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In the Ring With Tommy Burns ReviewThe sixth in Adam Pollack's wonderful series of books concerning heavyweight champions, beginning with John L. Sullivan, this work concerning the lesser-known Tommy Burns will no doubt hereafter be viewed as the definitive source considering the fighting skills and merit of the smallest of the 20th century heavyweight champions. As has been the case with each of Adam's books to-date this one on Burns is meticulously researched and it's difficult to imagine a more thorough analysis of the man's career as a professional boxer.
I was already fairly well aware of Burn's place in boxing history but gained a much greater appreciation for him as a fighter as a result of reading this book. I had always been under the impression that Burns did everything possible to avoid facing Jack Johnson. However, I am now convinced that Burns was never really all that reluctant to face Johnson and really only wanted to ensure that he received his desired asking price to face the man he believed represented the greatest challenge to his title. He should be applauded for his willingness to fight Johnson at a time when so many others would have hidden behind the color line. I also wasn't aware that Burns had defended the title as often as he did, making a total of 13 successful title defenses before ultimately losing to Johnson in December of 1908.
It really is quite remarkable that the 5'7" Burns enjoyed as much success as he did. Many of the men that he defeated during his title reign outweighed him by 10-20 pounds and the fact of the matter was that Burns, who normally weighed in the 170s during his title reign, was really no more than a light-heavyweight.
I can't help but believe that anyone who reads this book will come away with a much greater appreciation of Tommy Burns as a fighter. Additionally, the reader will gain further insight into the fighting skills and styles of men like Jack "Twin" Sullivan, Hugo Kelly, "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien, and many, many others.
I was also particularly interested to learn of the controversy concerning one of Tommy's fights with Jack O'Brien and the claim on the part of not only Burns and the fight's promoter that O'Brien would only make the fight if Burns would agree to throw it. I hadn't heard of that story before and the fact that James J. Jeffries then made a similar accusation concerning O'Brien only seemed to substantiate the charges.
I highly recommend the book and commend Adam for producing yet another outstanding resource and welcome addition to my boxing library.
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