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- Straight Writes and Jabs: An Inside Look at Another Year in Boxing
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Arkansas Press
summary
Commenting on Thomas Hauser's annual collections of articles on boxing, Ring Magazine declared, "What makes Hauser's stories so extraordinary is that the man many consider 'The Dean of Boxing Writers' refuses to allow his admiration for the sport to blind him to its dark side. His annual volumes on boxing have become required reading for hardcore and casual fans alike." Straight Writes and Jabs is the latest in the popular series. It brings readers into the dressing room with elite champions in the moments before some of 2012's biggest fights. Hauser's award-winning investigative journalism is on display in a groundbreaking exposé of the use of performance-enhancing drugs. There's a look back in time at the incomparable Archie Moore and much more. Thomas Hauser is the author of forty-five books. His first work, Missing, was made into an Academy Award–winning film. He later authored Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, the definitive biography of the most famous fighter ever. In 2004, the Boxing Writers Association of America honored Hauser with the Nat Fleischer Award for Career Excellence in Boxing Journalism.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. 2-7
- Author’s Note
- pp. ix-11
- Fights and Fighters
- pp. 1-13
- Hopkins-Dawson II: The Champion
- pp. 10-22
- Pacquiao-Bradley in Perspective
- pp. 23-44
- Martinez-Chavez: Peaks and Valleys
- pp. 45-59
- Paulie Malignaggi Won’t Go Away
- pp. 60-68
- Miguel Cotto Grows Old at Thirty-Two
- pp. 69-71
- The End of the Pacquiao Era
- pp. 72-74
- Archie Moore Revisited
- pp. 75-100
- Curiosities
- pp. 101-113
- Lou DiBella on Epix
- pp. 103-107
- My 86-Year-Old Mother Meets . . .
- pp. 110-112
- Fistic Nuggets
- pp. 120-123
- A Letter from Emanuel Steward
- pp. 124-126
- Issues and Answers
- pp. 127-139
- The PED Mess
- pp. 129-153
- Bad Judging: A Case Study
- pp. 158-160
- Klitschko-Chisora: Sucker Slap
- pp. 161-163
- Chad Dawson’s KO by
- pp. 164-167
- Fistic Notes
- pp. 168-181
- Ray Mancini for Real
- pp. 182-185
- Joe Gans Comes to Life
- pp. 186-188
- Ray Arcel: Behind the Façade
- pp. 189-192
- The Rise and Fall of Alexis Arguello
- pp. 193-196
- The End of College Boxing
- pp. 197-199
- Literary Notes
- pp. 200-211
- In Memoriam
- pp. 212-215
- Remembering Joe Frazier
- pp. 216-230
- Back Cover
- p. 231
Additional Information
ISBN
9781610755313
Related ISBN(s)
9781557286444
MARC Record
OCLC
858358324
Pages
229
Launched on MUSE
2013-11-28
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2013