The Boxing Scene

The Boxing Scene

by Thomas Hauser
The Boxing Scene

The Boxing Scene

by Thomas Hauser

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Overview

Thomas Hauser has been called “one of boxing’s greatest writers. The Boxing Scene, Hauser’s provocative new anthology, contains all of his trademark insights and candor as he peels away layers of hypocrisy to reveal the men who make up the contemporary boxing landscape.

Hauser exposes the inner workings of HBO Sports; examines the phenomenon of mixed martial arts as it relates to boxing; and records the amusing encounter between his 81-year-old mother and larger-than-life boxing impresario Don King. The Boxing Scene also updates Hauser’s personal and professional thoughts on superstars like Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, and Bernard Hopkins as well as fight promoter Bob Arum, announcer Bob Sheridan and a host of others.

The Boxing Scene recreates another year in professional boxing and adds to Hauser’s definitive record of the sport.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781592139781
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 01/28/2009
Series: Sporting
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
File size: 399 KB

About the Author

About The Author
Thomas Hauser is the author of 36 books, including Missing, which served as the basis for the Academy Award-winning film: Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times; and co-author (with Ali) of Healing: A Journal of Tolerance and Understanding. He has won numerous awards for his work, including the prestigious Prix Lafayette Award, the William Hill Book of the Year Award and the Nat Fleischer Award for Career Excellence in Boxing Journalism. He has written articles for The New Yorker, The New York Times and numerous other publications.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Fights and Fighters Evander Holyfield and the Impossible Dream John and Grainne: A Love Story Boxing Awaits De La Hoya-Mayweather Floyd's World De La Hoya-Mayweather In Perspective Footnote to History: First Bout At 3:05 pm The Enigmatic Shannon Briggs Bob Arum Mans the Ramparts with Cotto-Judah Bernard Hopkins: He's Baaack! Bernard Hopkins: History in the Making Taylor-Pavlik: "And the NEW Middleweight Champion of the World . . ." Forget the Belts: Madison Square Garden - October 6, 2007 Cotto-Mosley: Youth Will Be Served Vinny Maddalone: "When the Candle Burns Out, I'll Walk Away" The American Perception of British Fighters Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas: Dreams vs. Reality Jack Dempsey Curiosities, Issues, and Answers HBO Boxing: The Challenge Some Thoughts From the Hammerstein Ballroom HBO Notes The Void More on the Heavyweights A Boxing Fan Looks At Mixed Martial Arts No One is Enforcing the Federal Boxing Laws Agenda for the New York State Athletic Commission Bob Sheridan Are There Fewer Good Trainers Than Before ? A Note on Jim Lampley If Boxing Ruled Baseball My 81-Year-Old Mother Meets Don King Hauser's Fourteen Fistic Nuggets Fistic Notes More Important Than Boxing: 2007 The Heavyweights Rate the Writers Tempest Storm If There's Free Food, Grab it Ticket Scalping and Boxing Larry Merchant and HBO
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