The Knockout

Auteur
After graduating from King's College, Cambridge with a degree in Classics, Andy Clarke took an interesting route from the study of ancient art and literature to sports broadcasting with a focus on boxing. He did it the traditional way learning the ropes in radio at Talksport before moving to TV where he's now lead boxing commentator at Sky Sports after also working for the likes of the BBC, Channel 5 and ESPN amongst many others in over twenty years in the industry.

Texte du rabat

The Knockout explores what it's like for boxers knocked out in the ring. How does it feel to land or receive that ultimate blow?

Contenu

Foreword by Damian Hughes vii

Preface xi

Chapter One – A Unique Moment in Sport 1

Chapter Two – What Is the Knockout? 11

Chapter Three – A Strange Kind of Glory 41

Chapter Four – An Inconvenient Truth 77

Chapter Five – Dicing with Death 111

Chapter Six – A Duty of Care – Referees 131

Chapter Seven – A Duty of Care – Trainers 157

Chapter Eight – Fear 179

Chapter Nine – Are You Not Entertained? 201

Chapter Ten – The Night of the Perfect Knockout 227

Chapter Eleven – Knockout Truths 237

Bibliography 255

Picture credits 255

Index 256