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Dog Rounds: Death and Life in the Boxing Ring

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March 2016: boxer Chris Eubank Jr punches his opponent, Nick Blackwell, into a coma. Blackwell dies momentarily, before being brought back to life. He remains in a coma for 7 days. The boxing world is thrown into turmoil. Elliot Worsell was ringside, reporting as part of Blackwell’s camp with exclusive access to both dressing rooms. A lifelong boxing fan and experienced journalist, what Worsell saw left him questioning himself and his sport. Blackwell survived, but here, Worsell goes in search of the men who have killed in the ring.

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March 2016: following a brutal title fight with Chris Eubank Jr, former British champion Nick Blackwell ended up fighting for his life in a coma. That night, victory was no longer important; boxing was no longer a sport.Elliot Worsell, journalist and lifelong boxing fan, had been ringside and in the dressing rooms at Wembley, and what he saw and heard would transform his view of the sport he loves and force him to question his own complicity.In Dog Rounds, Worsell goes in search of boxers who have killed in the ring. Spending time with these pariahs and returning to the venues in which tragedies occurred, Worsell reveals the extent of the devastation left behind. In doing so, he uncovers an incredible story of guilt, forgiveness, obsession and violence.

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Weight 0.224 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 1.7 cm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

xv, 286

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

796.83 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K