Description
About the Author
Mike Silver is an internationally respected boxing historian and author. He has been an Inspector with the New York State Athletic Commission; a boxing promoter; a historical consultant and on-air commentator for 19 televised boxing documentaries; a curator of the "Sting Like a Maccabee: The Golden Age of the Jewish Boxer" exhibit at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia; and a co-curator of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival's centerpiece program, "Jews, Boxing, and Hollywood." Silver continues to research and write about the sport as a member of the International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) and is the author of two critically acclaimed books: The Arc of Boxing: The Rise and Decline of the Sweet Science (2008) and Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing: A Photographic History (2016). His website is mikesilverboxing.com.
Reviews
There was a time boxing was the biggest sport in this country, bigger than baseball. The great historian Mike Silver reminds us why in his latest book, The Night the Referee Hit Back. His collection of stories punch, bob, weave and bang the body-but this time in a way that can touch your heart, without cracking a rib. -- Teddy Atlas, Hall of Fame trainer and ESPN boxing analyst
Book Information
ISBN 9781538136904
Author Mike Silver
Format Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 535g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 163mm * 26mm