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‘[O]nce the fighting time comes, the boxer will get wounded and will cause wounds.’
— (Philostratus, Gymnastics, 11)
James Toney’s inclusion in tonight’s Prizefighter: The Heavyweights led to a bout of British boxing’s bimonthly soul searching and moralising over the dark, exploitative side of the sport. A murky, portentous underbelly that is constantly out there, but is made explicit every once in a while, usually accompanied by ample purple prose — for example when a fat, past-his-best and seemingly punchy former middleweight is entered into a three-threes tournament format against a group of opponents who are a level or two below some of his recent foes. [Click Here To Read More]
— (Philostratus, Gymnastics, 11)
James Toney’s inclusion in tonight’s Prizefighter: The Heavyweights led to a bout of British boxing’s bimonthly soul searching and moralising over the dark, exploitative side of the sport. A murky, portentous underbelly that is constantly out there, but is made explicit every once in a while, usually accompanied by ample purple prose — for example when a fat, past-his-best and seemingly punchy former middleweight is entered into a three-threes tournament format against a group of opponents who are a level or two below some of his recent foes. [Click Here To Read More]
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