They Could'Ve Been Contenders The Fine Fighters Who Never Got Their Chance

This book offers an insight into the lives of all the fine fighters who were denied their dreams of a world title opportunity. Boxing had far fewer divisions in the first half of the 20th century, and success often depended upon external factors rather than talent, such as the color bar that existed in US boxing from the days of John L Sullivan thru to the 50s, the massive Mob influence over who got lucky and who got shunted aside, and the unfortunate few who died on the brink of glory. They Could Have been Contenders brings a fresh slant to the hard world of boxing and these fighter's stories...entertaining, sad, and at times frightening...extend far beyond the confines of the ring.McNeill, Jim is the author of 'They Could'Ve Been Contenders The Fine Fighters Who Never Got Their Chance' with ISBN 9781861054449 and ISBN 1861054440.