Come Out Swinging

The Changing World of Boxing in Gleason's Gym

Lucia Trimbur

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Princeton University Press
04 November 2013

Sociology: sport & leisure; Boxing

Gleason's Gym is the last remaining institution of New York's Golden Age of boxing. Jake LaMotta, Muhammad Ali, Hector Camacho, Mike Tyson--the alumni of Gleason's are a roster of boxing greats. Founded in the Bronx in 1937, Gleason's moved in the mid-1980s to what has since become one of New York's wealthiest residential areas--Brooklyn's DUMBO. G

By: Lucia Trimbur
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 482g
ISBN: 9780691150291
ISBN 10: 069115029X
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 04 November 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lucia Trimbur is assistant professor of sociology at the City University of New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice and at the CUNY Graduate Center.