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Overview
Acclaimed boxing writer Thomas Hauser admires the sweet science, but he also recognizes and confronts its problems. His essays here portray the sport in all its glory and gore, its grace and disgrace. Hauser tracks the effects of big money on the sport; exposes corruption at the highest levels; and examines the emotional links between the September 11 attack on America and the way we experience the violence of boxing. He follows the biggest fighters and the most important fights through 2001 into the early months of 2002. He also depicts the broadcasters, government regulators, and others -- the people behind the scenes who shape boxing without ever taking a punch. We meet fighters such as Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, and Bernard Hopkins, and noncombatants like ringside physician Margaret Goodman, trainer Eddie Futch, and the powers that be at HBO. A Year at the Fights gives us a ringside view of tragedy and triumph.Book Details
Published
January 1, 2003
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Pages
288
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781557287335