Boxing Babylon : behind the shadowy world of the prize ring /
Intrinsically violent and populated with outrageous characters, the “sweet science” of boxing has held the public’s attention throughout its long and tumultuous history. While the drama of combat lies at the foundation of boxing’s appeal, it is the men who climb between the ropes who have captured t...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Secaucus, NJ :
Carol Pub. Group,
©1990.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | Intrinsically violent and populated with outrageous characters, the “sweet science” of boxing has held the public’s attention throughout its long and tumultuous history. While the drama of combat lies at the foundation of boxing’s appeal, it is the men who climb between the ropes who have captured the imagination of the masses. Their deeds both in and outside the ring have inspired adulation and scorn in almost equal measure. Boxers and boxing have always provided a mirror in which we can glimpse not only the reflection of mankind’s courage and nobility, but also the darker side of the human soul.---from the inside flap of the dust cover. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Accession #: 2020_0001 The Sports/Boxing copy is a donation from J. Lawrence Mitchell. "A Citadel Press book." Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0806501960 9780806501963 0806511834 9780806511832 |