With George Dixon: The Short Life of Boxing's First Black World Champion, 1870–1908, Jason Winders has finally provided the world with a treatment of the trailblazing pugilist worthy of his accomplishments. Winders is a journalist in London, Ontario, Canada, where he also completed a PhD in sport history at Western University. Unlike other histories of Dixon, Winders's treatment is more than ...
George Dixon. George Dixon (* 29. Juli 1870 in Halifax, Nova Scotia; † 6. Januar 1908 in New York) war ein kanadischer Bantam- und Federgewichtsboxer und erster Schwarzer, der einen WM-Gürtel gewann. Er gab sich den Kampfnamen Little Chocolate, wurde aber oft als "Boxer ohne jede Schwäche" (The fighter without a flaw) bezeichnet.
Born in Africville, George Dixon (1870-1908) accomplished something no person of African descent – anywhere in North America – had ever done. Dixon became a world champion in boxing, not once but twice. George turned to boxing when he was young, weighing a mere 39 kg (87 lbs) and standing only 1.6 m (5 ft 3 1/2 in). In the ring, however, he was a force. Wanting to use his talent at the ...
Yet despite his triumphs, Dixon has been lost to history, overshadowed by Black athletes whose activism against white supremacy far exceeded his own. George Dixon reveals the story of a man trapped between the white world he served and the Black world that worshipped him.
George Dixon reveals the story of a man trapped between the white world he served and the Black world that worshipped him. By ceding control to a manipulative white promoter, Dixon was steered through the white power structure of Gilded Age prizefighting, becoming world famous and one of North America’s richest Black men. Unable to hold on to his wealth, however, and battered by his vices, a ...
20. Okt. 2023 · With George Dixon: The Short Life of Boxing's First Black World Champion, 1870–1908, Jason Winders has finally provided the world with a treatment of the trailblazing pugilist worthy of his accomplishments. Winders is a journalist in London, Ontario, Canada, where he also completed a PhD in sport history at Western University. Unlike other histories of
George "Little Chocolate" Dixon, a pioneer in the advancement of scientific boxing and modern-day training, was the first fighter to hold two world titles at...
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