He was the middleweight champion, and a sports superstar. He was pursued by women, drove fast cars, and built a career - and a legend - that still carry weight today. That legend was sealed when he was murdered in Missouri in 1910. Stanley Ketchel's story is also tied to the social environment of the early 1900s: racism that was deep seated, blatant, and openly expressed, and some even hoped he would be the nation's "great white hope."
Stanley Ketchel built his way up from nothing to become a champion boxer, and a fixation for sports fans just after the turn of the last century. Along the way, he found himself caught up in the buildup to one of the most racially charged sporting events in history, but did he let himself get caught up in the prejudices of the day? This is only one of the questions that remained after his murder and the subsequent trial, both of which happened in Missouri.
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