Bloody Good Show

Bloody Good ShowTwo things you ought to know about boxing: It isn't sweet, and it's no science. The oldest, cruelest major sport is a lousy way to earn a living—most fighters make fast-food wages—and nine tenths of its science boils down to stick and move. Technique serves a savage purpose: to create chances for sudden ferocity, for the quick shot that shuts down a man's brain and dumps him on the canvas. Even agile boxers take so many punches that their brains tend to shrivel. You'll find baseb...