Win by KO Publications announces the release of Joe Jennette: Boxing’s Ironman
In this first and only biography of New Jersey heavyweight boxing contender Joe Jennette, author Joe Botti chronicles the life and career of this interracial athlete who competed in the longest boxing contest of the twentieth century.
Jennette was one of the forgotten African-American’s who helped pave the way for African-American athletes through his perseverance and determination. He is the Cinderella man who never received the opportunity to wear the glass slipper.
Jennette was a gifted athlete who exceled in baseball and basketball but was denied the opportunity to participate in these sports due to his race. The book also covers Jennette’s struggles in his personal life as an interracial son, husband and father.
From 1904 to 1922 Jennette faced and defeated the most dangerous fighters of his era, including Jack Johnson, Sam Langford, and Sam McVea. Jennette was unable to secure a title shot due to the fact that the world was fixated with finding a Caucasian boxer to defeat Jack Johnson in the “great white hope” era. The story deals with the struggles of interracial romance, racism, and the world of boxing in the early twentieth century.
The 448 page book contains over a hundred rare photo’s many never before published. The book is available at Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/joe-jennette-joe-botti/1115472782?ean=9780979982279 or amazon.com. Link: http://www.amazon.com/Joe-Jennette-Boxings-Ironman-Botti/dp/0979982278/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1370282590&sr=8-3&keywords=Joe+Botti The author can be e-mailed at unioncityboxing@aol.comShow more Show less
As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.
In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.
