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Boxing in America - An Autopsy (Hardcover)
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Boxing in America - An Autopsy (Hardcover)
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This book presents a sweeping view of boxing in the United States
and the influence of the sport on American culture. Boxing has long
been a popular fixture of American sport and culture, despite its
decidedly seedy side (the fact that numerous boxing champions
acquired their skills in prison or reform schools, the corruption
and greed of certain boxing promoters, and the involvement of the
mob in fixing the outcome of many big fights). Yet boxing remains
an iconic and widely popular spectator sport, even in light of its
decline as a result of the recent burgeoning interest in mixed
martial arts (MMA) contests. What had made this sport so
enthralling to our nation for such a long period of time? This book
contains much more than simple documentation of the significant
dates, people, and bouts in the history of American boxing. It
reveals why boxing became one of America's leading spectator sports
at the turn of the century and examines the factors that have
swayed the public's perception of it, thereby affecting its
popularity. In Boxing in America, the author provides a compelling
view of not only the pugilist sport, but also of our country, our
sources of entertainment, and ourselves. Includes information from
the early "bare knuckles" era of boxing up to modern-day stars and
matchups, presenting the history of boxing in a chronological
fashion
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