When In Doubt, Stop the Bout: A Revolutionary Approach to Boxing Safety and Reform

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Mike Silver

When In Doubt, Stop the Bout

A Revolutionary Approach to Boxing Safety and Reform

Mike Silver

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Hamilcar Publications
29 April 2025

Crime & criminology; Political corruption; Boxing

In When in Doubt, Stopthe Boutinfrastructure and those responsible for it.

From compromised refereesto poorly trained ringside physicians to an insidious cartel of ""sanctioningorganizations"" approving dangerous mismatches, Silver lays bare the corruption,the negligence, and the incompetence that has made a dangerous sport even moredangerous.

But aside from unmaskingthe chaotic mess that afflicts boxing, this book for the first time proposesgroundbreaking practical solutions that will mitigate the danger and savelives. Penetrating and persuasive, When in Doubt, Stop the Bout willchange forever how you see the sport of boxing.

By: Mike Silver
Imprint: Hamilcar Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
ISBN: 9781949590784
ISBN 10: 194959078X
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 29 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mike Silver is the authorof three books. The Arc of Boxing: TheRise and Decline of the Sweet Science (McFarland, 2008) isconsidered a classic and was recently listed as McFarland's # 1 best-seller forJune 2023. His second book, Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in theGolden Age of Boxing (Lyons Press, 2016),was called by Publisher's Weekly ""An achievement unlikely to be equaled."" The Night the Referee Hit Back: MemorableMoments from the World of Boxing (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020) wasdescribed as ""A welcome additionto the libraries of boxing fans and sports pundits"" by Publisher's Weekly. Silver's work has appeared in the New York Times, The Ringmagazine, Boxing Monthly, TheInternationalBoxing Research Journalandvarious boxing web sites. He is a former inspector with the New York StateAthletic Commission and a consultant and on-air commentator for nineteen boxingdocumentaries produced by PBS, HBO, ESPN, the History Channel and Madison SquareGarden Network. He was the curator of the ""Sting Like a Maccabee: The GoldenAge of the American Jewish Boxer"" exhibit at the National Museum of AmericanJewish History in Philadelphia (2004-05), and a co-curator of the San FranciscoJewish Film Festival's centerpiece program, ""Jews, Boxing, and Hollywood""(2007). He is a member of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.