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An unforgiving sport : an inside look at another year in boxing / Thomas Hauser
- Author
- Hauser, Thomas
- Published
- Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2009.
- Physical Description
- viii, 303 pages ; 23 cm
- Contents
- Fights and fighters. John L. Sullivan revisited ; Jones-Trinidad and the long road to where? ; Paulie Malignaggi : taking care of business ; Pavlik-Taylor II : courage under fire ; Kevin Burnett : the challenge ahead ; The heavyweight follies ; Hopkins-Calzaghe : when push comes to shove ; Joe Calzaghe : the legend beater ; Kelly Pavlik : the journey continues ; Cotto-Margarito : La Batalla ; Pavlik-Hopkins : boxing is a cruel teacher ; Joe Calzaghe versus Roy Jones, Jr. ; Hatton-Malignaggi : the end of a dream ; De La Hoya-Pacquiao : a weighty issue ; De La Hoya-Pacquiao and the business of boxing -- Non-combatants. Don King : the lion in winter ; Danny Milano : the cutman ; Anthony Catanzaro and Chris Santos ; Boxrec.com ; Dave Wolf : a remembrance -- Curiosities. Fighters remember : "My greatest moment in another sport" ; Fistic nuggets ; Floyd Mayweather, Jr., versus big Show ; An open letter to Hillary Clinton ; The vice Presidential Sweepstakes ; Sarah Palin talks boxing -- Issues and answers. 24/7 and Countdown : docudrama or infomercial? ; HBO : 2008 ; Bob Arum and HBO ; HBO notes ; New York State and the legalization of mixed martial arts ; Fistic notes ; One-punch magic ; Medical issues and boxing ; Notes from the literary front ; Shelly Finkel's "recruiting and signing" fund ; More important than boxing : 2008.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781557289100 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1557289107 (pbk. : alk. paper) - Collection
- Ronald A. Smith Sports History Book Collection.
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references.
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