In the Golden Age of boxing, Marvin Camel--a mixed blood from the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana--defied all obstacles of race, poverty, and geographical isolation to become the first Native American to win a world boxing title.
Complex and wildly charismatic, Camel combined tremendous physical talent with staggering self-discipline--forged by the sting of his father\'s belt--to claw his way to the top, twice winning world titles in the newly minted cruiserweight division and fighting.
In the Golden Age of boxing, Marvin Camel--a mixed blood from the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana--defied all obstacles of race, poverty, and geographical isolation to become the first Native American to win a world boxing title
