Tex Rickard: Boxing's Greatest Promoter

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Whether opening saloons, raising cattle, or promoting sporting events, George Lewis "Tex" Rickard (1870-1929) possessed a drive to be the best. After an early career as a cowboy and Texas sheriff, Rickard pioneered the largest ranch in South America, built a series of profitable saloons in the Klondike and Nevada gold rushes, and turned boxing into a million-dollar sport. As "the Father of Madison Square Garden," he promoted over 200 fights, including some of the most notable of the 20th century: the "Longest Fight," the "Great White Hope," fight, and the famous "Long Count" fight. Along the way, he rubbed shoulders with some of history's most renowned figures, including Teddy Roosevelt, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, John Ringling, Jack Dempsey, and Gene Tunney. This detailed biography chronicles Rickard's colorful life and his critical role in the evolution of boxing from a minor sport to a modern spectacle.

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Over and above the detailed history of Tex Rickard, the book is filled with information about the period from the 1880s to the 1920s. The foreward begins with an interesting look at the Roman boxing rings and the size of audiences not seen again until the time of Tex Rickard. Usually, Tex Rickard is only mentioned in the background of boxing annals; yet as Aycock and Scott point out, he was as interesting and tough as the boxers he promoted. The authors cover: his boyhood days in Texas, his gold rush adventures, his connection to Theodore Roosevelt when TR went to explore the Amazon and found Rickard already in South America, the history of Madison Square Garden, with interesting photos and fight details, especially the fact that the Dempsey-Carpentier, and Dempsey-Tunney I were much more competitive than everyone has usually reported. Even fight promotions before Rickard are interestingly told. What the authors call "The Longest Fight" (the Gans-Nelson 1906 fight), one of the most interesting chapters of their previous Joe Gans biography, by the way, has been re-told in this book from the point of view of Rickard, the promoter and referee with many interesting details included, such as how close Nelson came to dying after the fight. Overall, it was surprising to learn that Rickard had actually planned and promoted 8 Madison Square Gardens, only 2 of which are still in existence, the second one is now the home of the Celtics. While this book focusses on boxing, it would be nice to have included more about the other sports Rickard promoted, such as New York hockey.

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