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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.
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.
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
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Sport |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Hobby & Freizeit |
| Thema: | Kampfsport & Selbstverteidigung |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9781949590784 |
| ISBN-10: | 194959078X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Silver, Silver |
| Hersteller: | Hamilcar Publications |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 13 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Silver Silver |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 26.08.2025 |
| Gewicht: | 0,365 kg |
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