No Way But to Fight: George Foreman and the Business of Boxing by Smith, Andrew R. M.
No Way But to Fight: George Foreman and the Business of Boxing by Smith, Andrew R. M.

No Way But to Fight: George Foreman and the Business of Boxing

Olympic gold medalist. Two-time world heavyweight champion. Hall of Famer. Infomercial and reality TV star. George Foreman's...
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Author: Andrew R. M. Smith
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Language: English
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No Way But to Fight: George Foreman and the Business of Boxing by Smith, Andrew R. M.

No Way But to Fight: George Foreman and the Business of Boxing

$90.43
No Way But to Fight: George Foreman and the Business of Boxing by Smith, Andrew R. M.

No Way But to Fight: George Foreman and the Business of Boxing

$90.43
Author: Andrew R. M. Smith
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

Olympic gold medalist. Two-time world heavyweight champion. Hall of Famer. Infomercial and reality TV star. George Foreman's fighting ability is matched only by his acumen for selling. Yet the complete story of Foreman's rise from urban poverty to global celebrity has never been told until now.

Raised in Houston's "Bloody Fifth" Ward, battling against scarcity in housing and food, young Foreman fought sometimes for survival and other times just for fun. But when a government program rescued him from poverty and introduced him to the sport of boxing, his life changed forever.

In No Way but to Fight, Andrew R. M. Smith traces Foreman's life and career from the Great Migration to the Great Society, through the Cold War and culture wars, out of urban Houston and onto the world stage where he discovered that fame brought new challenges. Drawing on new interviews with George Foreman and declassified government documents, as well as more than fifty domestic and international newspapers and magazines, Smith brings to life the exhilarating story of a true American icon. No Way but to Fight is an epic worthy of a champion.



Author: Andrew R. M. Smith
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 01/10/2020
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781477319765


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2019
Library Journal 12/01/2019 pg. 91
Booklist 12/01/2019 pg. 14
Foreword 12/26/2019

About the Author
Andrew R. M. SmithWoodstock, ConnecticutSmith is an assistant professor of sport management and history at Nichols College. Originally from Guelph, Ontario, he lives with his wife and daughters in Woodstock, Connecticut.
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