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# Fight For Glory

The Golden Age Boxing Epic

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- [JACK JOHNSON SUITE: Part 1. Introduction](https://drgerardgibbons.com/2023/02/12/jack-johnson-suite-introduction/) - Jack Johnson, one of the most famous fighters to ever live. He was world heavyweight champion 1908-1915, the first black man to hold the title. He was also “the most well-known and hated man in the world.” Here, in part, Johnson’s story as viewed through the FIGHT FOR GLORY Universe.
- [Why We Fight – Part 1](https://drgerardgibbons.com/2022/12/29/why-we-fight-part-1/) - As Adam raged against temptation, as Cain slew Abel, as David faced Goliath, as The Iliad heroes brutally sparred, as Jack Johnson met the “Great White Hope” in 1910 over color and crown, humankind has always burned with desire so hot it must be battled over. And so we war!
- [Why We Fight – Part 2](https://drgerardgibbons.com/2022/12/31/why-we-fight-part-2/) - When an underprivileged boxer succeeds against overwhelming odds, insurmountable obstacles, and at enormous personal costs, the hopes of everyone are buoyed that success is there for the striving. Boxing heroes are the embodiment of the American Dream. They are also inspiration for the worldwide faithful who dream the impossible.
- [Ireland – Part 1: The Origin Story Begins](https://drgerardgibbons.com/2023/01/04/irish-origins-part-1-going-home/) - In 1959, James Baldwin, acclaimed American novelist and essayist, wrote in “The Discovery of What It Means Be an American” that a writer, in order to achieve a breakthrough, very often has to leave this country. For Baldwin in the ‘50s, it was Paris. For me, spring of 2022, it was Ireland.
- [Ireland – Part 2: The Boxing Church At Partry](https://drgerardgibbons.com/2023/01/05/my-irish-origins-part-2-the-boxing-church/) - Joined by my Montana cousins, we wound our way from the village of Westport across the verdant countryside — all of it a deeper green than even L. Frank Baum could have envisioned for the Emerald City of Oz. We were on the hunt for the stone church at Partry.
- [Ireland – Part 3: Walking Ancestral Land](https://drgerardgibbons.com/2023/01/06/my-irish-origins-part-3-walking-ancestral-land/) - Pulling off the road to breathe in the scene, I can hear only the rushing wind, the distant bleating of sheep, the collision of several interconnected streams, and — I believe — the soft voices of my distant family urging me on, telling me that I am getting closer to what it is I seek: home.
- [Ireland – Part 4: Tom Molineaux – From Slave to USA Boxing Great](https://drgerardgibbons.com/2023/01/07/tom-molineaux-americas-first-heavyweight-powerhouse/) - I recently traveled to the Emerald Isle in search of my origins. What I didn’t expect was to discover a forgotten jewel of American boxing history buried in the Irish earth only a few miles from my family's 250-year-old homestead. We have more in common than we think.
- [The Ring Is Dead! Long Live The Ring!](https://drgerardgibbons.com/2023/01/10/the-ring-is-dead-long-live-the-ring/) - or 100 years, The Ring "The Bible of Boxing" provided a vivid window into pugilism’s special worlds. If a boxer was ever to become a supernova, he absolutely had to appear on its cover. Times are a-changin'! Let the boxers’ slogan, “hope on, hope ever” rule a new digital day.
- [Requiem for a Heavyweight: JJ Johnston Takes The Final Count](https://drgerardgibbons.com/2023/01/12/requiem-for-a-heavyweight-jj-johnston-takes-the-final-count/) - Before leaving, he said, "Took you long enough, pal." In many ways, the Fight For Glory franchise exists because renowned boxing historian, JJ Johnston, insisted it had to. Dad and I benefitted from JJ’s extraordinary friendship, passion and generosity. They both ultimately inspired me to take on this incredible story.
- [Miles Davis’ 1971 Soundtrack, Jack Johnson](https://drgerardgibbons.com/2023/01/24/miles-davis-1971-album-jack-johnson/) - Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson was the kind of man Miles Davis — one of the most revered and influential jazz artists of all time — idolized. Some might say that Davis’ musical mission was a summoning of sorts of The Big Smoke. Whatever it was, it worked brilliantly.
- [Boxing Brothers At War: Fighting For Country](https://drgerardgibbons.com/2023/01/27/boxing-brothers-at-war/) - Perhaps it's just something that boxing heroes know in their blood and bones, that “war is too important to be left to the generals” and, as Martin Luther King, Jr. once conveyed, “If a man hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he’s not fit to live.”
- [The Comet Returns and Everything Changes](https://drgerardgibbons.com/2023/02/09/the-comet-returns/) - Every 75 years, Halley’s Comet mysteriously returns to the skies. Her cyclical arrival has long been perceived as a dark omen. Yet, some believe she is a lucky star. One thing is for sure, the fiery light of Halley’s Comet in 1910 changes everything — and everyone.
- [Goddess Diana, Lost Patron Saint of Pugilism](https://drgerardgibbons.com/2023/02/10/diana-lost-patron-saint-of-puglism/) - Diana, the elegant and exotic 13-foot gilded weathervane, designed by famed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, for 30 years adorned the spire overlooking the highest point in Manhattan atop Madison Square Garden. On fight night, every boxer worth his salt was wise to pray to her on the way in.
- [Welcome To An Epic Tale From Boxing’s Golden Age](https://drgerardgibbons.com/2023/02/13/welcome-to-an-epic-tale/) - Go ahead. Punch your way in! Dare to journey back to boxing’s Golden Age (1880s–1960s). Ready for a world of indelible people and captivating history? We'll travel through the years-long process of researching and mining the era’s extraordinary treasures to bring this inspiring true story to life. Thank you for joining us!

