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The Knockout: Quarto

Autor Andy Clarke
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 mai 2024

Considerăm că există puține momente în sport atât de dramatice și definitive precum punctul în care un luptător își pierde cunoștința sub forța unei lovituri precise. The Knockout de Andy Clarke oferă o perspectivă rară și viscerală asupra acestui eveniment, transformând o fracțiune de secundă într-o analiză profundă a rezilienței umane. Descoperim aici nu doar mecanica brutală a boxului, ci și ecoul psihologic pe care un knockout îl lasă asupra sportivului, atât în momentele imediat următoare, cât și pe parcursul carierei sale. Abordarea amintește de Cut Time de Carlo Rotella prin dorința de a găsi o înțelepciune ascunsă în interiorul ringului, dar adaugă o focalizare strictă pe fenomenul fiziologic și mental al pierderii controlului, spre deosebire de explorarea mai largă a vieții de antrenament. Stilul narativ este unul direct, documentat, care evită senzaționalismul în favoarea unei înțelegeri autentice a ceea ce înseamnă să livrezi sau să încasezi lovitura finală. Suntem de părere că această lucrare completează excelent literatura sportivă, oferind răspunsuri la întrebări pe care puțini au curajul să le pună despre fragilitatea corpului uman în fața forței pure.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780711294868
ISBN-10: 0711294860
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 216 x 135 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: Quarto Publishing Group USA, Inc.
Colecția Quarto
Seria Quarto


De ce să citești această carte

Pentru pasionații de sporturi de contact și psihologie sportivă, această carte oferă o incursiune fascinantă în cel mai temut moment al boxului. Cititorul câștigă o înțelegere profundă a riscurilor și a curajului necesar pentru a urca în ring, dincolo de spectacolul televizat. Este o lectură esențială pentru cei care vor să înțeleagă realitatea crudă a performanței de vârf.


Notă biografică

After graduating from King's College, Cambridge with a degree in Classics, Andy Clarke took an interesting route from the study of ancient art and literature to sports broadcasting with a focus on boxing. He did it the traditional way learning the ropes in radio at Talksport before moving to TV where he’s now lead boxing commentator at Sky Sports after also working for the likes of the BBC, Channel 5 and ESPN amongst many others in over twenty years in the industry.
After graduating from King's College, Cambridge with a degree in Classics, Andy took an interesting route from the study of ancient art and literature to sports broadcasting with a focus on boxing. He did it the traditional way learning the ropes in radio at Talksport before moving to TV where he’s worked for Sky Sports, BBC, Channel 5 and ESPN amongst many others in over twenty years in the industry.
 
The job has taken him to Champions League finals, World Cups and Olympic Games but his most cherished position always has been and always will be at ringside. He’s commentated on thousands of fights both amateur and pro and been present at many of the biggest occasions the sport has seen over the last few years.
 
Andy’s travelled the world with boxing; from Wembley to Madison Square Garden, from Saudi Arabia to Kazakhstan, whichever town that most colourful of sporting circuses rolls into, that’s where you’ll likely find him

Descriere scurtă

'This book delivers the knockout.' -- Steve Bunce

'The knockout is the ultimate way of victory. What Andy has captured in this book is everything great about it.'-- Tony Bellew, former WBC World Cruiserweight champion

Andy Clarke, Sky Sports' lead boxing commentator and one of the nation's most respected boxing pundits, goes in search of the knockout: the most dramatic and devastating moment in sport.

How does it feel to land that ultimate blow? How does it feel to suffer it? The Knockout assesses the impact it has on the fighters and the people close to it and asks what it takes mentally, physically and emotionally for a person to enter into an arena where the stakes are so unimaginably high. Agony and ecstasy, triumph and disaster, hope and despair, self-belief and doubt, The Knockout embraces it all, with interviews and insight from the following boxing insiders and experts:
Boxers: Carl Froch, Ricky Hatton, David Haye, Tony Bellew, Amir Khan, Deontay Wilder, Jamie Moore, Matthew Macklin, Johnny Nelson, Anthony Yarde, Scott Welch, Fabio Wardley, Karriss Artingstall, Lauren Price, Spencer Oliver, Anthony Crolla
Trainers: Teddy Atlas, Billy Graham, Peter Fury, Dave Coldwell, Joe Gallagher, Mark Seltzer
Referees: Kenny Bayless, Marcus McDonnell, Charlie Fitch, Victor Loughlin
Promoters: Frank Warren, Eddie Hearn
Observers: Steve Bunce, Thomas Hauser, Tris Dixon, Dr Neil Scott, Sara Chenery

Part macro, part micro exploration, the narrative will move across the physical, psychological, social and even philosophical aspects of the knockout. With insights from renowned commentators, as well as fighters, their coaches, doctors and family members, this is a complete look at the finishing blow that brings any match to a sudden close, and the repercussions that follow.

Featuring extensive coverage of Froch vs Groves II, the epic rematch that saw Carl Froch knock out George Groves with what proved to be the final punch of his career and close the book on their bitter rivalry, The Knockout goes deeper into the phenomenon than ever seen before and explores the idea of male vulnerability and the delicate nature of many boxers, particularly pronounced once they have experienced a knockout.

'I love the knockout, the big finish. I love how conclusive it is. It settles the argument once and for all. This book took me back to those massive moments in my career.' -- Carl Froch, three-time world Super Middleweight champion

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The Knockout explores what it's like for boxers knocked out in the ring. How does it feel to land or receive that ultimate blow?