When In Doubt, Stop the Bout - Mike Silver

When In Doubt, Stop the Bout

A Revolutionary Approach to Boxing Safety and Reform

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Buch | Softcover
224 Seiten
2024 | New edition
Hamilcar Publications (Verlag)
978-1-949590-78-4 (ISBN)
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In When in Doubt,
Stop the Bout, renowned boxing historian Mike Silver presents a
shocking exposé of the sordid underbelly of professional boxing, and uncovers the
sport’s criminally flawed infrastructure and those responsible for it.



From compromised
referees to poorly trained ringside physicians to an insidious cartel of
“sanctioning organizations” approving dangerous mismatches, Silver lays bare the
corruption, the negligence, and the incompetence that has made a dangerous
sport even more dangerous.



But aside from unmasking
the chaotic mess that afflicts boxing, this book for the first time proposes groundbreaking
practical solutions that will mitigate the danger and save lives. Penetrating
and persuasive, When in Doubt, Stop the Bout will change forever how you
see the sport of boxing.

Mike Silver is the author of three books. The Arc of Boxing: The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science (McFarland, 2008) is considered a classic and was recently listed as McFarland’s # 1 best-seller for June 2023. His second book, Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing (Lyons Press, 2016), was called by Publisher’s Weekly “An achievement unlikely to be equaled.” The Night the Referee Hit Back: Memorable Moments from the World of Boxing (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020) was described as “A welcome addition to the libraries of boxing fans and sports pundits” by Publisher’s Weekly.  Silver’s work has appeared in the New York Times, The Ring magazine, Boxing Monthly, The International Boxing Research Journal, and various boxing web sites. He is a former inspector with the New York State Athletic Commission and a consultant and on-air commentator for nineteen boxing documentaries produced by PBS, HBO, ESPN, the History Channel and Madison Square Garden Network. He was the curator of the “Sting Like a Maccabee: The Golden Age of the American Jewish Boxer” exhibit at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia (2004-05), and a co-curator of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s centerpiece program, “Jews, Boxing, and Hollywood” (2007). He is a member of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. 

Chapter 1: A Brief History



Chapter 2: The Case for Shorter Fights: Part 1



Chapter 3: The Case for Shorter Fights Part II:
Learning From the Past



Chapter 4: The Referee’s Dilemma  



Chapter 5: Educating the Referee



Chapter 6: Modifying the Rules



Chapter 7– A Referee Speaks Out –Anonymously



Chapter 8: Hands Up, Chin Down: Reviving a Lost Art



Chapter 9: Paging the Ringside Physician: Where are
you?



Chapter 10: A New Scoring Protocol



Chapter 11: Amateur Boxing vs. Professional Boxing and
the Headguard Debate  



Chapter 12: The Boxing Brain vs. The Football Brain:
Name Your Poison



Chapter 13: Boxing vs. Mixed Martial Arts: Which Sport
is More Dangerous?



Chapter 14: To Glove or Not to Glove?—That is the
Question



Chapter 15: Boxing’s Parasites: How the WBC, WBA, IBF
and WBO Continue to Undermine Boxing Safety



Chapter 16: For
Whom the Bell Tolls: Analyses of 14 Boxing Related Fatalities 1990-2022





Chapter 17: The Future of
Professional Boxing



Chapter 18: Summary of
Recommended Laws and Regulations  

Erscheint lt. Verlag 31.10.2024
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Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 228 mm
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
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Recht / Steuern Strafrecht Kriminologie
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-949590-78-X / 194959078X
ISBN-13 978-1-949590-78-4 / 9781949590784
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