The Boxing Scene

by Hauser, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9781592139767
• ISBN10: 1592139760
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-01
• Publisher: Temple Univ Pr

Summary

Thomas Hauser has been called "one of boxingrs"s greatest writers.The Boxing Scene, Hauserrs"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 Scenealso updates Hauserrs"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 Scenerecreates another year in professional boxing and adds to Hauserrs"s definitive record of the sport.

Author Biography

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

Fights and Fighters
Evander Holyfield and the Impossible Dream	p. 3
John and Grainne: A Love Story	p. 9
Boxing Awaits De La Hoya-Mayweather	p. 16
Floyd's World	p. 22
De La Hoya-Mayweather in Perspective	p. 24
First Bout at 3:05 P.M.	p. 32
The Enigmatic Shannon Briggs	p. 37
Bob Arum Mans the Ramparts with Cotto-Judah	p. 44
Bernard Hopkins: He's Baaack!	p. 50
Bernard Hopkins: History in the Making	p. 56
Taylor-Pavlik: "And the NEW Middleweight Champion of the World..."	p. 66
Forget the Belts: Madison Square Garden-October 6, 2007	p. 80
Cotto-Mosley: Youth Will Be Served	p. 83
Vinny Maddalone: "When the Candle Burns Out, I'll Walk Away"	p. 88
The American Perception of British Fighters	p. 94
Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas: Dreams versus Reality	p. 99
Jack Dempsey Revisited	p. 112
Curiosities, Issues, and Answers
HBO Boxing: The Challenge	p. 131
Some Thoughts from the Hammerstein Ballroom	p. 137
HBO Notes	p. 140
The Void	p. 146
More on the Heavyweights	p. 148
A Boxing Fan Looks at Mixed Martial Arts	p. 151
No One Is Enforcing the Federal Boxing Laws	p. 161
Agenda for the New York State Athletic Commission	p. 165
Bob Sheridan: The Voice of Boxing	p. 168
Are There Fewer Good Trainers Than Before?	p. 172
A Note on Jim Lampley	p. 180
If Boxing Ruled Baseball	p. 183
My Eighty-One-Year-Old Mother Meets Don King	p. 185
Hauser's Fourteen	p. 188
Fistic Nuggets	p. 190
Fistic Notes	p. 195
More Important Than Boxing: 2007	p. 208
The Heavyweights Rate the Writers	p. 213
Tempest Storm	p. 215
If There's Free Food, Grab It	p. 222
Ticket Scalping and Boxing	p. 228
Larry Merchant and HBO	p. 232
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