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The Arc of Boxing
Mike Silver
其他書名
The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science
出版McFarland, 2012-09-21
主題Sports & Recreation / BoxingHistory / General
ISBN14766021829781476602189
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Mo0eAwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Are today's boxers better than their predecessors, or is modern boxing a shadow of its former self? Boxing historians discuss the socioeconomic and demographic changes that have affected the quality, prominence and popularity of the sport over the past century. Among the interviewees are world-renowned scholars, some of the sport's premier trainers, and former amateur and professional world champions. Chapters cover such topics as the ongoing deterioration of boxers' skills, their endurance, the decline in the number of fights and the psychological readiness of championship-caliber boxers. The strengths and weaknesses of today's superstars are analyzed and compared to those of such past greats as Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jack Dempsey and Jake LaMotta.