| Bibliographical Information | Fifty Years a Fighter Jem Mace | ISBN: 9780957034228 (0957034229)Publication Date: March 2014
Publisher: Peerless PressFormat: Paperback, 1x1 mm, 270 pagesLanguage: English Available from publishers only Our Price: £14.99 | |
| Gwales Description The memoirs of the first bare-knuckle boxing champion of the world, the British born forgotten sporting hero, Jem Mace, with a detailed introduction and afterword by a well regarded historian placing his achievements within the context of British boxing and sporting history. Available from: peerlesspress@gmail.com or Peerless Press, PO Box 4352, Cardiff, CF14 8HS.
Atgofion Jem Mace (1831-1910), pencampwr bocsio pwysau trwm y byd, yn cynnwys rhagymadrodd manwl gan hanesydd cydnabyddedig sy'n gosod llwyddiannau Mace yng nghyd-destun hanes bocsio ym Mhrydain. Ar gael gan: peerlesspress@gmail.com neu Peerless Press, PO Box 4352, Caerdydd, CF14 8HS |
| Further Information | | Jem Mace must be one of the most colourful men in boxing history. Born in Norfolk, England in 1831, the son of a rural blacksmith, Mace sepnt his early days as a wandering musician before gravitating towards the illegal bare-knuckle prize ring. He took the Heavyweight Championship of England in 1861 after defeating the hulking 'Stalybridge Infant', Sam Hurst.
Constantly pursued by the law, his fists made him a fortune, and took Mace around the globe. His skill and grace in the ring meant that he was celebrated as one of the greatest fighters of the age, while his charismatic nature won him the hearts of female admirers wherever he went. Jem's ringcraft took him to the United States, where he became the first Champion of the World after beating the Champion of America at a plantation near New Orleans.
Having dodged an assassination attempt, Mace travelled to Australia, where he discovered and led a new generation of boxers to global fame. His support of glove fighting as an alternative to knuckle fighting ensured that he would afterwards be remembered as the 'Father of Modern Boxing'. In a busy life Mace took turns as a fiddler, a cabinet maker, professional runner, publican, theatre performer, showman and circus owner. His fighting skills continued to amaze spectators even into old age.
Completely illiterate, Mace dictated the story of his thrilling life just a few years before his death. First published in 1908, when he was one of the last giants of the bare-knuckle days still living, this is the wonderful tale of Jem Mace in his own words. This book also benefits from an additional introduction and afterword which casts further illumination on the career of one of the greatest British fighters of all time, and also contains a wealth of rare illustrations and photographs, many of which have not been published in any previous volume. | Last Updated on 06 November 2013
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