CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Introduction BITTERSWEETNESS 1
4. GOOD ENOUGH TO GET HURT 9
5. THROWING IN THE TOWEL 21
6. THE REAL MILLION DOLLAR BABY 35
7. WHY I FIXED FIGHTS 61
8. PLASTER OF TORRANCE Unwrapping the Meaning of Antonio Margarito 83
9. DARIUS 103
10. POST- PRIMES AND C AREER ARCS Navigating Boxing’s All- Time Rankings 111
11. BERNARD HOPKINS, PREFIGHT AND POS TFIGHT 125
12. TOXIC NON- AVENGERS Boxing’s Quarter Century of Acceptable Losses 151
13. WHAT BOXING IS FOR 165
14. THE MYTH OF DEMPSEY - WILLS 179
15. MY FIRST STRIPE 191
16. JIMMY BIVINS AND THE DURATION CHAMPIONSHIP 211
17. THE MASTERS OF STYLISHNESS 225
18. ROY JONES JR .’S LONG GOOD- BYE 241
19. CONTRIBUTORS 265