The Arc of Boxing

The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-7864-9387-6
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 460 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Silver, Mike

Über Autor(innen)

Mike Silver is an internationally respect boxing historian whose many articles on boxing have appeared in the New York Times, Ring magazine, Boxing Monthly and ESPN and Boxing.com websites. He is a former boxing promoter and Inspector with the New York State Athletic Commission. The Arc of Boxing has received two awards for journalism from the American Association for the Improvement of Boxing and the Boston Veteran Boxers’ Association. The author is a member of IBRO (International Boxing Research Organization) and writes for its quarterly journal.