
The Night the Referee Hit Back
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The boxing world has witnessed some spectacular and iconic moments, from the "Thrilla in Manila" to the last encounter between Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta. In The Night the Referee Hit Back: Memorable Moments from the World of Boxing, award-winning boxing journalist Mike Silver looks back at some of boxing's most legendary fights, talks with Hall of Famers Archie Moore, Carlos Ortiz, Emile Griffith and Curtis Cokes, and analyzes the changes that have taken place in boxing since the Golden Age. This collection, drawn from the author's best articles from the past 40 years, are a colorful mix of hard-hitting exposes, interviews, and light-hearted stories featuring boxers such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., Joe Frazier, Oscar De La Hoya, and Muhammad Ali.
Mike Silver captures the essence, charisma, tragedy, and romance of boxing like no one else. Featuring numerous historical and iconic photographs, The Night the Referee Hit Back is a fascinating and valuable collection for boxing fans and sports historians alike.
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PART I: THE WAY IT WAS
1: Boxing in Olde New York: Unforgettable Stillman's Gym
2: The Night the Referee Hit Back
3: Ali vs. Shavers: The Morning After
4: No Heart-Shaped Boxes on This Valentine's Day
5: Where Were You on March 8, 1971?
6: Benny Valgar: Forgotten Boxing Master
7: Boxers 2, Strongmen 0
8: The President Boxer
9: The Other Billy Graham
PART II: THE WAY I SEE IT
10: Don't Blame Ruby: A Boxing Tragedy Revisited
11: The Myth of "The Thrilla in Manila"
12: Get in Line Pacquiao-Marquez IV: Boxing's Top Ten One Punch KOs
13: Foul Play in Philly
14: Fights of the Century: Then . . . and Now
15: Is Floyd Mayweather Jr. an All-Time Great Boxer? The Experts Weigh In
16: Boxing's Ten Greatest Quotes
17: Dempsey's Arm and the State of Modern Boxing
18: A World of Professional Amateurs
PART III: INTERVIEWS
19: Archie Moore
20: Emile Griffith
21: Carlos Ortiz
22: Ted Lowry
23: Curtis Cokes
PART IV: BONUS ROUNDS
24: "I Coulda Been a Contender": Roger Donoghue, the Man Who Taught Brando How to Box
25: The Brooklyn Kid vs. the Marsupial Mauler
26: So You Wanna Be a Boxer?
27: Teddy's Master Class
28: Boxing's Five-Decade Men
Notes
Sources
Index
About the Author
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