West Texas Middleweight: The Story of Lavern Roach
(Part of the Sport in the American West Series)
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LaVern Roach, a skinny kid from the small town of Plainview, Texas, rose from obscurity to become one of boxing's most popular figures during the 1940s. Roach's rise to prominence occurred during an era when boxing shared the spotlight with baseball as the nation's top two professional sports. As a result of Roach's death--which marked the first nationally televised fight during which a boxer died from injuries received in the ring--the sport of boxing...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0896729753
ISBN13:9780896729759
Release Date:June 2016
Publisher:Texas Tech University Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:3.95 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"
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