97 Fights: A History of Modern Boxing

An explosive history, from boxing’s cinematic origins to today’s global spectacle—and its uncertain future.The noble art of boxing is the world’s oldest contact sport. Its Big Bang moment was the arrival of Thomas Alva Edison, whose pioneering feature film Men Boxing was produced in 1891. From that seed, boxing grew to become the first truly global sport. Taking Men Boxing as its starting point, 97 Fights is a thrilling, no-holds-barred account that considers all the greats—Joe Louis and Mu...Read More