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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Combat sports & self-defence > Boxing
More than any other sport, boxing has a history of being easy to
rig. There are only two athletes and one or both may be induced to
accept a bribe; if not the fighters, then the judges or referee
might be swayed. In such inviting circumstances, the mob moved into
boxing in the 1930s and profited by corrupting a sport ripe for
exploitation. In Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the
Sweet Science, Jeffrey Sussman tells the story of the coercive and
criminal underside of boxing, covering nearly the entire twentieth
century. He profiles some of its most infamous characters, such as
Owney Madden, Frankie Carbo, and Frank Palermo, and details many of
the fixed matches in boxing's storied history. In addition, Sussman
examines the influence of the mob on legendary boxers-including
Primo Carnera, Sugar Ray Robinson, Max Baer, Carmen Basilio, Sonny
Liston, and Jake LaMotta-and whether they caved to the mobsters'
threats or refused to throw their fights. Boxing and the Mob is the
first book to cover a century of fixed fights, paid-off referees,
greedy managers, misused boxers, and the mobsters who controlled it
all. True crime and the world of boxing are intertwined with
absorbing detail in this notorious piece of American history.
__________ WINNER AT THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2021 *The
Sunday Times Number One Business Bestseller* Out now: the knockout
book about success and mindset, by one of boxing's most respected
and influential promoters. '[Relentless] fizzes with Hearn's work
ethic' - Financial Times __________ What does it take to succeed?
What is the mindset required to be the best? How do you stay at the
top of your field? How do you come back from failure? Eddie Hearn
knows what it takes. In his remarkable career, Hearn has worked
alongside some of the biggest names in sports entertainment and has
seen first-hand the grit and relentless determination that it takes
to succeed. Structured around the key skills that Eddie Hearn
values the most, this book looks at his business, life, and the
drive to succeed. Covering subjects such as discipline, passion,
preparation, motivation and failure, this book shows you what it
takes to get the most in your life and career. In this insightful
and revealing book, Eddie talks about the highs and lows of his
career - from negotiating a billion dollar boxing deal to selling
out Wembley for the Joshua Klitschko fight - and draws the valuable
lessons that we can learn from boxing's toughest performers.
__________ 'Arguably the world's most powerful boxing promoter' -
Financial Times 'The most powerful man in British boxing' Business
Insider 'Eddie Hearn has been at the forefront of boxing's
resurgence' GQ 'The biggest promoter in boxing' Square Mile
__________ The perfect book for when life deals a knockout blow, an
invaluable guide about making the most from life, drawn from the
hard-won lessons of one of the most successful boxing promoters in
the world.
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