Staredown: Another Year Inside Boxing

by Thomas Hauser

Overview

Each year, readers, writers, and critics alike look forward to Thomas Hauser’s newest collection of articles about the contemporary boxing scene. Reviewing his 2019 collection, Booklist proclaimed, “It's hard to think of another sports journalist who knows more about his or her sport of choice. As it does every year, Hauser’s anthology laps the field. The man is a treasure.”

Staredown continues this tradition of excellence with inside reporting from the dressing room before some of last year’s biggest fights, in-depth investigations into corruption in boxing, and more. Hauser also moves beyond the norm to explore incidents like street fights and examine boxing’s storied history in new and creative ways.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610757324
Publisher:	University of Arkansas Press
Publication date:	12/16/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	891 KB

About the Author

Thomas Hauser is the author of fifty-three 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 him with the Nat Fleischer Award for Career Excellence in Boxing Journalism. In December 2019, it was announced that Hauser has been selected for boxing’s highest honor: induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Table of Contents

Contents Fighters and Fights Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz: There Are No Sure Things in Boxing Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner: “AB” Punks Out Errol Spence vs. Mikey Garcia: What Did You Expect? Crawford–Khan and the State of Boxing History in the Making: Behind the Scenes at Canelo–Jacobs Wilder–Breazeale and the Heavyweight Puzzle Gennady Golovkin vs. Steve Rolls: As Expected Manny Pacquiao Turns Back the Clock Caleb Plant Is Making His Mark A Sad Night for Chris Arreola Fight Notes Smokin’ Joe Dempsey–Willard at 100 Andy Lee: Fighter Kevin McBride: “I’ve Been There” What the F Is Paulie Malignaggi Thinking? Punching from the Shadows Sergiy Derevyanchenko and the Harsh Reality of Boxing Canelo Alvarez: Contemplating Greatness Ruiz–Joshua 2 from Afar Curiosities Street Fights: Violence Outside the Ring Boxing’s Satellite Promotional Tour Smartphones on Fight Night Fistic Nuggets Fight Night Music Before Video Games, There Was All-Star Baseball Going Home for a High School Football Game Issues and Answers Behind the Facade at the New York State Athletic Commission Fighting with a Concussion When Muhammad Ali and Gerald Ford Met Jarrell Miller, PEDs, and Boxing Matchroom, Chavez Jr., PED Tests, and Forum Shopping The Future and FITE When Red Corner vs. Blue Corner is Unfair Fighter of the Decade At Home with Muhammad Ali Fistic Notes In Sunshine or in Shadow 12 Rounds in Lo’s Gym Literary Notes The Silence on Marcus Browne Ruiz–Joshua 2: Cash on the Dunes What’s Happening With DAZN? In Memoriam Saying Goodbye to Harold Lederman