Arc of Boxing: The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science

by Mike Silver

Book Overview

Are today's boxers better than their predecessors, or is modern boxing a shadow of its former self? Boxing historians discuss the socioeconomic and demographic changes that have affected the quality, prominence and popularity of the sport over the past century. Among the interviewees are world-renowned scholars, some of the sport's premier trainers, and former amateur and professional world champions. Chapters cover such topics as the ongoing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786493879
• ISBN13: 9780786493876
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher