The Boxing Scene

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Temple University Press 1601 North Broad Street Philadelphia PA 19122 www.temple.edu/tempress Copyright © 2009 by Thomas Hauser All rights reserved Published 2009 Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hauser, Thomas. The boxing scene / Thomas Hauser. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-59213-976-7 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-59213-977-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Boxing. 2. Professional sports. I. Title. GV1133.H343 2009 796.83—dc22 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 For Larry Merchant, Jim Lampley, Arthur Curry, and Dave Wolf Four of the best ...