The Old Master
Joe Gans (real name Joseph Gant) was born in Baltimore, Maryland on 25th November 1874 and was simply a master craftsman and stylist decades ahead of his time. Unfortunately for him when he turned professional in 1891 it was in an era where black boxers (especially exceptionally gifted and talented ones) had to box to ‘orders’ meaning they had to lose to or ‘carry’ opponents. This vile state of affairs that existed in the late nineteenth and early...
