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Boxing is no Cakewalk!

Boxing is no cakewalk! Azumah ‘Ring Professor’ Nelson in the Social History of Ghanaian Boxing explores the social history of boxing in Ghana and its interesting nexus with the biography of Azumah Nelson, unquestionably Ghana’s most celebrated boxer. The book posits that sports constitute more than mere games that people play. They are endowed with enormous political, cultural, economic and social power that can influence people’s lives in various ways.

Boxing is no cakewalk! interrogates the social meaning and impact of boxing within the colonial and postcolonial milieux of popular culture in Ghana. Consequently, it reconsiders the prevailing conception of boxing as adversative to ‘enlightened’ human culture by arguing that it is a positive formulator of individual and national identities. The historicising of sports and the lives of sportspersons in Ghana provides an eloquent backdrop for an understanding of the past social dynamics and their effect in the present.

The book’s analytical narrative offers an intellectual contribution to the promising areas of social and cultural history in Ghana’s historiography and the scholarly discourse on identity formation and social empowerment through the popular culture of sports.

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    • Boxing Is No Cakewalk! : Azumah ‘Ring Professor' Nelson in the Social History of Ghanaian Boxing

    Boxing is no cakewalk! Azumah ‘Ring Professor’ Nelson in the Social History of Ghanaian Boxing explores the social history of boxing in Ghana and its interesting nexus with the biography of Azumah Nelson, unquestionably Ghana’s most celebrated boxer. The book posits that sports constitute more than mere games that people play. They are endowed with enormous political, cultural, economic and social power that can influence people’s lives in various ways. Boxing is no cakewalk! interrogates the social meaning and impact of boxing within the colonial and postcolonial milieux of popular culture in Ghana. Consequently, it reconsiders the prevailing conception of boxing as adversative to ‘enlightened’ human culture by arguing that it is a positive formulator of individual and national identities. The historicising of sports and the lives of sportspersons in Ghana provides an eloquent backdrop for an understanding of the past social dynamics and their effect in the present. The book’s analytical narrative offers an intellectual contribution to the promising areas of social and cultural history in Ghana’s historiography and the scholarly discourse on identity formation and social empowerment through the popular culture of sports.

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    Azumah Nelson, or "The Professor," is a former Ghanaian professional boxer with an impressive professional career spanning over 28 years. During his career, Nelson fought in a total of 46 fights and won 38 of them with 27 wins coming by way of knockout. He suffered six losses, two draws, and no-no contests. His success in the ring earned him three world titles across two weight classes.

    Nelson's career began in 1979 when he was just 21 years old. He won his professional debut against Billy Kwame via 10 round PTS. He went on to win his next 12 consecutive fights, including 10 wins via stoppage.

    Nelson's first world title fight was at the age of 24 against Salvador Sanchez for the WBC and The Ring titles on July 21, 1982. Though he put up a good fight, he ultimately lost to Sanchez via 15th round TKO.

    Despite his first loss, Nelson continued to have major successes in the ring. In 1983, he won all four of his fights, and in the following year, he knocked out Wilfredo Gomez to win the WBC featherweight championship. Nelson went on to become a two-weight world champion, holding the WBC featherweight title from 1984 to 1987 and the WBC super-featherweight title two times from 1988 to 1997.

    Nelson's career boasts a total of 27 knockout wins and only one loss via knockout. His notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famers Jeff Fenech and Wilfredo Gómez. He also defeated Jesse James Leija and Mario Martínez.

    At regional level, Nelson held the ABU and Commonwealth featherweight titles between 1980 and 1982. Widely considered one of the greatest African boxers of all time, Nelson received many accolades in his career, including being ranked as the 31st greatest pound for pound boxer of all time by BoxRec.

    Nelson's professional boxing career ended in 2008 with a non-title fight against Australian boxer Jeff Fenech, which he lost via 10 round majority decision. He retired from professi

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