Warning - Terrible Book - The Regulation of Boxing: A History and Comparative Analysis of Policies Among American States

[Marchegiano]

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This first nationwide study of boxing regulations in the United States offers an historical overview of the subject, from the earliest attempts at regulating the sport to present-day legislation that may create a national boxing commission. It examines the disparity of regulations among states, as well as the reasons for some of these differences. The work features interviews with boxing officials, analysts and boxers, and includes the results of a national survey of state athletic commission personnel.
In-depth case studies of boxing regulations in Nevada and Kansas provide a close look at different states’ methods, and Argentina’s centralized system of regulation is presented as a comparison to the U.S. approach.

Absolute hogwash of a book. It is a history book that is both inaccurate and lacks depth. It's like a smaller version of my list of authorities but with way more mistakes. I'm not trying to brag about my work, I bought the book to improve my work, I'm trying to warn folks this book has less detail than a list I compiled that's meant to give you just enough information for you to search out the details on your own. It's a book, my list is notes so I can easily look **** up I know I'll forget the details to anyway. The book lacks details compared to the list...amazing.

As far as accuracy goes. This book was written by a PhD so who am I to say they are inaccurate. Maybe pygmachia is just some term I made up and the infected the whole of the internet so when the term is searched is come up with ancient greek boxing and maybe pankration is the real term for ancient greek boxing and I likewise infected to whole of the internet to mislead readers into thinking that term is more akin to MMA than boxing. Maybe....or maybe this book was written by a PhD with all the research skills of a twelve year old misfit.

[QueensburyRules]

- -Got any murders in it?

[billeau2]

- -Got any murders in it?

Apparently it murders the truth.

[billeau2]

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Absolute hogwash of a book. It is a history book that is both inaccurate and lacks depth. It's like a smaller version of my list of authorities but with way more mistakes. I'm not trying to brag about my work, I bought the book to improve my work, I'm trying to warn folks this book has less detail than a list I compiled that's meant to give you just enough information for you to search out the details on your own. It's a book, my list is notes so I can easily look **** up I know I'll forget the details to anyway. The book lacks details compared to the list...amazing.

As far as accuracy goes. This book was written by a PhD so who am I to say they are inaccurate. Maybe pygmachia is just some term I made up and the infected the whole of the internet so when the term is searched is come up with ancient greek boxing and maybe pankration is the real term for ancient greek boxing and I likewise infected to whole of the internet to mislead readers into thinking that term is more akin to MMA than boxing. Maybe....or maybe this book was written by a PhD with all the research skills of a twelve year old misfit.

M:

Arvantis is the authority on pankration. Nobody that I know of has done more research. I Gave you his name once... Jim Arvantis. He definitely does not subsume boxing under the term.. Academics often get it wrong... and everything so far you have shared makes sense and is well thought out.

[GhostofDempsey]

Did Houdini write this?

[Willie Pep 229]

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Absolute hogwash of a book. It is a history book that is both inaccurate and lacks depth. It's like a smaller version of my list of authorities but with way more mistakes. I'm not trying to brag about my work, I bought the book to improve my work, I'm trying to warn folks this book has less detail than a list I compiled that's meant to give you just enough information for you to search out the details on your own. It's a book, my list is notes so I can easily look **** up I know I'll forget the details to anyway. The book lacks details compared to the list...amazing.

As far as accuracy goes. This book was written by a PhD so who am I to say they are inaccurate. Maybe pygmachia is just some term I made up and the infected the whole of the internet so when the term is searched is come up with ancient greek boxing and maybe pankration is the real term for ancient greek boxing and I likewise infected to whole of the internet to mislead readers into thinking that term is more akin to MMA than boxing. Maybe....or maybe this book was written by a PhD with all the research skills of a twelve year old misfit.

You wrote this with so much anger and frustration you forgot to consider people like me who never heard either word before. LOL

I assuming you are saying this book uses pankration as the origin of (Greek) boxing and doesn't recognize the word pygmachia.

I looked up both words and the information is very direct and clearly defined with much Information on both subjects available.

In fact, thank you, now I am educated on the topic (a little).

I also watched some Pankration World Championship bouts/matches (Which word would be appropriate?) . . . Anyway pankration isn't just akin to MMA, MMA is just pankratin renamed mixed martial arts.

It is so obvious and clear on the Internet(s) that it is hard to believe the author could get it that wrong.

So am I understanding you correctly, did this guy make that big of a mistake and still get published?

[The Old LefHook]

Blathern about what?

[billeau2]

Blathern about what?

Lefty I swear on me mudda! These churls are gonna be da death of me!

[billeau2]

You wrote this with so much anger and frustration you forgot to consider people like me who never heard either word before. LOL

I assuming you are saying this book uses pankration as the origin of (Greek) boxing and doesn't recognize the word pygmachia.

I looked up both words and the information is very direct and clearly defined with much Information on both subjects available.

In fact, thank you, now I am educated on the topic (a little).

I also watched some Pankration World Championship bouts/matches (Which word would be appropriate?) . . . Anyway pankration isn't just akin to MMA, MMA is just pankratin renamed mixed martial arts.

It is so obvious and clear on the Internet(s) that it is hard to believe the author could get it that wrong.

So am I understanding you correctly, did this guy make that big of a mistake and still get published?

Pep,

I am using a Mac right now, making it impossible for me to jump between windows and grab links like I am used to doing. My own real area of understanding is Martial Arts. A lot of guys are autodidacts and brilliant, like our own M, who started this thread. If you want a very well thought out perspective on the subject in addition to M, look at Jim Arvantis. The guy has been a martial artist and scholar for Hellinistic martial arts for over 40 years... He did a lot of research on the subject. It is one of the reasons I could have a sense of how brilliant Marge's research actually is.

[markusmod]

Did Houdini write this?

I asked him, he said no.