In the Same Corner of the Prize Ring: Jack London, Ernest Hemingway, and Boxing

Influence study on the authors’ lifelong fascination with boxing, examining their treatment of masculinity, race, and capitalist corruption found within the sport. Explores their shared interest in Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight champion, and evolving racial views as evidenced in writings such as “The Killers,” “Fifty Grand,” The Sun Also Rises and London’s “The Mexican” and The Abysmal Brute (1911).