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Overview"In The Sweet Science Goes Sour, boxing writer Thomas Myler recounts some of the sport's most controversial fixes, fakes, and frauds. Like a ringside seat at the sport's greatest and most troubled bouts, the book brings to life boxing's many outrageous characters. They include Primo Carnera, tragically manipulated and ultimately destroyed by mobsters; Sonny Liston, who lost to Muhammad Ali because of a suspicious phantom punch; and Roberto Duran's, who was involved in a baffling surrender to Sugar Ray Leonard. Here too are notorious matchups like Riddick Bowe versus Andrew Golota, which ended in an unprecedented full-scale riot at Madison Square Garden. There's also Mike Tyson's infamous ear-munch on a shocked Evander Holyfield. Based on solid research and written in a dramatic, ""you-are-there"" style, this book pulls back the curtain on the squared circle to reveal the seamier side of the sweet science." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas Myler , Bert Randolph SugarPublisher: Greystone Books Imprint: Greystone Books Dimensions: Width: 14.10cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.70cm Weight: 0.376kg ISBN: 9781553652335ISBN 10: 1553652339 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 21 December 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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