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- A Beautiful Sickness: Reflections on the Sweet Science
- Book
- 2001
- Published by: University of Arkansas Press
summary
This is the second collection of articles on professional boxing to be published in book form by acclaimed writer Thomas Hauser. It offers unique insights into Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Shane Mosely, Ray Jones Jr. and many more superstars, as well as an insider's critique of the sweet science today. Satirical, whimsical, and pungent, Hauser deftly maps the politics and poli-tricks of the world's only true universal sport.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-viii
- Author's Note
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Round 1: Muhammad Ali
- pp. 1-2
- The Hardest Thing to Do in Boxing
- pp. 10-11
- The Athlete of the Century
- pp. 12-15
- Round 2: The Fights
- pp. 19-20
- Foreman-Holmes: The Countdown Begins
- pp. 21-22
- Styles Make Fights
- p. 23
- A New "Sugar" Is Crowned
- pp. 26-27
- "Pound-for-Pound" and "Sugar" Shane
- pp. 28-29
- Lennox Lewis versus Shannon Briggs
- pp. 30-32
- The Next Generation
- pp. 33-35
- Has the Landscape Changed?
- pp. 36-41
- The Heir Apparent
- pp. 42-47
- The Long Road Back
- pp. 48-52
- Lennox Lewis and Emanuel Steward
- pp. 53-57
- Round 3: Non-Combatants
- pp. 63-64
- Don Elbaum
- pp. 65-68
- The Wizard of Bos
- pp. 69-71
- Donald Turner
- pp. 72-75
- Dan Goossen and America Presents
- pp. 82-86
- Jim Thomas
- pp. 91-95
- Jay Larkin
- pp. 100-102
- Ferdie Pacheco Moves On
- pp. 103-106
- Harold Lederman
- pp. 111-114
- Arthur Curry
- pp. 115-117
- Ron Borges
- pp. 118-120
- MediaWorks
- pp. 121-124
- Divena Freeman: An Appreciation
- pp. 125-127
- Round 4: Issues and Answers
- pp. 133-134
- How Not to Run a State Athletic Commission
- pp. 135-137
- A Culture of Lawlessness
- pp. 141-144
- Judging the Judges
- pp. 145-148
- The Third Man in the Ring
- pp. 149-151
- King's Crowning Glory
- pp. 152-154
- How Reliable Are "Punch Stats"?
- pp. 157-159
- Arum v. Katz
- pp. 160-161
- College Boxing
- pp. 162-164
- The Standing Eight Count
- pp. 165-168
- Boxing-The Open Sport
- pp. 171-173
- Go to a Fight
- pp. 174-175
- Hype and Glory
- pp. 176-177
- ESPN2 Friday Night Fights
- pp. 178-181
- Lennox Lewis: An Appreciation
- pp. 182-184
- Evander Holyfield: A Tarnished Legacy?
- pp. 185-187
- Tyson, Michigan, and Zoloft
- pp. 188-191
- Pity the Poor Referee
- pp. 192-197
- The Intimidation Factor
- pp. 198-200
- Pound-for-Pound 2001
- pp. 201-204
- Some Thoughts on Boxing
- pp. 205-207
- A Dangerous Game
- pp. 208-210
- Round 5: Curiosities
- pp. 211-212
- Hello, Mr. Ring Canvas
- pp. 213-216
- A Simple Solution
- pp. 217-218
- Fistic Valentines
- pp. 219-221
- The Odd Couple
- pp. 222-224
- Ms. Heavyweight Explosion
- pp. 225-226
- "Sister Smoke" Turns Pro
- pp. 227-229
- Works in Progress
- pp. 230-231
- Lennox's Mum
- pp. 232-234
- Rating the Heavyweights
- pp. 235-237
- Fistic Musings
- pp. 240-241
- The Epitome of Style
- pp. 242-244
- Tyson-Golota:The Whole Story
- pp. 249-251
- Gentleman Mike Tyson
- pp. 252-254
- How George W Bush Won Florida
- pp. 255-258
- Two Conversations with George Foreman
- pp. 259-263
- A Christmas Eve Visit from George Foreman
- pp. 264-266
Additional Information
ISBN
9781610756440
Related ISBN(s)
9781557287182
MARC Record
OCLC
1080549240
Pages
280
Launched on MUSE
2019-01-02
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2001
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