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A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume IIFixers and Makers

A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume II: Fixers and Makers [This chapter focuses on the men behind the scenes; those who make matches and promote events and those who prepare their boxers to fight in them. Dennis Hobson climbed from a Sheffield council estate via selling crockery and scrap metal to become one of the world’s best-known promoters, successfully challenging the hegemony of the American system. Dominic and John Ingle took over from their father and have maintained the reputation and success of their gym. The charity work of Sheffield trainer Glyn Rhodes saw him and his gym volunteers earn the honours Rhodes never attained in the ring. Veteran trainer Howard Rainey spends his time inventing contraptions to help both boxers and people with physical disabilities. Dave Coldwell overcame hardship and setbacks to become a globally renowned trainer and manager. A newcomer on the scene is Grant Smith, the kitchen fitter turned world champion trainer.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume IIFixers and Makers

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
ISBN
978-3-030-63552-7
Pages
229 –294
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-63553-4_5
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[This chapter focuses on the men behind the scenes; those who make matches and promote events and those who prepare their boxers to fight in them. Dennis Hobson climbed from a Sheffield council estate via selling crockery and scrap metal to become one of the world’s best-known promoters, successfully challenging the hegemony of the American system. Dominic and John Ingle took over from their father and have maintained the reputation and success of their gym. The charity work of Sheffield trainer Glyn Rhodes saw him and his gym volunteers earn the honours Rhodes never attained in the ring. Veteran trainer Howard Rainey spends his time inventing contraptions to help both boxers and people with physical disabilities. Dave Coldwell overcame hardship and setbacks to become a globally renowned trainer and manager. A newcomer on the scene is Grant Smith, the kitchen fitter turned world champion trainer.]

Published: Jan 5, 2021

Keywords: Dennis Hobson; Dominic Ingle; John Ingle; Grant Smith; Glyn Rhodes

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