And the New...

by Hauser, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9781557289865
• ISBN10: 1557289867
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of Arkansas Pr

Summary

Thomas Hauser's recording of the contemporary boxing scene has become boxing's most eagerly anticipated written work. Booklist has called Hauser "the most respected boxing journalist working today and perhaps the best ever." Robert Lipsyte calls him "the best boxing writer of our time." And the New . . . is the latest compilation of Hauser's essential catalog on boxing. It brings readers into the dressing room with fighters like Manny Pacquiao and Sergio Martinez in the moments before 2011's biggest fights. Hauser's award-winning investigative journalism exposes the inner workings of HBO Sports and the economic realities that drive boxing today. There's a look back in time at the incomparable Henry Armstrong, and much more.

Author Biography

Thomas Hauser is the author of forty-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 Hauser with the Nat Fleischer Award for Career Excellence in Boxing Journalism.

Table of Contents

Author's Note	p. ix
Fights and Fighters
Henry Armstrong Revisited	p. 3
Martinez-Dzinziruk: "Maravilla" Was Marvelous	p. 19
Shane Mosley's Odyssey	p. 26
Manny Pacquiaor: The Face of Boxing	p. 31
Pacquiao-Mosleyr: The Event	p. 35
Micky Ward: "The Fighter"	p. 46
Rodriguez-Wolak: A Great Fight	p. 50
A Note on the Refereeing in Agbeko-Mares	p. 54
Mayweather-Ortiz: Sucker Punch	p. 58
Martinez-Barker: A Night at the Office Gets Complicated	p. 63
The Controversy Surrounding Hopkins-Dawson	p. 69
Nonito Donaire Hits a Speed Bump	p. 73
Pacquiao-Marquez III: The Rivals	p. 79
Pacquiao-Marquez III: Postscript	p. 83
Cotto-Margarito II: This Fight Is About Honor	p. 92
Cotto-Margarito II: The Hardest Thing to Do in Boxing	p. 96
Cotto-Margarito II: The Moment of Truth	p. 101
Curiosities
My 85-Year-Old Mother Meets Don Elbaum	p. 109
"My Greatest Moment in Another Sport"	p. 113
Fistic Nuggets	p. 118
Don King at Philippe Chow	p. 121
Issues and Answers
How HBO Lost Manny Pacquiao	p. 125
What HBO Should Do Now	p. 136
Pacquiao-Mosley: The Stakes Involved	p. 160
Boxing: Pure vs. Phony	p. 165
Literary Notes	p. 169
Fistic Notes	p. 186
Top Rank, Innovation, and Boxing	p. 193
Cotto-Margarito II and the New York State Athletic Commission	p. 200
In Memoriam	p. 205
Billy Costelo (1956-2011)	p. 213
Elvis (and Ali)	p. 217
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