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Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Preface: Boxing Lessons xiii Introduction: Fight Night 1 Part I. Gladiators of the Age of Contentment Chapter 1. “And the Winner—Television!” 11 Chapter 2. “The Regular Friday Coaxial Bloodbath” 22 Chapter 3. The Friday Night Fighters 34 Part II. Indio Chapter 4. The Mexamerican 53 Chapter 5. The Discovery of New York 73 Chapter 6. Climb 88 Chapter 7. The Tournament 99 Chapter 8. The Secret Government 118 Chapter 9. Trouble 131 Chapter 10. The Shot 150 Part III. The Hardest Game Chapter 11. Bloodying the Sport 169 Chapter 12. The Ship Goes Down 187 Chapter 13. Changing Times 215 Epilogue: Nightmares 231 A Note on Sources 241 Notes 245 Index 269 ...

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