A Year at the Fights

by Hauser, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9781557287335
• ISBN10: 1557287333
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Univ of Arkansas Pr

Author Biography

Thomas Hauser is the author of twenty-nine books

Table of Contents

Author's Note	xi
Fights and Fighters
Sir Henry Cooper	3	(6)
In Search of Naseem Hamed	9	(4)
Illusion, Reality, and Naseem Hamed	13	(9)
Anatomy of a Tragedy	22	(2)
Bernard Hopkins---Y4145	24	(8)
Bernard Hopkins and the Puerto Rican Flag	32	(3)
Bernard Hopkins and Lou DiBella	35	(5)
Bernard Hopkins: Craftsman at Work	40	(4)
Francisco Bojado: The Young Phenom Stumbles	44	(4)
Rahman-Lewis II: The Countdown Begins	48	(3)
Guilty Pleasures: The Rematch, Marc Ratner, and Las Vegas	51	(9)
Marketing Shane Mosley	60	(5)
Mosley-Forrest: A Good Fight Becomes a Great One	65	(8)
Non-Combatants
Dr. Margaret Goodman	73	(5)
Gil Clancy	78	(3)
Hugh McIlvanney	81	(4)
Jimmy Lennon Jr.	85	(3)
Mr. Futch	88	(5)
A Case Study
At the Hammerstein Ballroom	93	(6)
Explaining the Heavyweights	99	(7)
Don King and Tony Soprano	106	(4)
The Soap Opera Continues	110	(5)
The Next Episode	115	(5)
More Mom	120	(9)
Heavyweight Trial Update	129	(5)
Cedarbaum Rules	134	(9)
The New York State Athletic Commission
A Scandalous Tragedy	143	(9)
Incompetence, Corruption, and Gov. George Pataki	152	(3)
Fighters at Risk	155	(5)
The NYSAC: ``They Just Don't Care''	160	(6)
Testimony	166	(5)
The ``New'' New York State Athletic Commission	171	(8)
Issues and Answers
Ghosts of Manila	179	(6)
Fathers and Sons	185	(5)
What's Going On at HBO?	190	(7)
Seth Abraham and Madison Square Garden	197	(5)
Enough Already!	202	(3)
Bill Cayton Belongs in the Hall of Fame	205	(4)
No More Sanctioning Fees?	209	(4)
The Bigot	213	(3)
More on Hasim Rahman's ``Gay'' Comment	216	(3)
Reschedule the Fight	219	(2)
Madison Square Garden: September 15, 2001	221	(2)
Madison Square Garden: September 29, 2001	223	(1)
September 11, 2001	224	(3)
Ali As Diplomat: ``No! No! No! Don't''	227	(2)
The Handshake	229	(3)
Lewis-Tyson: Cancel the Fight	232	(3)
Nevada Says ``No'' to Mike Tyson	235	(10)
Curiosities
Hello, Joe: A Letter To Joe Louis	245	(4)
Reader Mail	249	(3)
Insights and Nuggets	252	(4)
The King of Diamonds	256	(2)
The Small Promoter	258	(2)
The New Mike Tyson	260	(3)
Everlast: The Choice of Champions	263	(4)
Overheard at Gallagher's	267	(2)
A Prayer from Naseem	269	(2)
George Foreman on Christmas	271