{"product_id":"97-fights-john-sutherland-9781836392682","title":"97 Fights: A History of Modern Boxing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn explosive history, from boxing's cinematic origins to today's global spectacle--and its uncertain future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eMen Boxing\u003c\/i\u003e was produced in 1891. From that seed, boxing grew to become the first truly global sport. Taking \u003ci\u003eMen Boxing\u003c\/i\u003e as its starting point, \u003ci\u003e97 Fights\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling, no-holds-barred account that considers all the greats--Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali, Nicola Adams and Oleksandr Usyk among them. Modern boxing has weathered the storms of mob fixing, wayward fighters, and personal tragedy, in and out of the ring. With signature precision and humor, and the passion of a true fan, John Sutherland charts the sport's precipitous climb, its golden era, and its uncertain future, from the \"Thrilla in Manila\" to the unedifying spectacle of Logan Paul's \"Bragging Rights.\" Ultimately, the book asks: Where will boxing go? Or will it just go? These are the two questions to which Sutherland's authoritative survey leads, and to which he supplies authoritative answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Sutherland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836392680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836392682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"John Sutherland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48852835139839,"sku":"9781836392682","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/97-fights-john-sutherland-9781836392682","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}