Leone Jacovacci: A Black Boxer in Fascist Italy

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@JackHankeAnd 5 ай бұрын

I was expecting a tragic end to this bio. What a relief to hear that Jacovacci made it through fascism, Nazi-occupied Paris, and was able to start a family and build a wrestling and film career after the war to boot. A true fighter.

@theItalianshamrock 5 ай бұрын

A tough man who lived an extremely tough life. Glad you told his story so it won't be forgotten

@ignitionfrn2223 5 ай бұрын

3:20 - Chapter 1 - You return every single blow 5:15 - Chapter 2 - The lion & the bull round 1 7:55 - Chapter 3 - The lion & the bull round 2 10:20 - Chapter 4 - The last rounds 13:10 - Conclusion

@-RONNIE 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video

@peterq1978 5 ай бұрын

there we go, back with the proper intro!

@jbk19xx57 5 ай бұрын

Fascinating story, this is the first time I have heard of this.

@danielsantiagourtado3430 5 ай бұрын

Suggestion Eric: Henry III of england. The pious king that helped heal enfland after john lackland

@Fernando.Gil. Ай бұрын

Yes to more boxing stories!

@danielsantiagourtado3430 5 ай бұрын

Thanks For this Eric! Love your content ❤❤❤

@shadowsnake8989 5 ай бұрын

Would definitely love another boxing story. Maybe a tandem bio of Joe Louis and Max Schmeling. Their stories are both fascinating and intertwined.

@patrickmullen237 5 ай бұрын

I like bite sized bios up to 30 minutes for figures like this. They have good stories. But bigger historical figures im happy with longer videos

@jermaineslaughter2641 5 ай бұрын

Please do more boxing stories.

@crypto_que 3 ай бұрын

Not even three minutes in and Manufactured Identity Plot Armor thickens. WOW.

@mktf5582 5 ай бұрын

Bill Richmond = Black American boxer UK 1700's/1800's, Len Johnson Black British boxer early/mid 20th century, please do them two.

@multiyapples 5 ай бұрын

It’s a shame he suffered so much discrimination and racism during his lifetime.

@aleksaantonijevic8308 5 ай бұрын

Next can you do Abdel nasser plz.

@lambert581 5 ай бұрын

I'd like to see one on Bruno Sammartino

@christopherharper9932 5 ай бұрын

yep. we're EVERYWHERE

@murrayscott9546 5 ай бұрын

I must have missed it - the fate of his wife, his child ?

@icytower38 5 ай бұрын

I try every video, but I just can’t get into this channel anymore after Simon left

@jameswhite4874 5 ай бұрын

Same. I picked up other channels that simon does, and it helps fill the gap.

@christopherharper9932 5 ай бұрын

wow, "savage Black Afrikans" have survived for THOUSANDS of years WITHOUT Europeans. Europe, in particular, Italy needed Afrika MORE than Afrika needed them. 🤷🏾‍♀🤷🏾‍♀🤷🏾🤷🏾🤷🏾‍♂🤷🏾‍♂🤷🏾‍♂🤷🏾‍♂

@Willy_Tepes 5 ай бұрын

No one "needs" Africa. We existed for tens of thousands of years without it. What do they have that we don't? .

@Willy_Tepes 5 ай бұрын

Well, apart from cannibalism..

@invisisense5464 5 ай бұрын

Survive, and not much more. No advancements whatsoever and completely out of touch with the rest of humanity. The same way many species of animals survived, they survived; that’s nothing special.

@OrdinaryDude 5 ай бұрын

Fascist doesn't immediately equate to racist. While there was undoubtedly discrimination, oppression, and racisim in Italy - As Simon would say, "because the past was the worst" - it was still better than Germany where racism was government approved terrorism. Mousselini, besides his MANY (MANY) flaws, he did resist Hitler's level of anti-Jew and anti-ethnic policies.

@Willy_Tepes 5 ай бұрын

It was clearly better in the old days. I mean, just look at society.

@OrdinaryDude 5 ай бұрын

@@Willy_Tepes Some things were, but some things weren't.

@PhilBertran 5 ай бұрын

@@Willy_Tepesno, antibiotics are much better now

@Willy_Tepes 5 ай бұрын

@@PhilBertran The only thing medical science can cure is bacterial and fungus infections, and antibiotics have just spawned a series of antibiotic resistant bacteria. As for conditions in society, they have deteriorated to levels that are at risk of causing serious ethnic conflicts. By all metrics we are worse off than our parents and grandparents were.

@Willy_Tepes 5 ай бұрын

@@PhilBertran I see that my answer was deleted even though I just pointed out the limitations of modern medicine. I guess that my biochemistry education was all misinformation.