The Arc of Boxing: The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science - Couverture rigide

Silver, Mike

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0786438495 ISBN 13 : 9780786438495

Editeur : McFarland & Company, 2008

Synopsis

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. The 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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À propos de l'auteur

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, Ring magazine, Boxing Monthly and ESPN and Seconds Out websites.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Company
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786438495
• ISBN 13: 9780786438495
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 238
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible