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Title:
Broken dreams : another year inside boxing / Thomas Hauser.
ISBN:
9781682261798
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Publication Information:
Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, [2021]
Physical Description:
ix, 308 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
Fighters and fights. Wilder-Fury II in perspective -- Top rank on ESPN and what comes next -- Jack Dempsey and the newsboy : debunking a myth -- How high can the Charlos climb? -- Fight notes -- Macho time -- Carlos Monzon : "a fistful of murder" -- Killed in Brazil -- Teofimo Lopez stakes his claim to stardom -- The Tyson-Jones exhibition -- Joshua-Pulev and the heavyweight mix -- Canelo Álvarez, Callum Smith, and DAZN -- Curiosities. I didn't watch the Super Bowl this year -- Russ Anber : The magician -- Fistic nuggets -- Issues and answers. An email from a reader -- Politics, problems, and power at the New York State Athletic Commission -- Ivan Redkach and the New York State Athletic Commission -- Paulie Malignaggi, Showtime, and the dialogue on race -- Boxing dishonored : the backstory on Estrada vs. Adkins -- The Ali-Kopechne letter -- The best and the most -- Should amateur records count in evaluating greatness? -- Why doesn't boxing attract more young fans? -- Jarrell Miller and boxing's PED problem -- Fistic notes -- Sporting blood -- The night the referee hit back -- Bundini -- "Cassius X" -- "Gordon Parks X Muhmmad Ali" -- Literary notes -- Which active fighters deserve to be called great? -- What if Deontay Wilder had accepted DAZN's $100 million offer? -- Underground fight clubs and the New York State Athletic Commission -- In memoriam -- Boxing and the coronavirus. From 9/11 to COVID-19 -- Boxing grinds to a halt : the past, the present, and the future -- UFC's coronavirus gambit -- What will fans see when boxing comes back? -- More on UFC and the coronavirus -- Will boxing fans come back to the arenas? -- Some notes on the coronavirus -- I miss the boxing scene -- Muhammad Ali and the coronavirus -- Some notes to end on.
Summary:
"Thomas Hauser's latest collection of articles about the contemporary boxing scene"-- Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1237651975
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