Beyond the ring: the role of boxing in american society
Auteur :
Sammons, Jeffrey T.
Éditeur :
University of Illinois Press
ISBN :
9780252061455
Date de publication :
1 juil. 1990
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
567 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Documents the ruin waiting for almost all those ill-advised enough to become professional boxers. The author confirms the legends, of crime, of swindling, of the miserable economic rewards allotted to the vast majority of fighters, and the traditional racism of the American ring.