## Pages

- [Home](https://drgerardgibbons.com/) - "★★★★★ An EPIC AMERICAN ODYSSEYwith unforgettable characters, thrilling slugfests, and fascinating historical cameos.." —The Self-Publishing Review PRE-ORDER NOW Hardcover • Paperback • eBook • Audiobook Books2Read.com/TheStPaulPhantom → Pre-order from your favorite retailer or requestit from your local bookstore, library or book club. Booksellers, Librarians & Media/Press → TWO BROTHERS, ONE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM. A NATION ROARING
- [Media - Events](https://drgerardgibbons.com/media-events/) - "***** ..An absolute knockout! Crisply-written and breathtakingly illustrated ... A cinematic roller coaster that reads like ROCKY in the Wild West!" Biography.com "A timeless 'true-good story' most urgently needed in today's world!" Aaron FlintMontana PBS & Montana Talks syndicated radio "History comes to life in a new genre with snappy, Jazz Age-style prose and spectacular
- [Books - The St. Paul Phantom](https://drgerardgibbons.com/books-the-st-paul-phantom/) - "An ELECTRIFYING AND INSPIRINGrendition of the American Dream.." — The U.S. Review of Books "RIVETING TALE OF LOVE, WAR, IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS in America's Golden Age. SPECTACULAR!" — J. J. Johnstonaward-winning actor, historian "BREATHTAKING, CINEMATIC true story of underdogs that leaps off the page like Seabiscuit, Cinderella Man, Unbroken, and The Boys in the Boat." —
- [Books - Shelby 1923](https://drgerardgibbons.com/books-shelby-1923/) - "★★★★★AN ABSOLUTE KNOCKOUT!A cinematic rollercoaster that reads like Rocky in the Wild West!" —Biography.com "A TRIUMPH! One of the most valuable books in all of prizefighting literature." —Kelly Nicholsonauthor/historian "A TIMELESS, 'TRUE-GOOD' STORY urgently needed today." —Aaron FlintMontana PBS, Montana Talks Radio "THRILLING, INSPIRING, FULL OF SURPRISES! An irresistible reminder that a hero doesn't need
- [Books - St. Paul - Bookclub](https://drgerardgibbons.com/books-st-paul-bookclub/) - The St. Paul Phantom The Gibbons Brothers’ Fight For Glory, Volume I By DR. GERARD GIBBONS Author • Historian • DescendantBook Club & Reading Group Discussion Guide Dear fellow Readers! Thank you for choosing THE ST. PAUL PHANTOM: The Gibbons Brothers’ Fight for Glory, Volume I as your book club selection. I am honored that
- [Books - Shelby - Bookclub](https://drgerardgibbons.com/books-shelby-bookclub/) - SHELBY 1923 The Dempsey-Gibbons Fight for Glory and a Little Montana Town’s Impossible Dream By DR. GERARD GIBBONS Author • Historian • DescendantBook Club & Reading Group Discussion Guide Dear fellow Readers, Thank you for choosing SHELBY 1923 as your book club selection. I am honored that you did so, and hope that you enjoyed
- [Story](https://drgerardgibbons.com/briefly-told/) - Welcome to the Fight for Glory Literary Universe Fight for Glory is an authentic American epic, a historical trilogy of books, penned by author, historian and direct descendant of MIKE and TOMMY GIBBONS, about Minnesota-born sons of Irish rebels and immigrants, who make a blood pact with one another: They will become the first brothers
