| A Year at the Fights Contributor(s): Hauser, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1557287333 ISBN-13: 9781557287335 Publisher: University of Arkansas Press OUR PRICE: $20.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2002 Annotation: A ringside view of tragedy and triumph 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 non-combatants like ringside physician Margaret Goodman, trainer Eddie Futch, and the powers that be at HBO. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Boxing - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
| Dewey: 796.83 |
| LCCN: 2002012288 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.11" W x 9.05" (0.96 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 non-combatants like ringside physician Margaret Goodman, trainer Eddie Futch, and the powers that be at HBO. Praise for Thomas Hauser's writing about professional boxing: New York Times: Incomparable and indispensable. |