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The Arc of Boxing - The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science

English · Paperback / Softback

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Are today's boxers better than their predecessors, or is modern boxing a shadow of its former self? Boxing historians discuss the socioeconomic and demographic changes that have affected the quality, prominence and popularity of the sport over the past century. Among the interviewees are world-renowned scholars, some of the sport's premier trainers, and former amateur and professional world champions. Chapters cover such topics as the ongoing deterioration of boxers' skills, their endurance, the decline in the number of fights and the psychological readiness of championship-caliber boxers. The strengths and weaknesses of today's superstars are analyzed and compared to those of such past greats as Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jack Dempsey and Jake LaMotta.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     

Foreword by Budd Schulberg     

Preface     

Panel of Experts     

1. Origins     

2. The Golden Age     

3. The Incredible Shrinking Sport     

4. Paying Their Dues     

5. Cooking the Books: Boxing's Nutty Knockout Numbers     

6. Where Have You Gone Charlie Goldman?     

7. Boxing's Missing Links     

8. The Good, the Bad, and the Inconsistent     

9. Fistic Forensics: Two Fights Analyzed     

10. Too Much Amateur     

11. The Dominance Factor, Part One: Roy Jones, Jr., and Bernard Hopkins     

12. The Dominance Factor, Part Two: Roberto Duran, Pernell Whitaker, Floyd Mayweather, Jr.     

13. The Bigger They Are-The Harder They Fall     

14. Boxing's Snake Oil Salesmen     

15. Boxing's Death by Alphabet     

Epilogue     

Appendix: Statistics for Reigning Champions     

Chapter Notes     

Bibliography     

Index     


About the author










Mike Silver is a former boxing promoter and inspector with the New York State Athletic Commission whose many articles on boxing have appeared in the New York Times, The Ring magazine, Boxing Monthly and ESPN and Seconds Out websites.

Product details

Authors Mike Silver
Publisher McFarland
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.04.2014
 
EAN 9780786493876
ISBN 978-0-7864-9387-6
No. of pages 240
Dimensions 178 mm x 254 mm x 14 mm
Weight 460 g
Subjects Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence
Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history

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