Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. The Boxing Film
4. Introduction: 1
5. 1 The Boxing Film through the Golden Age of Sports Media 9
6. 2 St. Joe Louis, Surrounded by Films 33
7. 3 TV Fighting and Fighting TV in the 1950s 59
8. 4 Muhammad Ali, The Super Fight, and Closed-Circuit Exhibition 75
9. 5 The 1970s, Rocky, and the Shadow of Ali 91
10. 6 HBO Sports: 111
11. 7 Protecting Boxing with the Boxing Film 129
12. Conclusion: 147
13. Filmography 159
14. Acknowledgments 163
15. Notes 165
16. Index 181