- [Books - Fight for Glory Series](https://drgerardgibbons.com/books-fight-for-glory-series/) - Some Fights are for Glory, This One’s for Love They call Tommy Gibbons the Happy Warrior, but behind the legendary smile is a desperate man racing the clock to save his wife from the ravages of mental illness and protect his growing family. Armed with a quiet fire and a secret punch passed down from
- [St. Paul Jump](https://drgerardgibbons.com/st-paul-jump/)
- [Gerard](https://drgerardgibbons.com/gerard/) - AUTHOR'S NOTE Dr. Gerard Gibbons “ The heritage of the past is the seed that brings forth the harvest of the future. ” — Wendell Phillips, The Future of Western Culture (1852) My earliest memory is sitting on my grandfather Tommy’s lap in the summer of 1960 at our Mojave Desert home in California. I’m four
- [Contact Us](https://drgerardgibbons.com/contact-us/) - Contact Gerard Gibbons NEWSLETTER Enter First Name Enter Last Name Enter Email Address JOIN THE INNER CIRCLE KEYNOTE SPEAKING Gerard@DrGerardGibbons.com(805) 402-9922 EVENTS CONTACT GERARD GIBBONS Enter First Name Enter Last Name Enter Your Email Enter Phone Number Subject Message Send PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF MAIL RECEIVED, GERARD IS NOT ALWAYS ABLE
- [Ringside America](https://drgerardgibbons.com/ringside-scoop/) - Welcome To An Epic Tale From Boxing’s Golden Age Welcome To An Epic Tale From Boxing’s Golden Age Go ahead. Punch your way in! Dare to journey back to boxing’s Golden Age (1880s–1960s). Ready for a world of indelible people and captivating history? We'll travel through the years-long process of researching and mining the era’s
- [Products](https://drgerardgibbons.com/products/) - AS THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ROARS TO LIFE, EVERYONE HAS A DREAM, SO EVERYONE HAS A FIGHT The journey begins… A Sweeping Irish-American Saga of Brotherhood, Resilience, and the American Dream For fans of Seabiscuit, Cinderella Man,Field of Dreams and The Boys in the Boat…In the spirit of America250, the forgotten true storyof the St. Paul
- [Privacy Policy](https://drgerardgibbons.com/privacy-policy/) - Who we are Our website address is: http://www.drgerardgibbons.com (A.K.A. http://www.fightforglorystory.com). Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may
- [Shelby 1923](https://drgerardgibbons.com/shelby-1923/) - GET YOURCOPY NOW! AVAILABLE NOW! BUY IT NOW! Full-Color Print Book Illustrated eBook AVAILABLE NOW! BUY IT NOW! Full-Color Print Book Illustrated eBook GET YOURCOPY NOW! The Dempsey-Gibbons Fight For Glory and a Little Montana Town’s Impossible Dream DR.GERARD GIBBONS After the world war and the global pandemic, America’s Jazz Age explodes in 1923, launching
- [Newsletter Thank You](https://drgerardgibbons.com/newsletter-thank-you/) - WELCOME TO YOUR RINGSIDE SEAT TO THE GREATEST BOXING STORY NEVER TOLD! It is my great privilege to be your personal tour guide through the FIGHT FOR GLORY Universe—featuring the heroes, villains, power players and underdogs of early 20th Century American history and the Golden Age of Boxing. At the heart of this journey are

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