Boxing is not just fighting," writes Carlo Rotella. "It is also
training and living right and preparing to go the distance in the
broadest sense of the phrase, a relentless managing of self that
anyone who gets truly old must learn." Rotella's "Cut Time"
chronicles his immersion in the fight world, from the brutal
classroom of the gym to the spectacle of fight night. An
award-winning writer and ringside veteran, Rotella unearths the
hidden wisdom in any kind of fight, from barroom brawl to HBO
extravaganza. Tracing the consequences of hurt and craft, the two
central facts of boxing, Rotella reveals moving resonances between
the worlds inside and outside the ropes. The brief, disastrous
fistic career of one of his students pinpoints the moment when
adulthood arrives; the hard-won insight of a fellow fan shows
Rotella how to reckon with a car crash. Mismatches, resilience,
pride, pain, and aging - Rotella's lessons from the ring extend far
beyond the sport. In "Cut Time", Rotella achieves the
near-impossible: he makes the fight world relevant to us, whether
we're fans or not.
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