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A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume IHitting Hard

A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume I: Hitting Hard [Johnny Cuthbert took part in ten British title fights in the 1920s and 1930s, earning a Lonsdale Belt outright—the first Sheffield boxer to do so. This was a time when boxers fought hard and often, a circumstance that enabled them to build up rivalries that might last years. One such was with Harry Corbett, who Cuthbert fought eight times. Cuthbert was the first Sheffield boxer of whom moving pictures survive; his all-action style endeared him to audiences in Britain, France and the USA. Cuthbert’s career spanned the General Strike and the Great Depression, which saw some Sheffielders reduced to scavenging for coal. The successes of their little fellow citizen were some respite from their daily hardships. After serving in the war as RAF ground crew, Cuthbert’s retirement was far from comfortable—he was forced to sell his Lonsdale Belt to pay his bills.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume IHitting Hard

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
ISBN
978-3-030-63544-2
Pages
257 –290
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-63545-9_7
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[Johnny Cuthbert took part in ten British title fights in the 1920s and 1930s, earning a Lonsdale Belt outright—the first Sheffield boxer to do so. This was a time when boxers fought hard and often, a circumstance that enabled them to build up rivalries that might last years. One such was with Harry Corbett, who Cuthbert fought eight times. Cuthbert was the first Sheffield boxer of whom moving pictures survive; his all-action style endeared him to audiences in Britain, France and the USA. Cuthbert’s career spanned the General Strike and the Great Depression, which saw some Sheffielders reduced to scavenging for coal. The successes of their little fellow citizen were some respite from their daily hardships. After serving in the war as RAF ground crew, Cuthbert’s retirement was far from comfortable—he was forced to sell his Lonsdale Belt to pay his bills.]

Published: Feb 21, 2021

Keywords: Johnny Cuthbert; General Strike; Great Depression; Lonsdale Belt; British champion

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