The ‘Negro Boxer’ as Contested Cultural Icon: ‘Negrophilia’ and Sport in Pre-War Europe Marjet Derks To cite this chapter: Marjet Derks (2018). The ‘Negro Boxer’ as Contested Cultural Icon: ‘Negrophilia’ and Sport in Pre-War Europe. In Paul Puschmann & Tim Riswick (Eds.), Building Bridges. Scholars, History and Historical Demography. A Festschrift in Honor of Professor Theo Engelen (Pp. 196-215). Nijmegen: Valkhof Pers.