“An exploration of modern masculinity and an ode to the sweet science of boxing. Carvill is a natural storyteller.” Andy McGrath
“It is, hands down, the best and most important book on boxing I’ve ever read.” Donald Ray Pollock
“Pete Carvill turns a probing yet compassionate eye on a young casualty of a sport that has seen far too many.” Mark Kram, Jr.
“Superbly written book. As with all the most interesting subjects, answers about boxing are never simple, and Carvill undertakes an absorbing examination of the sport, its rewards and its dangers.” Daily Mail
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Since 1995, there have been four deaths following fights in Britain and forty around the world. In Death of a Boxer, Pete Carvill sets out to explore the psychology of those who choose to fight and what draws them towards this most dangerous of pursuits.
But to write about the death of fighters would only be half the story. Carvill, who has written extensively on boxing and combat sports for fifteen years, will take off his own gloves and pick up a pen to explore the lives of fighters, from the early days in amateur clubs, to established professionals, to those down on their luck and to the retired still hankering for the feeling of being able to do what once came so easily to them.
A deep and powerful meditation on the nature of boxing that asks why people do it, what it does for them – and ultimately to them. This may be the most important book on the sport for decades.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Biteback Publishing (20 Feb. 2024)
Language : English
Hardcover : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 1785908200
ISBN-13 : 978-1785908200
Dimensions : 23.4 x 15.6 x 2.5 cm
