Boxing: A Concise History of the Sweet Science

Description

Sports fans have long been fascinated with boxing and the brutal demonstration of physical and psychological conflict. Accounts of the sport appear way back to the third millennium BC, and Greek and Roman sculptors depicted the athletic ideals of the ancient era in the type of boxers. In the present day, boxers such as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Robinson, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. are recognized right through the world. Boxing films continue to resonate with audiences, from the many Rocky movies to Raging Bull, The Fighter, Million Dollar Baby, and Ali.

In Boxing: A Concise History of the Sweet Science, Gerald R. Gems provides a succinct yet wide ranging remedy of the sport, covering boxing’s ancient roots and its evolution, modernization, and global diffusion. The book not only includes a historical account of boxing, but also explores such issues as social class, race, ethnic rivalries, religious influences, gender issues, and the growth of female boxing. The current debates over the ethical and moral issues relative to the sport are also discussed. Even as the primary coverage of the political, social, and cultural impacts of boxing makes a speciality of the USA, Gems’ examination encompasses the sport on a global level, as well.

Covering important issues and events in the history of boxing and featuring a lot of photographs, Boxing: A Concise History of the Sweet Science will be of interest to boxing fans, historians, scholars, and those wanting to be told more about the sport.